Varaha Purana 166.3: Adhyaya 166, Shloka 3

The Greatness of the Sacred Pond Called Asikuṇḍa

Devanagari script

गते स्वर्गं तु नृपतौ पुत्रो राज्यं चकार ह ॥ विमतिर्नाम नाम्ना च राज्ये पैतामहे स्थितः ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 166.3

Transliteration

gate svargaṁ tu nṛpatau putro rājyaṁ cakāra ha || vimatir nāma nāmnā ca rājye paitāmahe sthitaḥ ||

Translation

"Gdy król odszedł do nieba, jego syn objął królestwo. Nazywał się Vimati i pozostał ustanowiony w przodkowskiej linii panowania."

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Word by Word

• गते: when (he) had gone
• गते: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त, पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative), एकवचन; सति-सप्तमी (when/after ... had gone)

• स्वर्गम्: to heaven
• स्वर्गम्: Karma (कर्म/गन्तव्य)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वर्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• तु: but/indeed
• तु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधान/विरोधसूचक (particle: but/indeed)

• नृपतौ: in the king (i.e., when the king)
• नृपतौ: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नृपति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सति-सप्तमी (in/when the king...)

• पुत्रः: the son
• पुत्रः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

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

• चकार: ruled/did (administered)
• चकार: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• ह: indeed
• ह: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ह (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; स्मरण/वृत्तान्तसूचक निपात (emphatic particle)

• विमतिः: Vimati (name)
• विमतिः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विमति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• नाम: by name
• नाम: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/नामनिर्देश)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नाम (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; नाम-निर्देशक

• नाम्ना: by the name
• नाम्ना: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नामन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (conjunction)

• राज्ये: in the kingdom
• राज्ये: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राज्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• पैतामहे: ancestral (of the grandfather)
• पैतामहे: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पैतामह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifies राज्ये)

• स्थितः: was established/remained
• स्थितः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्था (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्तरि (one who is established)

Speaker

Varāha

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Political Ethics
• Purāṇic Narrative

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It reflects a common Purāṇic narrative structure: the righteous predecessor, succession, and subsequent moral testing of the heir—useful for studying ideals of hereditary kingship.

Which geographic location is identified?

No geographic site is named in this verse; it focuses on dynastic transition.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

Legitimacy and stability are framed through continuity with ancestral duty (paitāmaha), implying responsibility to inherited social order.