Varaha Purana 153.12: Adhyaya 153, Shloka 12

The Glory of the Mathurā Sacred Landscape: Saṃyamana Tīrtha and the Twelve Sacred Forests

Devanagari script

प्रासादेषु च रम्येषु नदीनाṃ पुलिनेṣu च॥ प्रजाः पालयतस्तस्य दानानि ददतस्तथा॥

Sanskrit recitationVaraha Purana 153.12

Transliteration

prāsādeṣu ca ramyeṣu nadīnāṃ pulineṣu ca | prajāḥ pālayatas tasya dānāni dadatas tathā ||

Translation

ทั้งในปราสาทอันรื่นรมย์ และบนสันดอนทรายแห่งสายน้ำด้วย ขณะทรงอภิบาลประชาราษฎร์ พระองค์ก็ทรงถวายทานตามสมควร

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Word by Word

• प्रासादेषु: in palaces
• प्रासादेषु: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रासाद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय/Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• रम्येषु: pleasant/beautiful
• रम्येषु: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रम्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), बहुवचन; विशेषण of प्रासादेषु (and implied places)

• नदीनाम्: of rivers
• नदीनाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नदी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन

• पुलिनेṣu: on sandbanks
• पुलिनेṣu: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुलिन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय/Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• प्रजाः: subjects/people
• प्रजाः: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रजा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन

• पालयतः: of (him) protecting
• पालयतः: Karta (कर्ता/Agent, in genitive absolute-like construction)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पाल् (धातु)
• Form: वर्तमानकाले शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (present active participle), षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; ‘of (him) protecting’

• तस्य: of him
• तस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• दानानि: gifts/donations
• दानानि: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), बहुवचन; here as object of ‘giving’ (2nd)

• ददतः: of (him) giving
• ददतः: Karta (कर्ता/Agent, in genitive construction)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: वर्तमानकाले शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (present active participle), षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; ‘of (him) giving’

• तथा: thus/likewise
• तथा: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण/Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक अव्यय (adverb of manner)

Speaker

Narrator (default framework: Varāha → Pṛthivī)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Dharma (Royal Duties)
• Ancient Geography
• Purāṇic Narrative

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It encapsulates two standard ideals of kingship in Sanskrit sources—protection of subjects (prajā-pālana) and charitable giving (dāna)—useful for comparative study with Dharmaśāstra and Itihāsa-Purāṇa ethics.

Which geographic location is identified?

No single named location is given; the verse points to riverine spaces (nadī-pulina) as socially meaningful settings.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

A ruler’s legitimacy is linked to safeguarding the populace and practicing generosity, presented here as concurrent responsibilities.