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Varaha Purana 41.36: Adhyaya 41, Shloka 36

Rite of the Varāha Dvādaśī Vow and an Exemplary Narrative on Expiation for Brahmin-Slaying

मृत्युकाले मुनिश्रेष्ठ सौवर्णेन विराजता । विमानेनागमत् स्वर्गमिन्द्रलोकं स पार्थिवः ॥ ४१.३६ ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 41.36

mṛtyukāle muniśreṣṭha sauvarṇena virājatā | vimānenāgamat svargam indralokaṃ sa pārthivaḥ || 41.36 ||

Wahai resi yang paling utama, pada saat ajalnya raja itu, bersinar di atas wahana surgawi keemasan, berangkat ke syurga—ke alam Indra.

मृत्यु-कालेat the time of death
मृत्यु-काले:
अधिकरण (अधिकरणकारक)
TypeNoun
Rootमृत्यु-काल (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (मृत्योः कालः)
मुनि-श्रेष्ठO best of sages
मुनि-श्रेष्ठ:
सम्बोधन (Address/सम्बोधन)
TypeNoun
Rootमुनि + श्रेष्ठ (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-प्रथमा (Vocative/सम्बोधन), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (मुनीनां श्रेष्ठः)
सौवर्णेनwith a golden (one)
सौवर्णेन:
करण (करणकारक)
TypeAdjective
Rootसौवर्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग (or पुंलिङ्ग-प्रयोगे), तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन; विशेषण (instrumental qualifier)
विराजताshining, resplendent
विराजता:
विशेषण (Qualifier)
TypeAdjective
Rootवि-राज् (धातु)
Formवर्तमान-कृदन्त (शतृ/शतृप्रत्यय), तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; (विराजत् → विराजता) ‘shining’ agreeing with विमानेन
विमानेनby/with an aerial car
विमानेन:
करण (Instrument/करणकारक)
TypeNoun
Rootविमान (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन
आगमत्went, reached
आगमत्:
क्रिया (Verb/आख्यात)
TypeVerb
Rootआ-गम् (धातु)
Formलङ्-लकार (Imperfect/past), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person/प्रथमपुरुष), एकवचन; परस्मैपद
स्वर्गम्to heaven
स्वर्गम्:
कर्म (Object/कर्मकारक)
TypeNoun
Rootस्वर्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन
इन्द्र-लोकम्Indra’s world
इन्द्र-लोकम्:
कर्म (Object/कर्मकारक)
TypeNoun
Rootइन्द्र + लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (इन्द्रस्य लोकः)
सःhe
सः:
कर्ता (Subject/कर्तृकारक)
TypeNoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; सर्वनाम
पार्थिवःthe king
पार्थिवः:
कर्ता (Subject-apposition/कर्तृकारक)
TypeNoun
Rootपार्थिव (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

Varāha (default, speaker not explicit in excerpt)

C
Classical Literature
P
Purāṇic Narrative
V
Vaishnavism
A
Afterlife Cosmology

FAQs

It reflects a common Purāṇic narrative motif in which moral or ritual merit is expressed through post-mortem ascent to svarga/Indraloka, illustrating how kingship and conduct are framed within cosmological reward structures.

No terrestrial geographic site is named here; the location is cosmological—svarga and specifically Indraloka (Indra’s heavenly realm).

Implicitly, the verse presents an evaluative model where a ruler’s life culminates in a meritorious destination, reinforcing the broader Purāṇic idea that ethical governance and prescribed duties bear consequences beyond death.

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