Varaha Purana 147.67: Adhyaya 147, Shloka 67

The Sacred Merit of Goniṣkramaṇa

the Tīrtha of the Cows’ Emergence/Release

Devanagari script

तेजः श्रियं च लक्ष्मीं च सर्वकामान्यशस्विनि ॥ यावन्ति चाक्षराणि स्युरत्राध्याये मनस्विनि

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 147.67

Transliteration

tejaḥ śriyaṁ ca lakṣmīṁ ca sarvakāmān yaśasvini || yāvanti cākṣarāṇi syur atrādhyāye manasvini

Translation

Blask, pomyślność, Lakṣmī i wszystkie upragnione cele, o sławna, zyskuje się w liczbie równej sylabom zawartym w tym rozdziale, o silna duchem pani.

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Word by Word

• tejaḥ: splendour, energy
• tejaḥ: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tejas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• śriyam: prosperity, fortune
• śriyam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śrī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction/particle (समुच्चयबोधक निपात)

• lakṣmīm: Lakṣmī; wealth
• lakṣmīm: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: lakṣmī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction/particle (समुच्चयबोधक निपात)

• sarva-kāmān: all desires
• sarva-kāmān: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक) + kāma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Plural (बहुवचन); समासः—कर्मधारय (सर्वे च ते कामाः)

• yaśasvini: O illustrious one
• yaśasvini: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yaśasvinī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Vocative (8th/सम्बोधन), Singular (एकवचन)

• yāvanti: as many as
• yāvanti: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: yāvat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural (बहुवचन); सर्वनाम-विशेषण

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction/particle (समुच्चयबोधक निपात)

• akṣarāṇi: syllables/letters
• akṣarāṇi: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: akṣara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural (बहुवचन)

• syuḥ: may be/should be
• syuḥ: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: as (धातु)
• Form: Potential/Optative (विधिलिङ्), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Plural (बहुवचन); परस्मैपद

• atra: here
• atra: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atra (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb (देशवाचक अव्यय)

• adhyāye: in the chapter
• adhyāye: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: adhyāya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular (एकवचन)

• manasvini: O wise-minded one
• manasvini: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: manasvinī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Vocative (8th/सम्बोधन), Singular (एकवचन)

Speaker

Varāha (default framework)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Merit Discourse
• Sanskrit Philology
• Vaishnavism

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It is a philologically notable example of ‘akṣara-based’ quantification, where textual form (syllable count) becomes a measure of promised benefit—useful for studying manuscript culture and recitation practices.

Which geographic location is identified?

No geographic site is named in this verse; it is a chapter-internal merit statement.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The verse promotes disciplined engagement with the chapter (hearing/reciting) and frames virtues and well-being as outcomes of sustained practice.