Varaha Purana 11.3: Adhyaya 11, Shloka 3

Hospitality at Gauramukha’s Hermitage and the Power of the Wish-Fulfilling Jewel

Pūrva Bhāga · Narrative Frame: Royal Reception and Ritual Hospitality

Devanagari script

तस्य प्रविष्टस्य ततो राज्ञः परमहर्षितः । चकार पूजां धर्मात्मा तदा गौरमुखो मुनिः ॥ ११.३ ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 11.3

Transliteration

tasya praviṣṭasya tato rājñaḥ paramaharṣitaḥ | cakāra pūjāṃ dharmātmā tadā gauramukho muniḥ || 11.3 ||

ITRANS transliteration

Translation

เมื่อพระราชาเสด็จเข้าไปแล้ว ฤๅษีโคระมุขะผู้ทรงธรรมยิ่งก็ยินดีเป็นอย่างยิ่ง และได้ประกอบพิธีบูชาและต้อนรับด้วยเกียรติ

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Word by Word

• tasya: of him
• Type: Noun
• Form: षष्ठी (Genitive), एकवचन; सर्वनाम
• Role: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• praviṣṭasya: of (him) having entered
• Type: Verb
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (Past Passive Participle) used adjectivally; पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन—‘having entered/of the one who entered’
• Role: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Root: praviṣṭa (कृदन्त, √viś with pra-, क्त)

• tatas: then
• Type: Indeclinable
• Form: अव्ययम्—अनुक्रम (thereupon)
• Role: Kāla (काल)
• Root: tatas (अव्यय)

• rājñaḥ: of the king
• Type: Noun
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन
• Role: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Root: rājan (प्रातिपदिक)

• parama-harṣitaḥ: greatly delighted
• Type: Adjective
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मधारयः—‘परमं हर्षितः’
• Role: Karta (कर्ता)
• Root: parama + harṣita (कृदन्त, √hṛṣ, क्त)

• cakāra: did; performed
• Type: Verb
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्
• Role: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Root: √kṛ (धातु)

• pūjām: worship; honoring
• Type: Noun
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन
• Role: Karma (कर्म)
• Root: pūjā (प्रातिपदिक)

• dharmātmā: righteous-minded
• Type: Adjective
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; बहुव्रीहिः—‘धर्मः आत्मा यस्य’ (righteous-souled)
• Role: Karta (कर्ता)
• Root: dharma + ātman (प्रातिपदिक)

• tadā: then
• Type: Indeclinable
• Form: अव्ययम्—कालवाचक (then)
• Role: Kāla (काल)
• Root: tadā (अव्यय)

• gaura-mukhaḥ: Gauramukha
• Type: Noun
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मधारयः/नाम—‘गौरं मुखं यस्य’ (proper name)
• Role: Karta (कर्ता)
• Root: gaura + mukha (प्रातिपदिक)

• muniḥ: the sage
• Type: Noun
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन
• Role: Karta (कर्ता)
• Root: muni (प्रातिपदिक)

Sandhi Notes

• paramaharṣitaḥ = parama + harṣitaḥ

Speaker and setting

Shanta rasaSetting: Āśrama courtyard/ritual space

Speaker

Varāha

The teaching

Kind of teaching

Dharma as embodied practice

Subjects

EthicsCultural HeritageRitual Practice

Core idea

Dharma is not abstract: it appears as concrete acts—welcome, honor, and joyful service.

In practice

Treat visitors (teachers, elders, seekers) with timely respect—seat, water, kind words—according to one’s means.

Dharma

Cross references

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Narrative
• Dharma Ethics
• Sanskrit Philology

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It reflects a common Purāṇic narrative motif: the formal reception of a ruler by an ascetic authority figure, illustrating ideals of courtly-ascetic relations and ritualized hospitality.

Which geographic location is identified?

No geographic location is named in this verse fragment; it focuses on the encounter between the king and the sage Gauramukha.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The verse foregrounds dharmic conduct expressed through respectful reception (pūjā) and disciplined social etiquette, presenting hospitality and honor as ethical practices.