Varaha Purana 149.98: Adhyaya 149, Shloka 98

The Sacred Geography and Merit of Dvārakā

Devanagari script

सर्वभागवतप्रीतिं समुद्रतटमाश्रितः ॥ अहं रामेण सहितः सा चाप्येकादशी शुभा ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 149.98

Transliteration

sarvabhāgavataprītiṃ samudrataṭam āśritaḥ || ahaṃ rāmeṇa sahitaḥ sā cāpy ekādaśī śubhā

Translation

เมื่ออาศัยอยู่ ณ ชายฝั่งมหาสมุทร สถานที่นี้ยังความปีติแก่ภักตะทั้งปวงของพระผู้เป็นเจ้า ข้าพเจ้าอยู่ที่นั่นพร้อมกับพระราม และวันเอกาทศีก็เป็นมงคลด้วย

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• सर्वभागवतप्रीतिम्: devotion/affection for all devotees
• सर्वभागवतप्रीतिम्: कर्म (Karma)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व-भागवत-प्रीति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (f.), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Acc. 2), एकवचन (sg.); समासः—षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (भागवतस्य प्रीतिः), पूर्वपद-विशेषणम् ‘सर्व’

• समुद्रतटम्: the seashore
• समुद्रतटम्: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa)
• Type: Noun
• Root: समुद्र-तट (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (n.), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Acc. 2), एकवचन (sg.); समासः—षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (समुद्रस्य तटः)

• आश्रितः: having resorted to / dwelling at
• आश्रितः: कर्ता (Karta)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आ-श्रि (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृत्-प्रत्ययान्त (past participle, क्त), पुल्लिङ्ग (m.), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nom. 1), एकवचन (sg.); क्रियाविशेषण-भावेन ‘स्थितः/आश्रितः’

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: कर्ता (Karta)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम (pronoun), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nom. 1), एकवचन (sg.)

• रामेण: with Rama
• रामेण: सहकारक/सह (Sahakāraka; accompaniment)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग (m.), तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instr. 3), एकवचन (sg.)

• सहितः: accompanied (together)
• सहितः: कर्ता (Karta)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सह (उपसर्ग/अव्यय) + इ (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त) / ‘सहित’ (प्रातिपदिकवत्)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past participle used adjectivally), पुल्लिङ्ग (m.), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nom. 1), एकवचन (sg.)

• सा: she/that (f.)
• सा: कर्ता (Karta)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम (pronoun), स्त्रीलिङ्ग (f.), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nom. 1), एकवचन (sg.)

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (coordination)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-बोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• अपि: also
• अपि: सम्बन्ध/निपात (particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (particle); अर्थः—‘also/even’

• एकादशी: Ekādaśī (the 11th lunar day)
• एकादशी: कर्ता (Karta)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एकादशी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (f.), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nom. 1), एकवचन (sg.)

• शुभा: auspicious
• शुभा: विशेषण (Viśeṣaṇa)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (f.), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nom. 1), एकवचन (sg.); विशेषणम् (qualifying ‘एकादशी’)

Speaker

Varāha (Viṣṇu)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Coastal Sacred Geography
• Vaiṣṇava Calendrics
• Purāṇic Pilgrimage

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It connects a coastal sacred setting with devotional observance (Ekādaśī), showing how Purāṇic texts map religious calendars onto physical landscapes.

Which geographic location is identified?

The verse identifies a coastal zone (samudrataṭa) but does not specify a named modern location; it may relate to a broader tīrtha network associated with the preceding narrative.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

It promotes mindful calendrical observance and respectful engagement with heritage landscapes, framed as a cultural practice that fosters communal devotion.