Varaha Purana 137.27: Adhyaya 137, Shloka 27

The Tale of the Vulture and the She-Jackal: The Māhātmya of the Saukarava Sacred Field

Devanagari script

कलिङ्गो जरया युक्तो पुत्रं राज्येऽभ्यषेचयत् ॥ राज्यं दत्त्वा वरारोहे यथान्यायं कुलोद्भवम् ॥

Sanskrit recitationVaraha Purana 137.27

Transliteration

kaliṅgo jarayā yukto putraṃ rājye 'bhyaṣecayat || rājyaṃ dattvā varārohe yathā-nyāyaṃ kulodbhavam ||

Translation

กาลิงคะผู้ถูกความชราครอบงำ ได้ประกอบพิธีอภิเษกสถาปนาบุตรขึ้นครองราชย์ ครั้นมอบราชอาณาจักรแล้ว โอ้สตรีผู้สะโพกงาม เขากระทำตามธรรมเนียมอันชอบธรรม โดยตั้งผู้เกิดในวงศ์สกุลขึ้นแทน

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Word by Word

• कलिङ्गः: Kaliṅga (king/person)
• कलिङ्गः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कलिङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• जरया: with old age
• जरया: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जरा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), एकवचन (Singular)

• युक्तः: endowed/afflicted (with)
• युक्तः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: युज् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त-प्रत्यय)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (Past Passive Participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifying) कलिङ्गः

• पुत्रम्: son
• पुत्रम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन

• राज्ये: in the kingdom / to the throne
• राज्ये: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राज्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative), एकवचन

• अभ्यषेचयत्: anointed (installed)
• अभ्यषेचयत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अभि + सिच् (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (Imperfect/Past), परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

• राज्यम्: kingdom
• राज्यम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राज्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• दत्त्वा: having given
• दत्त्वा: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु) + त्वा (क्त्वा-प्रत्यय)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (Gerund/Absolutive), पूर्वक्रिया (prior action)

• वरारोहे: O fair-hipped one
• वरारोहे: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वर + आरोह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन; कर्मधारय-समास (वरः + आरोहः)

• यथा: according to
• यथा: Kriya-vishesana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; उपमान/प्रकारवाचक (manner: 'as/according to')

• न्यायम्: proper rule/justice
• न्यायम्: Kriya-vishesana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: न्याय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; अव्ययीभावार्थे (as per rule)

• कुलोद्भवम्: born of the lineage
• कुलोद्भवम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कुल + उद्भव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (कुलस्य उद्भवः) विशेषणम् (qualifying पुत्रम्)

Speaker

Varāha (default—speaker not explicit in the fragment)

Tags

• Purāṇic Genealogy
• Dharmaśāstra Resonances
• Ancient Kingship
• Cultural Heritage

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

Though legendary, it mirrors normative ideals of succession (abhiṣeka, rightful lineage), offering evidence of political-ethical models embedded in Purāṇic narrative.

Which geographic location is identified?

The name “Kaliṅga” functions as a regional-ethnonym; the verse itself does not specify a precise site, but evokes an eastern Indian cultural-geographic horizon in broader scholarship.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

Legitimate transfer of authority is framed as “yathā-nyāya”—in accordance with propriety and lineage norms.