Varaha Purana 6.41: Adhyaya 6, Shloka 41

The Puṇḍarīkākṣapāraka Hymn and Puṣkara Tīrtha: The Account of King Vasu’s Release from Sin

Devanagari script

श्रीवराह उवाच । एवमुक्त्वा ततो राजा विमानवरमास्थितः । परेण तेजसा योगमवापाशेषधारिणि ॥ ६.४१ ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 6.41

Transliteration

śrīvarāha uvāca | evam uktvā tato rājā vimāna-varam āsthitaḥ | pareṇa tejasā yogam avāpa aśeṣa-dhāriṇi || 6.41 ||

Translation

Śrī Varāha bersabda: Setelah berkata demikian, raja pun menaiki vimāna yang unggul; dan, wahai Pemangku segala sesuatu tanpa tersisa, baginda mencapai penyatuan yoga melalui cahaya tejas yang tertinggi.

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Word by Word

• śrīvarāhaḥ: Śrī-Varāha
• śrīvarāhaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śrī-varāha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga (masculine), Prathamā vibhakti (Nominative/1st), Ekavacana (singular)

• uvāca: said
• uvāca: Kriyā (क्रिया/Verbal action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vac (धातु)
• Form: Liṭ-lakāra (Perfect), Prathama-puruṣa (3rd person), Ekavacana (singular), Parasmaipada

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

• uktvā: having spoken
• uktvā: Kriyā (क्रिया/Verbal adjunct)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vac (धातु) + ktvā (क्त्वा)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (क्त्वान्त), indicating prior action (पूर्वक्रिया)

• tataḥ: then/from there
• tataḥ: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatas (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; adverb of sequence (क्रमवाचक)

• rājā: the king
• rājā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rājan (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā (Nominative/1st), Ekavacana

• vimāna-varam: the excellent aerial car
• vimāna-varam: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vimāna (प्रातिपदिक) + vara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), Dvitīyā (Accusative/2nd), Ekavacana; tatpuruṣa: 'excellent vimāna'

• āsthitaḥ: having mounted/being seated
• āsthitaḥ: Kriyā (क्रिया/Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ā-√sthā (स्था) (धातु) + kta (क्त)
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त), Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana; used predicatively with rājā

• pareṇa: by supreme
• pareṇa: Karaṇa (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: para (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃ/Napuṃ (agreeing with tejasā), Tṛtīyā (Instrumental/3rd), Ekavacana

• tejasā: by splendor/energy
• tejasā: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tejas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napुंसकलिङ्ग, Tṛtīyā (Instrumental/3rd), Ekavacana

• yogam: yoga/union
• yogam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yoga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Dvitīyā (Accusative/2nd), Ekavacana

• avāpa: attained
• avāpa: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ava-√āp (आप्) (धातु)
• Form: Luṅ-lakāra (Aorist), Prathama-puruṣa (3rd), Ekavacana, Parasmaipada

• aśeṣa-dhāriṇi: in/with the all-sustaining (power/state)
• aśeṣa-dhāriṇi: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/Locative)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: aśeṣa (प्रातिपदिक) + dhārin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga (feminine), Saptamī (Locative/7th), Ekavacana; tatpuruṣa: 'bearing all/without remainder'

Speaker

Varāha

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Narrative
• Vaiṣṇavism
• Sanskrit Philology

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It preserves a common Purāṇic narrative motif—royal transition or ascent (vimāna) paired with yogic attainment—useful for comparing how Purāṇas frame kingship, mobility, and spiritual power within epic-style storytelling.

Which geographic location is identified?

No specific place-name appears in this verse; it is primarily a narrative transition describing ascent into a vimāna and attainment of yoga through supreme tejas.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

Rather than a direct injunction, the verse foregrounds a philosophical theme: disciplined attainment (yoga) is presented as achievable through elevated inner power (tejas), within a narrative of responsible authority (the king).