Varaha Purana 149.70: Adhyaya 149, Shloka 70

The Sacred Geography and Merit of Dvārakā

Devanagari script

तत्राभिषेकं कुर्वीत अष्टभक्तोषितो नरः ॥ मोदते नन्दने दिव्ये अप्सरोभिः समन्विते

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 149.70

Transliteration

tatrābhiṣekaṃ kurvīta aṣṭabhaktoṣito naraḥ || modate nandane divye apsarobhiḥ samanvite

Translation

ณ ที่นั้น บุรุษผู้พอใจด้วยวัตรปฏิบัติแปดประการพึงประกอบพิธีอภิเษก; เขาย่อมรื่นรมย์ในสวนนันทนะอันทิพย์ พร้อมด้วยเหล่าอัปสรา

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Word by Word

• tatra: there
• tatra: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक अव्यय (locative adverb)

• abhiṣekam: ablution / consecration
• abhiṣekam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: abhiṣeka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• kurvīta: should perform
• kurvīta: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √kṛ (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• aṣṭa-bhakta-oṣitaḥ: satisfied by eight offerings/servings (bhakta)
• aṣṭa-bhakta-oṣitaḥ: Karta (कर्ता) — विशेषणरूपेण
• Type: Adjective
• Root: aṣṭa (प्रातिपदिक) + bhakta (प्रातिपदिक) + √uṣ (धातु) + kta (कृत्)
• Form: समासान्त विशेषण; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषण—नरः

• naraḥ: a man
• naraḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• modate: rejoices
• modate: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √mud (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• nandane: in Nandana (Indra’s garden)
• nandane: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nandana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• divye: divine
• divye: Adhikarana (अधिकरण) — विशेषणरूपेण
• Type: Adjective
• Root: divya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; विशेषण—नन्दने

• apsarobhiḥ: with apsarases
• apsarobhiḥ: Sahārtha/Instrument (सह/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: apsaras (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन

• samanvite: accompanied / endowed (with)
• samanvite: Adhikarana (अधिकरण) — विशेषणरूपेण
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sam-anvita (प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; विशेषण—नन्दने (apsarobhiḥ samanvite)

Speaker

Varāha

Tags

• Ritual Studies
• Purāṇic Merit Narratives
• Sacred Bathing (Abhiṣeka)

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It links a ritual act (abhiṣeka) to a cosmological reward (Nandana), illustrating the Purāṇic pattern of connecting practice, place, and post-mortem or supra-mundane outcomes.

Which geographic location is identified?

Nandana is a cosmological/poetic locale (Indra’s garden) rather than a clearly mappable terrestrial site in this verse.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The verse recommends disciplined observance and ritual propriety as a pathway to auspicious outcomes.