Varaha Purana 116.41: Adhyaya 116, Shloka 41

An Exposition on the Causes of Happiness and Suffering

Pūrva Bhāga · Dharma–Nīti (Devotional Practice and Single-Mindedness)

Devanagari script

अनन्यमानसो भूत्वा ततः सौख्यतरं नु किम् ॥ प्रयुक्तः सर्वदेवानां यो मामेवं प्रपूजयेत् ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 116.41

Transliteration

ananyamānaso bhūtvā tataḥ saukhyataraṃ nu kim | prayuktaḥ sarvadevānāṃ yo mām evaṃ prapūjayet ||

ITRANS transliteration

Translation

अनन्यमानसो भूत्वा—ततः सौख्यतरं किम्? सर्वदेवतासम्मतपूजाविधिना यः मामेवं प्रपूजयेत् स प्रशस्यते।

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Word by Word

• ananya-mānasaḥ: one whose mind is undistracted/one-pointed
• Type: Adjective
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन); कर्मधारय: 'non-other (exclusive) mind' = one-pointed
• Role: Karta (कर्ता)
• Root: ananya (प्रातिपदिक) + mānasa (प्रातिपदिक)

• bhūtvā: having become
• Type: Verb
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त)
• Role: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Root: √bhū (धातु)

• tataḥ: from that; thereafter
• Type: Indeclinable
• Form: Adverb (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Role: Apadana (अपादान)
• Root: tatas (अव्यय/तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त)

• saukhyataram: more pleasant/happier
• Type: Adjective
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative/Accusative (प्रथमा/1 or द्वितीया/2), Singular (एकवचन)
• Role: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Root: saukhyatara (प्रातिपदिक; tara-तुलनात्मक)

• nu: indeed? / then?
• Type: Indeclinable
• Form: Interrogative particle (प्रश्नार्थ-निपात)
• Role: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Root: nu (अव्यय)

• kim: what
• Type: Noun
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative/Accusative (प्रथमा/1 or द्वितीया/2), Singular (एकवचन)
• Role: Karma (कर्म)
• Root: kim (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• prayuktaḥ: appointed/engaged
• Type: Adjective
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त), Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन)
• Role: Karta (कर्ता)
• Root: pra√yuj (धातु)

• sarva-devānām: of all the gods
• Type: Noun
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Genitive (षष्ठी/6), Plural (बहुवचन); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: 'of all the gods'
• Role: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक) + deva (प्रातिपदिक)

• yaḥ: who
• Type: Noun
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन)
• Role: Karta (कर्ता)
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• mām: me
• Type: Noun
• Form: First person pronoun (उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम), Accusative (द्वितीया/2), Singular (एकवचन)
• Role: Karma (कर्म)
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• evam: thus/in this manner
• Type: Indeclinable
• Form: Adverb (प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय)
• Role: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Root: evam (अव्यय)

• prapūjayet: should worship (devoutly)
• Type: Verb
• Form: Optative/Potential (विधिलिङ्), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन); Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद)
• Role: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Root: pra√pūj (धातु)

Sandhi Notes

• ananyamānaso is a compound (ananya+mānasa) with visarga in nominative singular
• mām evaṃ: sandhi resolved from māmevaṃ = mām + evam

Speaker and setting

Shanta rasa

Speaker

Varāha

The teaching

Kind of teaching

Bhakti-yoga (ananya-bhāva)

Subjects

Ethics

Core idea

Ananya-manas toward Bhagavān integrates and sanctifies all deva-oriented ritual into Viṣṇu-bhakti.

In practice

Reduce mental dispersion; perform pūjā with exclusive intent, seeing all devatā-forms as oriented to the Supreme.

Dharma

Mathura and Krishna

Cross references

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Vaishnavism
• Bhakti
• Ritual Studies

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It documents a devotional ethic of focused attention (ananya-manas) while also using inclusive ritual language (sarvadevāḥ), a common Purāṇic feature.

Which geographic location is identified?

No geographic location is mentioned.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

Cultivate single-mindedness and disciplined devotional practice.