Varaha Purana 113.62: Adhyaya 113, Shloka 62

Hymn to Varāha and Pṛthivī’s Inquiry

Prelude to the Sanatkumāra Dialogue

Devanagari script

एवं तु अक्षरोक्तोऽपि भवेत् तु परिकल्पना ॥ तावद्वर्षसहस्राणि स्वर्गलोके महीयते ॥

Sanskrit recitationVaraha Purana 113.62

Transliteration

evaṃ tu akṣarokto 'pi bhavet tu parikalpanā || tāvad varṣasahasrāṇi svargaloke mahīyate ||

Translation

ఇలా అక్షరానికక్షరం ఉచ్చరించినా అది యథావిధి ఆచరణగా పరిగణించబడుతుంది; అంతటి వేల సంవత్సరాలు స్వర్గలోకంలో గౌరవింపబడతాడు।

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Word by Word

• evam: thus
• evam: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण/Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: evam (अव्यय)
• Form: Prakāra-avyaya (adverb of manner)

• tu: but/indeed
• tu: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: Avadhāraṇa/virodha-nipāta (particle: emphasis/contrast)

• akṣara-uktaḥ: recited syllable-by-syllable
• akṣara-uktaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: akṣara + ukta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga (masculine), Prathamā vibhakti (Nominative/1st), Ekavacana (singular); tatpuruṣa: akṣaraiḥ uktaḥ / akṣaraṃ uktaḥ (as recited syllable-by-syllable)

• api: even
• api: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: Sambhāvanā/samuccaya-nipāta (particle: even/also)

• bhavet: would be / may occur
• bhavet: Kriyā (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √bhū (धातु)
• Form: Vidhiliṅ (Optative/विधिलिङ्), Prathama-puruṣa (3rd person), Ekavacana (singular), Parasmaipada

• tu: indeed
• tu: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: Avadhāraṇa-nipāta (emphatic particle)

• parikalpanā: (proper) arrangement / procedure / prescription
• parikalpanā: Karta (कर्ता/Subject; of bhavet)
• Type: Noun
• Root: parikalpanā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga (feminine), Prathamā vibhakti (Nominative/1st), Ekavacana (singular)

• tāvat: for that long
• tāvat: Kāla-parimāṇa (कालपरिमाण/Extent of time)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tāvat (अव्यय)
• Form: Parimāṇa-avyaya (adverb of extent: so long/so much)

• varṣa-sahasrāṇi: thousands of years
• varṣa-sahasrāṇi: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (कालाधिकरण/Time span)
• Type: Noun
• Root: varṣa + sahasra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napुṃsaka-liṅga (neuter), Prathamā vibhakti (Nominative/1st), Bahuvacana (plural); tatpuruṣa: varṣāṇāṃ sahasrāṇi (thousands of years)

• svarga-loke: in heaven-world
• svarga-loke: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: svarga + loka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga (masculine), Saptamī vibhakti (Locative/7th), Ekavacana (singular); tatpuruṣa: svargasya lokaḥ

• mahīyate: is honored / is exalted
• mahīyate: Kriyā (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √mah (धातु)
• Form: Laṭ lakāra (Present), Prathama-puruṣa (3rd person), Ekavacana (singular), Ātmanepada; passive/reflexive sense ‘is honored/glorified’

Speaker

Varāha (default framework)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Vaishnavism
• Mantra and Recitation Studies

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It preserves a ritual-technical idea that correct or earnest syllabic utterance can constitute an acceptable recitation, useful for the study of performance norms in Sanskrit devotional practice.

Which geographic location is identified?

No earthly location is named; svargaloka is a cosmological (heavenly) realm.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

Careful, attentive recitation is valorized, suggesting an ethic of precision and persistence in practice.