Varaha Purana 128.39: Adhyaya 128, Shloka 39

Rites for the comb, collyrium, and mirror; initiations for the four social orders; and the Gaṇāntikā vow/insignia

Devanagari script

शुचिर्भागवतश्रेष्ठा तव कर्मणि नित्यशः ॥ ततः कमलपत्राक्षी भक्ता भक्तेषु वत्सला

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 128.39

Transliteration

śucir bhāgavataśreṣṭhā tava karmaṇi nityaśaḥ || tataḥ kamalapatrākṣī bhaktā bhakteṣu vatsalā

Translation

Ona jest czysta, najwybitniejsza wśród bhaktów, zawsze niezachwiana w Twej służbie. Wtedy Ta, która ma oczy jak płatki lotosu, oddana i pełna miłości wobec bhaktów, kontynuowała (słowem lub czynem).

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Word by Word

• śuciḥ: pure
• śuciḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śuci (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Prathamā vibhakti (1st/प्रथमा), Ekavacana (एकवचन); used as predicate adjective

• bhāgavata-śreṣṭhā: best among devotees
• bhāgavata-śreṣṭhā: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: bhāgavata (प्रातिपदिक) + śreṣṭhā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana; ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (भक्तानां मध्ये श्रेष्ठा)

• tava: of you / your
• tava: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Ṣaṣṭhī vibhakti (6th/षष्ठी), Ekavacana; pronoun (possessive/genitive)

• karmaṇi: in (your) act/deed
• karmaṇi: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/Locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: karman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napुंसकलिङ्ग (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Saptamī vibhakti (7th/सप्तमी), Ekavacana; locative

• nityaśaḥ: always / continually
• nityaśaḥ: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: nityaśas (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Avyaya; adverb (क्रियाविशेषण)

• tataḥ: then / thereafter
• tataḥ: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatas (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Avyaya; adverb (क्रियाविशेषण)

• kamala-patra-akṣī: lotus-petal-eyed
• kamala-patra-akṣī: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kamala (प्रातिपदिक) + patra (प्रातिपदिक) + akṣī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana; bahuvrīhi (कमलपत्रे इव अक्षिणी यस्याः सा)

• bhaktā: devotee
• bhaktā: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhakta (प्रातिपदिक; कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक from √bhaj)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana; noun ‘devotee’

• bhakteṣu: towards/among devotees
• bhakteṣu: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/Locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhakta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga (पुंलिङ्ग), Saptamī vibhakti, Bahuvacana (बहुवचन); locative plural

• vatsalā: affectionate
• vatsalā: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vatsala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana; predicate adjective

Speaker

Narrator (implicit); dialogue frame: Varāha–Pṛthivī

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Dialogue
• Vaiṣṇavism
• Ethical Instruction

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It reflects a standard Purāṇic literary motif: praising exemplary devotees as ethical models within a teacher–inquirer dialogue.

Which geographic location is identified?

No geographic location is named in this verse.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

Consistent purity and steadiness in service, coupled with goodwill toward fellow practitioners, is presented as an ideal disposition.