Varaha Purana 149.10: Adhyaya 149, Shloka 10

The Sacred Geography and Merit of Dvārakā

Devanagari script

तस्य शापाभिसन्तापाद्द्वारकावासिनो धरे ॥ वृष्ण्यन्धकाश्च भोजाश्च गमिष्यन्ति यमक्षयम् ॥

Sanskrit recitationVaraha Purana 149.10

Transliteration

tasya śāpābhisantāpād dvārakāvāsino dhare || vṛṣṇyandhakāś ca bhojāś ca gamiṣyanti yamakṣayam

Translation

तस्य शापाभिसन्तापाद् धरे द्वारकावासिनः । वृष्ण्यन्धकाश्च भोजाश्च गमिष्यन्ति यमक्षयम् ॥

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Word by Word

• tasya: of him / his
• tasya: Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga/napuṃsaka (contextual), Ṣaṣṭhī (षष्ठी) Ekavacana (एकवचन)

• śāpa-abhisantāpāt: from/owing to the torment of the curse
• śāpa-abhisantāpāt: Hetu/Apādāna (हेतु/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śāpa (प्रातिपदिक) + abhisantāpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga (पुंलिङ्ग), Pañcamī (पञ्चमी) Ekavacana (एकवचन); ablative of cause

• dvārakā-vāsinaḥ: the inhabitants of Dvārakā
• dvārakā-vāsinaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dvārakā (प्रातिपदिक) + vāsin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga (पुंलिङ्ग), Prathamā (प्रथमा) Bahuvacana (बहुवचन)

• dhare: O Earth
• dhare: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dharā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Sambodhana (सम्बोधन) Ekavacana (एकवचन)

• vṛṣṇi-andhakāḥ: the Vṛṣṇis and the Andhakas
• vṛṣṇi-andhakāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vṛṣṇi (प्रातिपदिक) + andhaka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga (पुंलिङ्ग), Prathamā (प्रथमा) Bahuvacana (बहुवचन)

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya, conjunction “and”

• bhojāḥ: the Bhojas
• bhojāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhoja (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga (पुंलिङ्ग), Prathamā (प्रथमा) Bahuvacana (बहुवचन)

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya, conjunction “and”

• gamiṣyanti: will go
• gamiṣyanti: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √gam (गम् धातु)
• Form: Luṭ-lakāra (लुट्, Future), Prathama-puruṣa (प्रथमपुरुष) Bahuvacana (बहुवचन), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद)

• yama-kṣayam: to Yama’s abode / to death
• yama-kṣayam: Karma (कर्म) / Gati-karman (गति-कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yama (प्रातिपदिक) + kṣaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga (पुंलिङ्ग), Dvitīyā (द्वितीया) Ekavacana (एकवचन); gati-karman with verb of motion

Speaker

Varāha

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Genealogy
• Ancient Geography
• Moral Causality

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It documents clan names and a narrative of decline tied to a curse, reflecting Purāṇic moral causality and memory of dynastic endings.

Which geographic location is identified?

Dvārakā is explicitly named; Yama’s realm is a cosmological destination rather than a terrestrial site.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

Actions and social conditions are portrayed as having consequences that can culminate in collective suffering or downfall.