Varaha Purana 44.10: Adhyaya 44, Shloka 10

The Vaiśākha Bright-Twelfth Observance: Worship of Hari as Jāmadagnya and Its Fruits

Devanagari script

तमायान्तमथो दृष्ट्वा ऋषिं परमवर्चसम् । कृताञ्जलिपुटो भूत्वा राजाभ्युत्थानमाकरॊत् ॥ ४४.१० ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 44.10

Transliteration

tam āyāntam atho dṛṣṭvā ṛṣiṃ paramavarcasam | kṛtāñjalipuṭo bhūtvā rājābhyutthānam ākarot || 44.10 ||

Translation

అప్పుడు పరమప్రభావశాలియైన ఋషి వస్తున్నాడని చూసి, రాజు అంజలి బద్ధుడై నమస్కరించి, గౌరవంతో లేచి స్వాగతం చేసెను.

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Word by Word

• tam: him
• tam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• āyāntam: coming/approaching
• āyāntam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ā-yā (आ√या धातु)
• Form: Śatṛ-pratyaya present active participle (शतृ/वर्तमानकृदन्त), Masculine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); qualifying tam

• atho: then/and then
• atho: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atha (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), discourse particle/conjunction (सम्बन्धबोधक)

• dṛṣṭvā: having seen
• dṛṣṭvā: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dṛś (दृश् धातु)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (क्त्वा), 'having seen'

• ṛṣim: sage
• ṛṣim: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ṛṣi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• parama-varcasam: of supreme radiance
• parama-varcasam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: parama (प्रातिपदिक) + varcas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Karmadhāraya (कर्मधारय) compound; Masculine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); adjective qualifying ṛṣim

• kṛta-añjali-puṭaḥ: with hands folded (añjali)
• kṛta-añjali-puṭaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kṛta (कृदन्त; √kṛ) + añjali (प्रातिपदिक) + puṭa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa (तत्पुरुष) compound; Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); 'one whose hands are made into añjali-cup'

• bhūtvā: having become
• bhūtvā: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhū (भू धातु)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (क्त्वा), 'having become'

• rājā: the king
• rājā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rājan (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• abhyutthānam: rising up (in respect)
• abhyutthānam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: abhi-ut-thāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• ākarot: did/performed
• ākarot: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ā-kṛ (आ√कृ धातु)
• Form: Laṅ (लङ्/Imperfect), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद), Prathama-puruṣa (3rd person/प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन)

Speaker

Narratorial voice (within Varāha Purāṇa framework; specific speaker not explicit in this verse)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Narrative
• Dharma (social ethics)
• Sanskrit Philology

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It preserves a normative model of courtly etiquette—rising and offering añjali—used in Sanskrit narrative literature to mark respect toward ascetics and learned figures.

Which geographic location is identified?

No geographic location is explicitly named in this verse; it focuses on interpersonal protocol between a king and a sage.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The verse foregrounds courteous reception and humility toward a learned or spiritually accomplished visitor, expressed through rising (abhyutthāna) and the añjali gesture.