Varaha Purana 205.24: Adhyaya 205, Shloka 24

Description of the Proclamation of Auspicious and Inauspicious Karmic Results

Devanagari script

सुवर्णस्य प्रदाता च त्रिदशेभ्यो निवेद्यताम् ॥ त्रिदशानभ्यनुज्ञाप्य यातु देवमुमापतिम् ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 205.24

Transliteration

suvarṇasya pradātā ca tridaśebhyo nivedyatām || tridaśān abhyanujñāpya yātu devam umāpatim ||

Translation

Dan pemberi emas hendaklah dipersembahkan laporannya kepada para Tridaśa (para dewa). Setelah memperoleh keizinan para dewa, hendaklah dia pergi kepada Tuhan yang suci, Umāpati.

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Word by Word

• सुवर्णस्य: of gold
• सुवर्णस्य: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुवर्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (सम्बन्ध) एकवचन; Genitive singular

• प्रदाता: giver/donor
• प्रदाता: कर्ता (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्र-दा (धातु)
• Form: तृच्-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (Agent noun), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा एकवचन; 'giver'

• च: and
• च: सम्बन्ध (Conjunction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• त्रिदशेभ्यः: to the gods (thirty)
• त्रिदशेभ्यः: सम्प्रदान (Recipient)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रिदश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (सम्प्रदान) बहुवचन; Dative plural

• निवेद्यताम्: let it be reported/offered
• निवेद्यताम्: क्रिया (Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि-विद् (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; कर्मणि-प्रयोग (passive): 'let it be announced/offered'

• त्रिदशान्: the gods
• त्रिदशान्: कर्म (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रिदश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म) बहुवचन; Accusative plural

• अभ्यनुज्ञाप्य: having obtained permission
• अभ्यनुज्ञाप्य: पूर्वक्रिया (Prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अभि-अनु-ज्ञा (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (Gerund/Absolutive): 'having obtained permission/after requesting and receiving consent'

• यातु: let (him) go
• यातु: क्रिया (Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: या (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; Parasmaipada

• देवम्: to the god
• देवम्: कर्म (Goal/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया एकवचन; Accusative singular

• उमापतिम्: Umā’s lord (Śiva)
• उमापतिम्: कर्म (Goal/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उमा-पति (प्रातिपदिक; उमा + पति)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया एकवचन; तत्पुरुष: 'उमायाः पतिः'

Speaker

Varāha (default, dialogue framework)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇa Studies
• Ritual Protocols
• Sanskrit Philology

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It presents a stylized 'heavenly bureaucracy' motif—merit being declared to gods—useful for understanding narrative mechanisms by which Purāṇas validate ritual gifts.

Which geographic location is identified?

No earthly place is named; Umāpati indicates a divine figure associated with Śiva’s realm.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

It underscores the value of gold-giving (suvarṇa-dāna) and portrays ethical action as formally recognized within a divine moral order.