Varaha Purana 207.44: Adhyaya 207, Shloka 44

Section on the ‘Person’ who Entices Beings within the Cycle of Rebirth

Devanagari script

पुष्पोपगन्धं च फलोपगन्धं यः पादपं स्पर्शयते द्विजाय ॥ स स्त्रीसमृद्धं हि सुरत्नपूर्णं गृहं हि सर्वोपचितं लभेत ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 207.44

Transliteration

puṣpopagandhaṃ ca phalopagandhaṃ yaḥ pādapaṃ sparśayate dvijāya | sa strīsamṛddhaṃ hi suratnapūrṇaṃ gṛhaṃ hi sarvopacitaṃ labheta ||

Translation

Ktokolwiek ofiaruje osobie dwukrotnie urodzonej (dvija) drzewo obdarzone wonią kwiatów i zapachem owoców, otrzymuje dom pełen dobrobytu rodzinnego, wypełniony pięknymi klejnotami i obficie wyposażony we wszystkie potrzeby.

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Word by Word

• पुष्प-उपगन्धम्: flower-fragrance
• पुष्प-उपगन्धम्: कर्म (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुष्प (प्रातिपदिक) + उपगन्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘पुष्पस्य उपगन्धः’ इति षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः; Accusative singular

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

• फल-उपगन्धम्: fruit-fragrance
• फल-उपगन्धम्: कर्म (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: फल (प्रातिपदिक) + उपगन्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘फलस्य उपगन्धः’ इति षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः; Accusative singular

• यः: who
• यः: कर्ता (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; relative pronoun

• पादपम्: a tree
• पादपम्: कर्म (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पादप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; Accusative singular

• स्पर्शयते: touches
• स्पर्शयते: क्रिया (Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्पृश् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• द्विजाय: for/to a Brahmin (twice-born)
• द्विजाय: सम्प्रदान (Recipient)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्विज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (सम्प्रदान), एकवचन; Dative singular

• सः: he
• सः: कर्ता (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; demonstrative pronoun

• स्त्री-समृद्धम्: abounding in women/with many women
• स्त्री-समृद्धम्: विशेषण (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्त्री (प्रातिपदिक) + समृद्ध (प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्त-भाव)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘स्त्रीभिः समृद्धम्/स्त्रीसमृद्धम्’ (women-abounding); agrees with ‘गृहम्’

• हि: indeed
• हि: सम्बन्ध (Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (emphasis)

• सु-रत्न-पूर्णम्: filled with fine jewels
• सु-रत्न-पूर्णम्: विशेषण (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु (उपसर्ग/अव्यय) + रत्न (प्रातिपदिक) + पूर्ण (प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्त-भाव)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘सु’ उपपदेन विशेषितं ‘रत्नपूर्णम्’; agrees with ‘गृहम्’

• गृहम्: a house
• गृहम्: कर्म (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गृह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; Accusative singular

• हि: indeed
• हि: सम्बन्ध (Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात

• सर्व-उपचितम्: fully furnished/abundantly provided
• सर्व-उपचितम्: विशेषण (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + उपचित (कृदन्त; √चि धातु, उप+चित)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; भूतकृदन्त (क्त) ‘उपचित’ = accumulated/furnished; ‘सर्वम् उपचितम्’ कर्मधारय; agrees with ‘गृहम्’

• लभेत: would obtain
• लभेत: क्रिया (Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: लभ् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

Speaker

Varāha (default, dialogue framework)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Ethics
• Dāna (charity)
• Environmental stewardship (tree-gifting)

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It is valuable for environmental and cultural history: gifting trees is framed as a high-value charitable act, reflecting norms that encourage cultivation, shade, fruit provision, and long-term public benefit.

Which geographic location is identified?

No specific site is named; the verse concerns the act of gifting a tree rather than a pilgrimage location.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

Support learned recipients and the wider community through durable gifts like fruit-bearing trees, presented as generating lasting household prosperity.