Varaha Purana 36.23: Adhyaya 36, Shloka 23

Account of the Maṇija Kings and a Hymn to Govinda Leading to Liberation

Devanagari script

श्रीवराह उवाच । एवं स्तुत्वा तदा राजा निधाय स्वं कलेवरम् । परमात्मनि गोविन्दे लयमागाच्छ शाश्वते ॥ ३६.२३ ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 36.23

Transliteration

śrīvarāha uvāca | evaṃ stutvā tadā rājā nidhāya svaṃ kalevaram | paramātmani govinde layam āgāc cha śāśvate || 36.23 ||

Translation

Śrī Varāha rzekł: Tak więc, po złożeniu uwielbienia, król złożył swoje własne ciało i wszedł w stan rozpuszczenia w wiecznym Govindzie, Najwyższym Jaźnią.

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Word by Word

• श्री-वराहः: Śrī Varāha
• श्री-वराहः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्री (प्रातिपदिक) + वराह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय-समास (honorific descriptive), पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/प्रथमा), एकवचन (Singular)

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect/लिट्), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण/Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb)

• स्तुत्वा: having praised
• स्तुत्वा: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया/Absolutive)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्तु (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund/क्त्वान्त), अर्थः—‘स्तुत्वा’ = having praised

• तदा: then
• तदा: Kala-adhikarana (काल-अधिकरण/Time)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (temporal adverb)

• राजा: the king
• राजा: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• निधाय: having laid down
• निधाय: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया/Absolutive)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि-धा (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund/क्त्वान्त; रूप ‘निधाय’), अर्थः—having placed/laid down

• स्वम्: his own
• स्वम्: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifier)

• कलेवरम्: body
• कलेवरम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कलेवर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• परमात्मनि: in the Supreme Self
• परमात्मनि: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: परम (प्रातिपदिक) + आत्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय-समास, पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/सप्तमी), एकवचन

• गोविन्दे: in Govinda
• गोविन्दे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गोविन्द (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/सप्तमी), एकवचन

• लयम्: dissolution/absorption
• लयम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• आगात्: attained/went to
• आगात्: Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-गम् (धातु)
• Form: लुङ्-लकार (Aorist/लुङ्), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• शाश्वते: eternal
• शाश्वते: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शाश्वत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifier) परमात्मनि/गोविन्दे

Speaker

Varāha

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Narrative
• Vaiṣṇavism
• Soteriology

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It reflects a common Purāṇic narrative closure in which a royal figure’s life culminates in liberation-oriented language (laya/absorption), illustrating how Purāṇas integrate kingship, praise-poetry, and soteriological ideals into a single literary frame.

Which geographic location is identified?

No geographic location is named in this verse; the emphasis is on the metaphysical destination (Paramātman/Govinda) rather than a sacred site.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The verse foregrounds the philosophical instruction that devotion/praise and relinquishment of bodily identity are presented as pathways toward liberation (mergence into the eternal Supreme Self).