Varaha Purana 180.2: Adhyaya 180, Shloka 2

The Glory of Dhruva-Tīrtha: Rules of Ancestor Libations and Śrāddha, and the Consequences of Lineage-Continuity

Devanagari script

अस्यां पुर्यां तु राजा आसीद्धार्मिकः सत्यविक्रमः ॥ चन्द्रसेनेति नाम्ना च यज्वा दानहिते रतः

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 180.2

Transliteration

asyāṁ puryāṁ tu rājāsīd dhārmikaḥ satyavikramaḥ || candraseneti nāmnā ca yajvā dānahite rataḥ

Translation

ในนครนี้มีพระราชาองค์หนึ่ง ผู้ทรงธรรมและทรงวีรภาพอันสัตย์จริง นามว่า จันทรเสนะ; ทรงเป็นผู้ประกอบยัญญะ และทรงมุ่งมั่นในการให้ทานอันเป็นกุศล

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Word by Word

• अस्याम्: in this
• अस्याम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी विभक्ति, एकवचन; निर्देशक-विशेषण (in this)

• पुर्याम्: in the city
• पुर्याम्: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुरी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी विभक्ति, एकवचन

• तु: indeed/but
• तु: Sambandha-bodhaka (सम्बन्धबोधक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात

• राजा: a king
• राजा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन

• आसीत्: was
• आसीत्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect/Past), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• धार्मिकः: righteous
• धार्मिकः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: धार्मिक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (righteous)

• सत्यविक्रमः: Satyavikrama (name/epithet)
• सत्यविक्रमः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सत्य + विक्रम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (सत्यः विक्रमः यस्य/सत्य-विक्रमः = true in valor)

• चन्द्रसेन: Candrasena
• चन्द्रसेन: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चन्द्र + सेन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन (नाम); तत्पुरुषः (चन्द्रस्य सेना/चन्द्र-सेन)

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha-bodhaka (सम्बन्धबोधक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; उद्धरण/इत्यर्थ (quotative)

• नाम्ना: by name
• नाम्ना: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नामन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया विभक्ति (instrumental/3rd), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय

• यज्वा: a sacrificer
• यज्वा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यज् (धातु) + क्विप् (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्विप्-प्रत्ययान्त कर्तृवाचक कृदन्त; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन (one who performs sacrifices)

• दानहिते: in charitable deeds
• दानहिते: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दान + हित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (दानस्य हिते = in the welfare/act of giving)

• रतः: devoted/engaged
• रतः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रम् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन; (engaged/delighted)

Speaker

Varāha

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Dharma Literature
• Historical Narrative

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It provides a classic Purāṇic ‘exemplary king’ profile—linking sovereignty with yajña and dāna—useful for studying normative political ethics in Sanskrit narrative.

Which geographic location is identified?

The verse references “this city” without naming it; the location must be inferred from the broader Dhruva-tīrtha narrative context.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

It promotes an ethical model of rulership grounded in righteousness, ritual responsibility, and public welfare through generosity.