Varaha Purana 30.5: Adhyaya 30, Shloka 5

The Origin of Dhanada (Kubera) from Vāyu and the Observance of the Ekādaśī Vow

Devanagari script

सर्वेषां चैव देवानां यद्वित्तं फलमेव च । तత్సर्वं पाहि येनोक्तं तस्माद्धनपतिर्भवेत् ॥ ३०.५ ॥

Sanskrit recitationVaraha Purana 30.5

Transliteration

sarveṣāṃ caiva devānāṃ yad vittaṃ phalam eva ca | tatsarvaṃ pāhi yenoktaṃ tasmād dhanapatir bhavet || 30.5 ||

Translation

E toda a riqueza e todo o fruto que pertencem a todos os deuses—protege tudo isso, conforme foi ordenado; por isso alguém se torna senhor da riqueza (dhanapati).

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Word by Word

• sarveṣām: of all
• sarveṣām: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6), बहुवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक (and)

• eva: indeed/just
• eva: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारणार्थक निपात (emphatic)

• devānām: of the gods
• devānām: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6), बहुवचन

• yat: whatever/which
• yat: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; सम्बन्धसूचक (relative)

• vittam: wealth
• vittam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vitta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन

• phalam: fruit/result
• phalam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: phala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन

• eva: indeed
• eva: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारण (only/indeed)

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

• tat: that
• tat: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन; निर्देश (that)

• sarvam: all
• sarvam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन; ‘tat’ इत्यस्य विशेषण

• pāhi: protect
• pāhi: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pā (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (imperative), परस्मैपद, मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन

• yena: by which/whereby
• yena: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3), एकवचन; करण (instrumental)

• uktam: is said/has been said
• uktam: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vac (धातु) + kta (कृत्)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; ‘(it is) said’

• tasmāt: therefore/from that
• tasmāt: Hetu (हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5), एकवचन; हेतौ/निष्कर्षे (therefore/from that)

• dhanapatiḥ: lord of wealth/treasurer
• dhanapatiḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dhana + pati (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (dhanasya patiḥ)

• bhavet: would become/should be
• bhavet: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhū (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

Speaker

Varāha (default speaker per dialogue framework; explicit speaker not stated in excerpt)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Studies
• Vaiṣṇavism
• Dharma-śāstra Themes

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It reflects a Purāṇic ethical model in which prosperity is framed as connected to the protection and proper custodianship of resources associated with the divine order, aligning wealth with duty rather than mere accumulation.

Which geographic location is identified?

No geographic location is named in this verse fragment; it is primarily an ethical injunction concerning wealth (vitta) and its outcomes (phala).

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The verse emphasizes protecting and preserving wealth and its fruits as an enjoined responsibility; prosperity (being a dhanapati) is presented as a consequence of such stewardship.