Varaha Purana 144.5: Adhyaya 144, Shloka 5

The Māhātmya of Someśvara and Related Liṅgas: The Liberation-Field of Triveṇī and the Śālagrāma Sacred Landscape

Devanagari script

तस्य पुत्रो महाभागो सर्वकर्मपरायणः ॥ वसुदेवो गृहे जातो यादवानाṃ कुलोद्वहः ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 144.5

Transliteration

tasya putro mahābhāgo sarvakarmaparāyaṇaḥ || vasudevo gṛhe jāto yādavānāṃ kulodvahaḥ ||

Translation

บุตรของเขาเป็นผู้มีมหาภาคะ มุ่งมั่นในกิจแห่งธรรมทุกประการ วาสุเทวะได้บังเกิดในเรือนนั้น เป็นผู้ทรงเกียรติผู้ค้ำจุนวงศ์ยาทวะ

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Word by Word

• तस्य: of him/of that (person)
• तस्य: सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/षष्ठी), एकवचन (Singular); सर्वनाम (pronoun)

• पुत्रः: son
• पुत्रः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/प्रथमा), एकवचन (Singular)

• महाभागः: very fortunate / illustrious
• महाभागः: कर्ता-विशेषण (Subject qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महाभाग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण (adjective) पुत्रस्य; समासः: महा + भाग (कर्मधारय)

• सर्वकर्मपरायणः: devoted to all duties
• सर्वकर्मपरायणः: कर्ता-विशेषण (Subject qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व-कर्म-परायण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण; समासः: सर्व + कर्म (षष्ठी/तत्पुरुष) + परायण (तत्पुरुष: कर्मेषु परायणः)

• वसुदेवः: Vasudeva
• वसुदेवः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वसुदेव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; व्यक्तिनाम (proper noun)

• गृहे: in (the) house
• गृहे: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गृह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/सप्तमी), एकवचन

• जातः: born
• जातः: कर्ता-विशेषण (Predicate adjective)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: जन् (धातु) + त (क्त/कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; वसुदेवस्य विशेषण

• यादवानाम्: of the Yadavas
• यादवानाम्: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यादव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन (Plural)

• कुलोद्वहः: uplifter of the lineage
• कुलोद्वहः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject; apposition to वसुदेवः)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुल-उद्वह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; समासः: कुलस्य उद्वहः (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)

Speaker

Varāha (default dialogue framework)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Genealogy
• Vaiṣṇavism
• Sanskrit Philology

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It situates Vasudeva within a Purāṇic genealogical frame, reflecting how epic–Purāṇic literature preserves dynastic memory and social ideals of dharma-oriented household leadership.

Which geographic location is identified?

No explicit location is named in this verse; it functions primarily as a lineage statement within a broader chapter that later references Śālagrāma and mountainous terrain.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The verse foregrounds sarvakarmaparāyaṇatā—steadfast commitment to one’s rightful duties—as an exemplary trait of an ideal lineage-bearer.