Varaha Purana 91.21: Adhyaya 91, Shloka 21

The Vaiṣṇavī Goddess on Mount Mandara: Emergence of the Maidens, Construction of the Goddess-City, and Nārada’s Visit

Devanagari script

दृष्ट्वा लब्धवरं वीरं देवसैन्यान्तकं महत् । स तेन पूजितो भक्त्या तदा लोकचरो मुनिः ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 91.21

Transliteration

dṛṣṭvā labdhavaraṃ vīraṃ devasainyāntakaṃ mahat | sa tena pūjito bhaktyā tadā lokacaro muniḥ ||

Translation

వరలబ్ధుడైన మహావీరుని, దేవసైన్యనాశకుడైన మహత్తరుణ్ని చూచి, లోకచర మునిని అతడు అప్పుడు భక్తితో పూజించెను।

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• dṛṣṭvā: having seen
• dṛṣṭvā: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया/prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dṛś (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund/absolutive), ‘having seen’

• labdha-varam: having obtained a boon
• labdha-varam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/modifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: labdha + vara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (कर्मधारय/विशेषण-विशेष्य: ‘लब्धः वरः यस्य’ भावार्थ); पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण (Masculine, Accusative, Singular; adjective to vīram)

• vīram: the hero
• vīram: Karma (कर्म/object of seeing)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vīra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Masculine, Accusative, Singular)

• deva-sainya-antakam: destroyer of the gods’ army
• deva-sainya-antakam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/modifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: deva + sainya + antaka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (षष्ठी: ‘देवसैन्यस्य अन्तकः’); पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण (Masculine, Accusative, Singular; adjective to vīram)

• mahat: great, mighty
• mahat: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/modifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mahat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (Masculine, Accusative, Singular; adjective to vīram)

• saḥ: he
• saḥ: Karta (कर्ता/subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Pronoun; Masculine, Nom, Singular)

• tena: by him
• tena: Kartṛ (कर्ता/agent in passive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसक, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Pronoun; Instrumental, Singular)

• pūjitaḥ: was honored, worshipped
• pūjitaḥ: Kriyā (क्रिया/predicate; passive)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pūj (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (Masculine, Nom, Singular)

• bhaktyā: with devotion
• bhaktyā: Karaṇa (करण/means)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhakti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Feminine, Instrumental, Singular)

• tadā: then
• tadā: Kāla (काल/time)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tadā (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (temporal adverb)

• loka-caraḥ: world-wandering
• loka-caraḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/modifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: loka + cara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (उपपद: ‘लोके चरति’); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण (Masculine, Nom, Singular; adjective to muniḥ)

• muniḥ: sage
• muniḥ: Karta (कर्ता/subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: muni (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Masculine, Nominative, Singular)

Speaker

Narrator (implicit)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Narrative
• Sanskrit Philology
• Political Theology (boon-power motif)

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It preserves a literary trope where even antagonistic rulers honor sages, reflecting ideals of learned authority and diplomatic protocol in Sanskrit narrative culture.

Which geographic location is identified?

No new location is specified in this verse; it continues the court-encounter scene.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

Respect toward ascetics and learned figures is presented as a normative social value, even within adversarial settings.