Varaha Purana 64.6: Adhyaya 64, Shloka 6

Procedure for the Vow that Cultivates Valor

Durgā Navamī Observance

Devanagari script

एवं कृते भ्रष्टराज्यो लभेद्राज्यं न संशयः । अविद्यो लभते विद्यां भीतः शौर्यं च विदन्ति ॥ ६४.६ ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 64.6

Transliteration

evaṁ kṛte bhraṣṭarājyo labhed rājyaṁ na saṁśayaḥ | avidyo labhate vidyāṁ bhītaḥ śauryaṁ ca vidanti || 64.6 ||

Translation

Apabila hal ini dilakukan, raja yang telah gugur daripada kedaulatan akan memperoleh kembali kerajaannya, tanpa syak. Orang yang tidak berilmu akan meraih ilmu, dan yang takut akan dikenali sebagai memiliki keberanian.

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Word by Word

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकार-अव्यय (adverb)

• कृते: when this is done
• कृते: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृत (कृ धातु, क्त-प्रत्यय)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/अधिकरण), एकवचन; ‘कृते’ = कृतकार्ये/एवं सति

• भ्रष्टराज्यः: one who has lost his kingdom
• भ्रष्टराज्यः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भ्रष्ट (भ्रंश् धातु, क्त-प्रत्यय) + राज्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/कर्ता), एकवचन; बहुव्रीहि: भ्रष्टं राज्यं यस्य (one whose kingdom is lost)

• लभेत्: would obtain
• लभेत्: Vidhi/Phala (फल-क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: लभ् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative/विधि), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• राज्यम्: kingdom
• राज्यम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राज्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/कर्म), एकवचन

• न: no / not
• न: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्यय (negation particle)

• संशयः: doubt
• संशयः: Pratijna (प्रतिज्ञा/assurance)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संशय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन; ‘न संशयः’ इति वाक्यांशः

• अविद्यः: unlearned
• अविद्यः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अविद्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/कर्ता), एकवचन; ‘विद्याहीनः’ इत्यर्थे

• लभते: obtains
• लभते: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: लभ् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present/वर्तमान), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• विद्याम्: knowledge
• विद्याम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विद्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/कर्म), एकवचन

• भीतः: afraid
• भीतः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भीत (भी धातु, क्त-प्रत्यय)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/कर्ता), एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त; ‘भययुक्तः’

• शौर्यम्: valor
• शौर्यम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शौर्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/कर्म), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• विदन्ति: know/come to have (find)
• विदन्ति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: विद् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present/वर्तमान), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

Speaker

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

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Studies
• Dharma-śāstra Themes
• Vaishnavism

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It reflects a common Purāṇic nīti motif: prescribed disciplines or meritorious acts are presented as restoring social order—especially kingship—by linking political legitimacy with ethical or ritual correctness.

Which geographic location is identified?

No geographic location is named in this verse fragment; it functions as a general maxim rather than a site-specific (tīrtha/geography) reference.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The verse emphasizes the transformative efficacy of correctly performed prescribed conduct: it can restore lost status (kingship), remedy ignorance through learning, and replace fear with recognized courage.