Varaha Purana 150.40: Adhyaya 150, Shloka 40

The Sacred Greatness of Sānandūra

Devanagari script

ऋषिलोकं ततो गत्वा पश्येत् तत्राप्यरुन्धतीम् ॥ अथ प्राणान्विमुञ्चेत कृत्वा कर्म सुदुष्करम् ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 150.40

Transliteration

ṛṣilokaṃ tato gatvā paśyet tatrāpy arundhatīm || atha prāṇān vimuñceta kṛtvā karma suduṣkaram

Translation

Następnie, udawszy się do świata riszi, powinien tam ujrzeć również Arundhati. Potem, po wykonaniu niezwykle trudnego obrzędu, powinien porzucić swoje oddechy życiowe.

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Word by Word

• ऋषिलोकम्: the sages’ world
• ऋषिलोकम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऋषि-लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (ऋषीणां लोकः)

• ततः: then/from there
• ततः: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अव्यय-प्रकारः: क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• गत्वा: having gone
• गत्वा: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), पूर्वकालिक क्रिया (having gone)

• पश्येत्: should see
• पश्येत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (locative adverb)

• अपि: also/even
• अपि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (particle)

• अरुन्धतीम्: Arundhatī
• अरुन्धतीम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अरुन्धती (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन; व्यक्तिनाम (proper noun)

• अथ: then/thereupon
• अथ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अनुक्रमसूचक निपात (sequencing particle)

• प्राणान्: life-breaths
• प्राणान्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्राण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), बहुवचन

• विमुञ्चेत: should release/give up
• विमुञ्चेत: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: मुच् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; उपसर्गः: वि-

• कृत्वा: having done
• कृत्वा: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), पूर्वकालिक क्रिया (having done)

• कर्म: a deed/act
• कर्म: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन

• सुदुष्करम्: very difficult
• सुदुष्करम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु-दुष्कर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (सु + दुष्करः = अत्यन्तं दुष्करः)

Speaker

Varāha

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Vaishnavism

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It illustrates Purāṇic cosmography (ṛṣiloka) and the integration of exemplary figures (Arundhatī) into a structured sequence of ritualized progression.

Which geographic location is identified?

The verse primarily names a cosmological realm (ṛṣiloka) rather than a terrestrial location; Arundhatī here functions as a revered reference point within that cosmological framing.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

It presents an ideal of disciplined completion of arduous commitments; descriptively, it also reflects ascetic end-of-life motifs found in Purāṇic and Dharmaśāstra-adjacent literature.