Varaha Purana 183.32: Adhyaya 183, Shloka 32

Installation of a Clay Icon (Mṛnmayārcā) and the Ritual Protocol of Worship

Devanagari script

पूजायां मम मार्गेषु पतन्ति जलबिन्दवः ॥ तावद्वर्षसहस्राणि मम लोकेषु मोदते

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 183.32

Transliteration

pūjāyāṃ mama mārgeṣu patanti jalabindavaḥ || tāvadvarṣasahasrāṇi mama lokeṣu modate

Translation

Apabila ketika pemujaan titisan air jatuh pada jalan-jalan-Ku, maka selama ribuan tahun sebanyak itu ia bersukacita di alam-alam-Ku.

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Word by Word

• पूजायाम्: in worship
• पूजायाम्: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पूजा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular)

• मम: my
• मम: सम्बन्ध (Sambandha/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन (Singular)

• मार्गेषु: on the paths/ways
• मार्गेषु: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मार्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), बहुवचन (Plural)

• पतन्ति: fall
• पतन्ति: क्रिया (Kriyā/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पत् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन (Plural)

• जलबिन्दवः: water-drops
• जलबिन्दवः: कर्ता (Kartā/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जल-बिन्दु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (जलस्य बिन्दवः), पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural)

• तावत्: so long; for that duration
• तावत्: क्रियाविशेषण (Kriyāviśeṣaṇa/Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तावत् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (indeclinable), परिमाण/अवधि-वाचक (measure/extent marker)

• वर्षसहस्राणि: thousands of years
• वर्षसहस्राणि: कालाधिकरण (Kāla-adhikaraṇa/Temporal extent)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वर्ष-सहस्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (वर्षाणां सहस्राणि), नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Nom./Acc.), बहुवचन (Plural)

• मम: my
• मम: सम्बन्ध (Sambandha/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन (Singular)

• लोकेषु: in the worlds
• लोकेषु: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), बहुवचन (Plural)

• मोदते: rejoices/delights
• मोदते: क्रिया (Kriyā/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: मुद् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular)

Speaker

Varāha (default dialogue framework)

Tags

• Purāṇic Literature
• Vaiṣṇavism
• Ritual Studies
• Indic Philology

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It exemplifies Purāṇic phala-śruti style, where small ritual acts are linked to extended posthumous reward, reflecting the didactic and motivational rhetoric of medieval ritual literature.

Which geographic location is identified?

No specific place-name appears in this verse; the reference is to “mama lokeṣu” (the deity’s worlds) rather than a terrestrial site.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

Carefulness and reverence in worship are presented as morally meaningful, with even incidental offerings (like water drops) framed as meritorious.