Varaha Purana 105.15 — Adhyaya 105, Shloka 15

Ritual Procedure for the Gift of the Milk-Cow

Kṣīradhenu

Devanagari script

क्रीडित्वा सुचिरं कालं विष्णुलोकं स गच्छति ॥ द्वादशादित्यसंकाशे विमानवरमण्डिते

Transliteration

krīḍitvā suciraṁ kālaṁ viṣṇulokaṁ sa gacchati || dvādaśādityasaṅkāśe vimānavaramaṇḍite

Translation

மிக நீண்ட காலம் விளையாட்டு-ஆனந்தத்தை அனுபவித்த பின் அவன் விஷ்ணுலோகத்திற்குச் செல்கிறான்; பன்னிரண்டு சூரியரைப் போல ஒளிவீசும் சிறந்த விமானத்தில் அலங்கரிக்கப்பட்டவனாய்.

Word by Word

• krīḍitvā: having played/sported
• krīḍitvā: Kriyā (क्रिया/पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √krīḍ (धातु)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (क्त्वा), pūrvakāla-kriyā

• suciram: for a long time
• suciram: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (काल-अधिकरण/Duration)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sucira (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napुंसकलिङ्ग (neut), Dvitīyā vibhakti (2nd/द्वितीया), Ekavacana (singular); kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (adverbial accusative)

• kālam: time (period)
• kālam: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (काल-अधिकरण/Time span)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kāla (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṁliṅga (masc), Dvitīyā vibhakti (2nd/द्वितीया), Ekavacana (singular); kāla-accusative of duration

• viṣṇulokam: Viṣṇu’s world
• viṣṇulokam: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: viṣṇu (प्रातिपदिक) + loka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṁliṅga (masc), Dvitīyā vibhakti (2nd/द्वितीया), Ekavacana (singular); tatpuruṣa: viṣṇoḥ lokaḥ

• saḥ: he
• saḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṁliṅga (masc), Prathamā vibhakti (1st/प्रथमा), Ekavacana (singular)

• gacchati: goes
• gacchati: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √gam (धातु)
• Form: Laṭ lakāra (present/लट्), Prathama puruṣa (3rd/प्रथम), Ekavacana (singular), Parasmaipada

• dvādaśāditya-saṅkāśe: in/with (a radiance) like twelve suns
• dvādaśāditya-saṅkāśe: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/Location qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dvādaśa (प्रातिपदिक) + āditya (प्रातिपदिक) + saṅkāśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṁliṅga/napuṁsaka (contextual), Saptamī vibhakti (7th/सप्तमी), Ekavacana (singular); tatpuruṣa: dvādaśānām ādityānām saṅkāśaḥ = 'resembling twelve suns'; agrees with 'vimāna...maṇḍite' (locative)

• vimāna-vara-maṇḍite: in/with an excellent, adorned aerial car
• vimāna-vara-maṇḍite: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/Location qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vimāna (प्रातिपदिक) + vara (प्रातिपदिक) + maṇḍita (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √maṇḍ धातु)
• Form: Puṁliṅga/napuṁsaka, Saptamī vibhakti (7th/सप्तमी), Ekavacana (singular); tatpuruṣa: varena vimānena maṇḍitaḥ = 'adorned with an excellent vimāna' (locative describing setting/vehicle)

Speaker

Varāha (default, speaker not explicit in excerpt)

Varaha Avatara Context

Varaha Avatara Context: {"is_varaha_focus":false,"aspect_highlighted":"None","boar_form_detail":"None","earth_interaction":"None"}

Bhu Devi Dialogue

Bhu Devi Dialogue: {"is_dialogue":true,"speaker_role":"instructor","bhu_devi_state":"None","key_question":"None"}

Mathura Mandala

Mathura Mandala: {"is_mathura_related":false,"specific_site":"None","parikrama_context":"None","krishna_connection":"None"}

Dharma Shastra

Dharma Shastra: {"has_dharma_rule":true,"topic":"dana","instruction_summary":"दीर्घकाल स्वर्गीय क्रीड़ा-भोग के पश्चात् विष्णुलोक-प्राप्ति का पुण्यफल बताया गया है।","karmic_consequence":"पुण्यकर्ता दीर्घकाल भोगकर अंततः विष्णुलोक को प्राप्त होता है; वहाँ द्वादश आदित्यों के समान तेजस्वी विमान-वैभव मिलता है।"}

Vrata Mahatmya

Vrata Mahatmya: {"has_vrata":false,"vrata_name":"None","tithi_month":"None","promised_fruit":"None"}

Cosmic Boar Symbolism

Cosmic Boar Symbolism: {"has_symbolism":false,"symbolic_interpretation":"None","yajna_varaha_imagery":"None","vedantic_connection":"None"}

Philosophical Teaching

Philosophical Teaching: {"has_teaching":true,"teaching_type":"graded soteriology (lokas as stages)","core_concept":"पुण्यकर्म से भोग-लोक, फिर उच्चतर वैष्णव-लोक; फल-क्रम (क्रममुक्ति/क्रमगति) का भाव।","practical_application":"धर्मकर्म को केवल तात्कालिक फल हेतु नहीं, दीर्घकालीन आध्यात्मिक लक्ष्य (विष्णु-प्राप्ति) हेतु करना।"}

Subject Matter

Subject Matter: ["Cosmology","Ritual Merit"]

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: śānta

Geographic Context

Type: celestial realm

Cross References

Related Themes: Varaha Purana 105.18 (विष्णोर्भवने सायुज्य)

Visual Art Cues

Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"द्वादश सूर्यों के समान दीप्तिमान, रत्नजटित विमान में पुण्यात्मा विष्णुलोक की ओर/विष्णुलोक में स्थित।","item_prompts":["radiant vimana like twelve suns","golden aura rays","Vishnuloka skyline (Vaikuntha-like)","figure seated in vimana","light motifs (sun discs)"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural: intense golden-red radiance around vimana; Vaikuntha towers with lotus flags; stylized sun-discs framing the scene.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore: heavy gold-leaf radiance; embossed sun motifs; ornate vimana with gemstones; Vaikuntha arch with Vishnu symbols (shankha-chakra).","mysore_prompt":"Mysore: luminous gradients; detailed vimana filigree; subtle multiple-sun glow; calm Vaikuntha background.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari: bright circular halos; simplified vimana; serene blue mountains-as-clouds; Vaikuntha as delicate palace with banners."}

Audio Atmosphere

Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"majestic, luminous","suggested_raga":"Suryakantam","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"bright, elevated"}

Tags

• Purāṇic Literature
• Vaiṣṇava cosmology
• Vimāna imagery
• Merit narratives

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It shows a layered cosmology where merit leads through graded realms, culminating in a distinctly Vaiṣṇava destination, expressed through standardized poetic similes.

Which geographic location is identified?

No earthly site is identified; Viṣṇuloka is a cosmological realm.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

Ethical-ritual generosity is presented as producing long-term, orderly consequences within a moral cosmos.