Varaha Purana 183.29: Adhyaya 183, Shloka 29

Installation of a Clay Icon (Mṛnmayārcā) and the Ritual Protocol of Worship

Devanagari script

तुष्टो ददाति कृच्छ्रेण ग्राममात्रं नराधिपः ॥ आब्रह्मपदपर्यन्तं हेलया यच्छते गुरुः ॥

Sanskrit recitationVaraha Purana 183.29

Transliteration

tuṣṭo dadāti kṛcchreṇa grāmamātraṃ narādhipaḥ || ābrahmapada-paryantaṃ helayā yacchate guruḥ ||

Translation

แม้กษัตริย์จะพอพระทัย ก็ยังประทานได้ด้วยความยากลำบากเพียงเท่าหมู่บ้านหนึ่งเท่านั้น; แต่ครูบาอาจารย์ย่อมประทานได้โดยง่าย แม้ถึงฐานะพรหมา

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Word by Word

• तुष्टः: pleased
• तुष्टः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तुष् (धातु) + क्त (कृत्)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past participle used adjectivally), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• ददाति: gives
• ददाति: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: लट् (present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• कृच्छ्रेण: with difficulty; reluctantly
• कृच्छ्रेण: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृच्छ्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग (प्रयोगे), तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; क्रियाविशेषणवत्

• ग्राम-मात्रम्: only a village (just a village)
• ग्राम-मात्रम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ग्राम (प्रातिपदिक) + मात्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (विशेष्य-विशेषणभावः: ‘ग्राम एव मात्रम्’), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• नर-अधिपः: king; lord of men
• नर-अधिपः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर (प्रातिपदिक) + अधिप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (षष्ठी: ‘नराणाम् अधिपः’), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• आ-ब्रह्म-पद-पर्यन्तम्: up to the state/position of Brahmā
• आ-ब्रह्म-पद-पर्यन्तम्: Deśa/Parimāṇa (देश/परिमाण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: आ (उपसर्ग/अव्यय) + ब्रह्मपद (प्रातिपदिक) + पर्यन्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-समास (आ + X), द्वितीया-एकवचनरूपेण अव्ययवत्; सीमा/पर्यवसानवाचक (up to the limit)

• हेलया: casually; with disregard
• हेलया: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हेला (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; क्रियाविशेषणवत्

• यच्छते: grants; bestows
• यच्छते: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: यम् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपदम् (यच्छते)

• गुरुः: the teacher
• गुरुः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गुरु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

Speaker

Varāha (default, per dialogue framework)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇa
• Political Culture
• Teacher-Student Culture

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It contrasts political and pedagogical authority, illustrating how Purāṇic discourse elevates the teacher’s role in conferring status and merit.

Which geographic location is identified?

No geographic location is mentioned.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

To recognize the formative power of learning and guidance, not only material patronage.