Varaha Purana 17.56: Adhyaya 17, Shloka 56

King Prajāpāla’s Visit to Sage Mahātapā’s Hermitage and the Doctrinal Praise of Nārāyaṇa

Devanagari script

तमेवं तुष्टुवुः सर्वास्तं देवं परमेश्वरम् । स्वस्थानमीयिषुः सर्वास्तदा नृपतिसत्तम ॥ १७.५६ ॥

Sanskrit recitationVaraha Purana 17.56

Transliteration

tam evaṁ tuṣṭuvuḥ sarvāstaṁ devaṁ parameśvaram | svasthānam īyiṣuḥ sarvāstadā nṛpatisattama || 17.56 ||

Translation

Maka semuanya memuji dewa itu, Tuhan Yang Maha Agung; kemudian mereka semua berangkat pulang ke kediaman masing-masing, wahai raja yang terbaik.

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Word by Word

• tam: him
• tam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• evam: thus
• evam: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: evam (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; adverb (क्रियाविशेषण) ‘thus’

• tuṣṭuvuḥ: praised
• tuṣṭuvuḥ: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: stu (धातु)
• Form: Perfect (लिट्), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Plural (बहुवचन); parasmaipada; from √stu ‘to praise’

• sarvāḥ: all (fem.)
• sarvāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा), Plural (बहुवचन); subject-qualifier

• tam: him
• tam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• devam: the god
• devam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); apposition to tam

• parameśvaram: the Supreme Lord
• parameśvaram: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: parama (प्रातिपदिक) + īśvara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); karmadhāraya: paramaḥ īśvaraḥ

• sva-sthānam: their own place
• sva-sthānam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sva (प्रातिपदिक) + sthāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); tatpuruṣa: svasya sthānam

• īyiṣuḥ: went
• īyiṣuḥ: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: i (धातु)
• Form: Perfect (लिट्), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Plural (बहुवचन); parasmaipada; from √i ‘to go’

• sarvāḥ: all (fem.)
• sarvāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा), Plural (बहुवचन); subject-qualifier

• tadā: then
• tadā: Kāla (काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tadā (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; temporal adverb (कालवाचक क्रियाविशेषण)

• nṛpati-sattama: O best of kings
• nṛpati-sattama: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nṛpati (प्रातिपदिक) + sattama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Vocative (सम्बोधन), Singular (एकवचन); tatpuruṣa: nṛpatīnām sattamaḥ

Speaker

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

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Narrative
• Vaiṣṇavism
• Sanskrit Philology

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It reflects a common Purāṇic narrative closure pattern: divine praise (stuti) followed by the dispersal of assembled beings, functioning as a literary transition and reinforcing the text’s courtly address to an idealized king.

Which geographic location is identified?

No specific geographic location is named in this verse; it only mentions that the participants returned to their respective abodes (svasthāna).

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The verse conveys a philosophical instruction about acknowledging supreme authority through respectful praise and then returning to one’s proper duties and place, framed within a royal-address narrative style.