Varaha Purana 149.73: Adhyaya 149, Shloka 73

The Sacred Geography and Merit of Dvārakā

Devanagari script

पश्येत् तु शुभकर्मा च पापकर्मा न पश्यति ॥ दृश्यते च महाभागे अस्तमेते दिवाकरे ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 149.73

Transliteration

paśyet tu śubhakarmā ca pāpakarmā na paśyati || dṛśyate ca mahābhāge astamete divākare ||

Translation

Ten, kto pełni pomyślne uczynki, potrafi je ujrzeć, natomiast ten, kto oddaje się grzesznym czynom, nie ogląda go. I o szczęśliwy, widziane jest to, gdy słońce zachodzi.

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Word by Word

• paśyet: should see
• paśyet: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √paś (धातु)
• Form: Vidhi-liṅ (विधिलिङ्, optative), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद), Prathama-puruṣa (3rd person/प्रथमपुरुष), Eka-vacana (singular/एकवचन)

• tu: but/indeed
• tu: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: Nipāta/particle (निपात)

• śubha-karmā: a doer of good deeds
• śubha-karmā: Karta (कर्ता/subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śubha (प्रातिपदिक) + karman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga (masculine/पुंलिङ्ग), Prathamā-vibhakti (nominative/प्रथमा), Eka-vacana (singular/एकवचन)

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

• pāpa-karmā: a doer of sinful deeds
• pāpa-karmā: Karta (कर्ता/subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pāpa (प्रातिपदिक) + karman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga (masculine/पुंलिङ्ग), Prathamā-vibhakti (nominative/प्रथमा), Eka-vacana (singular/एकवचन)

• na: not
• na: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: Pratiṣedha particle (निषेध/negation)

• paśyati: sees
• paśyati: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √paś (धातु)
• Form: Laṭ-lakāra (लट्, present), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद), Prathama-puruṣa (3rd person/प्रथमपुरुष), Eka-vacana (singular/एकवचन)

• dṛśyate: is seen/appears
• dṛśyate: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √dṛś (धातु)
• Form: Laṭ-lakāra (लट्, present), Ātmanepada (आत्मनेपद), Prathama-puruṣa (3rd person/प्रथमपुरुष), Eka-vacana (singular/एकवचन), Karmaṇi-prayoga/passive sense (कर्मणि प्रयोग)

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

• mahā-bhāge: O greatly fortunate one
• mahā-bhāge: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahā (प्रातिपदिक) + bhāga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga (masculine/पुंलिङ्ग), Sambodhana (vocative/सम्बोधन), Eka-vacana (singular/एकवचन)

• astam: to setting (state)
• astam: Karma (कर्म/object)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: asta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter/नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Dvitīyā-vibhakti (accusative/द्वितीया), Eka-vacana (singular/एकवचन); used adverbially with √i ‘to go’ in sense ‘to set’

• ete: these two
• ete: Karta (कर्ता/subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: etad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga (masculine/पुंलिङ्ग), Prathamā-vibhakti (nominative/प्रथमा), Dvi-vacana (dual/द्विवचन)

• divā-kare: when the sun (day-maker) is (there/at setting)
• divā-kare: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: divā (प्रातिपदिक) + kara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga (masculine/पुंलिङ्ग), Saptamī-vibhakti (locative/सप्तमी), Eka-vacana (singular/एकवचन)

Speaker

Varāha (default dialogue framework)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Vaishnavism
• Ancient Geography

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It reflects a common Purāṇic narrative device: sacred phenomena are described as accessible through ethical conduct, indicating how pilgrimage literature linked moral life with the experience of place.

Which geographic location is identified?

The verse implies a specific kṣetra (sacred field) but does not name it in this line; identification depends on the surrounding Adhyāya 149 context.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

Ethical conduct (śubha-karma) is presented as a prerequisite for perceiving sacred signs, while wrongdoing obstructs such perception.