Varaha Purana 16.38: Adhyaya 16, Shloka 38

The Account of Saramā: Indra’s Restoration after Loss of Sovereignty

Devanagari script

भ्रष्टराज्यश्च यो राजा श्रिणोतीदं समाहितः । स देवेन्द्र इव स्वर्गं राज्यं स्वं लभते नरः ॥ १६.३८ ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 16.38

Transliteration

bhraṣṭarājyaś ca yo rājā śṛṇotīdaṁ samāhitaḥ | sa devendra iva svargaṁ rājyaṁ svaṁ labhate naraḥ || 16.38 ||

Translation

Raja yang telah kehilangan kerajaannya, jika mendengar ajaran ini dengan tumpuan yang teguh—maka orang itu memperoleh kembali kedaulatan miliknya, laksana mencapai syurga seperti Indra, raja para dewa.

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Word by Word

• भ्रष्टराज्यः: one who has lost his kingdom
• भ्रष्टराज्यः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भ्रष्ट-राज्य (प्रातिपदिक; भ्रष्ट + राज्य)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (राज्यं यस्य तत् ‘भ्रष्टराज्यः’)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• यः: who
• यः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; सम्बन्ध-सर्वनाम (relative pronoun)

• राजा: king
• राजा: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• शृणोति: he hears/listens
• शृणोति: Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

• इदम्: this
• इदम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• समाहितः: collected, attentive, composed
• समाहितः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम्-आ-धा (धातु) + क्त (प्रत्यय)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifying the listener)

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; अन्वादेश (correlative pronoun)

• देवेन्द्रः: Indra, lord of the gods
• देवेन्द्रः: Upamana (उपमान/standard of comparison)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव-इन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (‘देवानाम् इन्द्रः’)

• इव: like, as
• इव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/comparison marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इव (अव्यय)
• Form: उपमार्थक-अव्यय (particle of comparison)

• स्वर्गम्: heaven
• स्वर्गम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वर्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• राज्यम्: kingdom, sovereignty
• राज्यम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राज्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• स्वम्: his own
• स्वम्: Visheshana (विशेषण/modifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्व (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम-विशेषण)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifying ‘राज्यम्’)

• लभते: obtains
• लभते: Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: लभ् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

• नरः: man
• नरः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; अप्पोजिशन (apposition to ‘सः’)

Speaker

Varāha (default speaker per dialogue framework; not explicit in excerpt)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Studies
• Vaiṣṇavism
• Dharma-śāstra Traditions

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It reflects a Purāṇic pedagogical motif: hearing (śravaṇa) a sanctioned teaching is presented as culturally efficacious, here linked to the restoration of political legitimacy (rājya) within the broader rājadharma discourse.

Which geographic location is identified?

No specific geographic location is named in this verse; it uses the cosmological reference “svarga” (heaven) as a comparative realm rather than a terrestrial site.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The verse emphasizes disciplined attention (samāhita) and receptivity to instruction as a means of re-establishing order and rightful status—framed here as the recovery of one’s own kingdom.