Varaha Purana 207.46: Adhyaya 207, Shloka 46

Section on the ‘Person’ who Entices Beings within the Cycle of Rebirth

Devanagari script

स स्त्रीसमृद्धं गजवाजिपूर्णं लभेदधिष्ठानवरं वरिष्ठम् ॥ धूपप्रदानेन तथा गवां च लोकानाप्नोति नरो वसूनाम्

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 207.46

Transliteration

sa strīsamṛddhaṃ gajavājipūrṇaṃ labhed adhiṣṭhānavaraṃ variṣṭham || dhūpapradānena tathā gavāṃ ca lokān āpnoti naro vasūnām

Translation

ด้วยบุญกรรมนั้น บุรุษย่อมได้ฐานะอันประเสริฐยิ่ง—อุดมด้วยสตรีและบริบูรณ์ด้วยช้างและม้า อีกทั้งด้วยการถวายธูปและการให้ทานโค ย่อมบรรลุโลกทั้งหลายอันเกี่ยวเนื่องกับเหล่าวสุ

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Word by Word

• saḥ: he / that man
• saḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन); pronoun

• strī-samṛddham: abounding in women
• strī-samṛddham: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: strī (प्रातिपदिक) + samṛddha (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया/2), Singular; adjective qualifying an implied object; समास: स्त्रीभिः समृद्धम् (instrumental-tatpuruṣa sense)

• gaja-vāji-pūrṇam: filled with elephants and horses
• gaja-vāji-pūrṇam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: gaja (प्रातिपदिक) + vāji (प्रातिपदिक) + pūrṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular; adjective; समास: गजैः वाजिभिः पूर्णम् (instrumental-tatpuruṣa sense)

• labhet: would obtain
• labhet: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √labh (लभ् धातु)
• Form: Optative (विधिलिङ्), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद)

• adhiṣṭhāna-varam: an excellent abode/seat
• adhiṣṭhāna-varam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: adhiṣṭhāna (प्रातिपदिक) + vara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular; समास: वरम् अधिष्ठानम् (appositional/karmadhāraya)

• variṣṭham: the best, most excellent
• variṣṭham: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: variṣṭha (प्रातिपदिक; superlative)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular; superlative adjective qualifying adhiṣṭhānavaram

• dhūpa-pradānena: by the offering of incense
• dhūpa-pradānena: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dhūpa (प्रातिपदिक) + pradāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental (तृतीया/3), Singular; समास: धूपस्य प्रदानम् (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)

• tathā: likewise / also
• tathā: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb (क्रियाविशेषण)

• gavām: of cows
• gavām: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: go (गो प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Genitive (षष्ठी/6), Plural (बहुवचन)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction (समुच्चयबोधक)

• lokān: worlds/realms
• lokān: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: loka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (द्वितीया/2), Plural

• āpnoti: attains
• āpnoti: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √āp (आप् धातु)
• Form: Present (लट्), 3rd person, Singular, Parasmaipada

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

• vasūnām: of the Vasus
• vasūnām: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vasu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Genitive (षष्ठी/6), Plural

Speaker

Varāha (default, instructional voice)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Studies
• Vaiṣṇavism
• Dāna (Gift) Ethics

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It reflects Purāṇic-era norms where dāna (gift-giving) and ritual offerings are framed as social-ethical acts linked to cosmological outcomes, preserving a record of religious economy and patronage.

Which geographic location is identified?

No specific geographic site is named in this verse; it is concerned with merit (phala) and post-mortem realms.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The verse promotes generosity through offerings (incense) and gifts (especially cows), presenting them as culturally valued acts with auspicious results.