Varaha Purana 211.2: Adhyaya 211, Shloka 2

Methods for the Removal of Sin and the Eulogy of Prabodhinī Ekādaśī/Dvādaśī

Devanagari script

नारद उवाच ॥ समः सर्वेषु भूतेषु स्थावरेषु चरेषु च ॥ धर्मराज महाबाहो पितृतुल्यपराक्रम ॥

Sanskrit recitationVaraha Purana 211.2

Transliteration

nārada uvāca || samaḥ sarveṣu bhūteṣu sthāvareṣu careṣu ca || dharmarāja mahābāho pitṛtulyaparākrama ||

Translation

నారదుడు అన్నాడు—స్థావర, జంగమ సమస్త భూతాల పట్ల మీరు సమభావంతో ఉంటారు. ఓ ధర్మరాజా, మహాబాహో, పితృసమాన పరాక్రముడా.

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Word by Word

• नारदः: Nārada
• नारदः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नारद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (क्रिया/Verbal action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद

• समः: equal, impartial
• समः: Visheshana (विशेषण/Predicate adjective)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• सर्वेषु: in all
• सर्वेषु: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Locative)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), बहुवचन (Plural)

• भूतेषु: in beings
• भूतेषु: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भूत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), बहुवचन (Plural)

• स्थावरेषु: in immobile (beings)
• स्थावरेषु: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्थावर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), बहुवचन (Plural)

• चरेषु: in mobile (beings)
• चरेषु: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), बहुवचन (Plural)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• धर्मराज: O Dharma-king (Yama)
• धर्मराज: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धर्म + राज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-प्रथमा (Vocative), एकवचन (Singular)

• महाबाहो: O mighty-armed one
• महाबाहो: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा + बाहु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-प्रथमा (Vocative), एकवचन (Singular)

• पितृतुल्यपराक्रम: O you whose valor is like a father’s
• पितृतुल्यपराक्रम: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पितृ + तुल्य + पराक्रम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-प्रथमा (Vocative), एकवचन (Singular)

Speaker

Nārada

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Dialogue
• Dharma-śāstra Themes
• Vaiṣṇavism (textual corpus context)

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It frames Yama (Dharmarāja) as an impartial moral authority, reflecting the Purāṇic integration of ethical jurisprudence into narrative dialogue.

Which geographic location is identified?

No geographic site is named in this verse; it is primarily a doctrinal address within a dialogue.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The verse highlights impartiality toward all beings (moving and unmoving) as a defining trait of righteous authority.