Varaha Purana 201.44: Adhyaya 201, Shloka 44

The Battle between the Rākṣasas and Yama’s Attendant-Messengers

Devanagari script

गत्वा ज्वरं महाभागं विनयात्सान्त्वयन्मुहुः ॥ पूजयन् वै ज्वरं दिव्यं गृहीय हस्ते महायशाः ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 201.44

Transliteration

gatvā jvaraṃ mahābhāgaṃ vinayāt sāntvayan muhuḥ || pūjayan vai jvaraṃ divyaṃ gṛhīya haste mahāyaśāḥ ||

Translation

Podszedłszy do najszczęśliwszego Jvary, o szlachetny, wielokrotnie go łagodził pokornymi słowy; oddając cześć boskiemu Jvarze, słynny ten heros ujął go za rękę.

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Word by Word

• गत्वा: having gone
• गत्वा: पूर्वक्रिया (Pūrvakriyā/Absolutive)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु) + त्वा (क्त्वा-प्रत्यय)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (Absolutive/Gerund), पूर्वकालिक क्रिया (prior action)

• ज्वरम्: Jvara (fever-deity)
• ज्वरम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ज्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• महाभागम्: most fortunate / illustrious
• महाभागम्: कर्म-विशेषण (Karma-viśeṣaṇa)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महाभाग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय (महान् भागः यस्य), पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• विनयात्: out of humility / from courtesy
• विनयात्: हेतु (Hetu/Cause)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विनय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), पञ्चमी (Ablative/5th), एकवचन (Singular)

• सान्त्वयन्: pacifying / consoling
• सान्त्वयन्: कर्ता (Kartā/Agent)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सान्त्वय् (धातु; सान्त्वयति)
• Form: वर्तमानकाले कर्तरि कृदन्त (Present active participle/शतृ), पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• मुहुः: again and again
• मुहुः: क्रियाविशेषण (Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa/Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: मुहुः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (Adverb: repeatedly)

• पूजयन्: worshipping / honoring
• पूजयन्: कर्ता (Kartā/Agent)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पूज् (धातु)
• Form: वर्तमानकाले कर्तरि कृदन्त (Present active participle/शतृ), पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• वै: indeed
• वै: निपात (Nipāta/Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (Emphatic particle)

• ज्वरम्: Jvara
• ज्वरम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ज्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• दिव्यम्: divine
• दिव्यम्: कर्म-विशेषण (Karma-viśeṣaṇa)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दिव्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• गृहीय: having taken / holding
• गृहीय: पूर्वक्रिया (Pūrvakriyā/Absolutive)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ग्रह् (धातु) + क्त्वा/ल्यप् (absolutive)
• Form: ल्यप्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (Absolutive in -ya; ‘having taken’), पूर्वकालिक क्रिया

• हस्ते: in (his) hand
• हस्ते: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हस्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), सप्तमी (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular)

• महायशाः: the greatly renowned one
• महायशाः: कर्ता (Kartā/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महायशस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: बहुव्रीहि (महद् यशः यस्य), पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

Speaker

Narrator (actor likely Yama or a high authority figure; not explicit in fragment)

Tags

• Purāṇic Literature
• Conflict Resolution
• Sanskrit Politeness Registers
• Mythic Personifications

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It preserves a classical pattern of de-escalation: humility (vinaya) and conciliation (sāntvana), showing how Purāṇic narratives articulate authority through both force and diplomacy.

Which geographic location is identified?

No geographic location is identified in this verse fragment.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The implied philosophical instruction is that conflicts may be resolved through humility, respectful address, and conciliatory speech—complementing martial power with restraint.