Varaha Purana 36.2: Adhyaya 36, Shloka 2

Account of the Maṇija Kings and a Hymn to Govinda Leading to Liberation

Devanagari script

योऽसौ सुप्रभानामासीत्त स त्वं राजन् कृते युगे । जातोऽसि नाम्ना विख्यातः प्रजापाल इति शोभनः ॥ ३६.२ ॥

Sanskrit recitationVaraha Purana 36.2

Transliteration

yo'sau suprabhānāmāsīt sa tvaṃ rājan kṛte yuge | jāto'si nāmnā vikhyātaḥ prajā-pāla iti śobhanaḥ || 36.2 ||

Translation

ข้าแต่พระราชา ในกฤตยุค ท่านผู้นั้นเองที่เคยมีนามว่า “สุปรภา” บัดนี้พระองค์บังเกิดและเป็นที่เลื่องลือด้วยนาม “ประชาปาละ” โอ้ผู้รุ่งเรือง

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Word by Word

• यः: who
• यः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; सम्बन्धक (relative pronoun)

• असौ: that (person)
• असौ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अदस् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; निर्देश (demonstrative)

• सुप्रभानाम: of the Suprabhās
• सुप्रभानाम: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुप्रभा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th case), बहुवचन; सम्बन्ध (genitive)

• आसीत्: was
• आसीत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; मध्यमपुरुष-सर्वनाम

• राजन्: O king
• राजन्: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन

• कृते: in the Kṛta (age)
• कृते: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (युगे इति)

• युगे: in the age
• युगे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन

• जातः: born
• जातः: Karta (कर्ता/अवस्था)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जन् (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• असि: are
• असि: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• नाम्ना: by name
• नाम्ना: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नामन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd case), एकवचन; करण (instrumental: 'by name')

• विख्यातः: renowned
• विख्यातः: Karta (कर्ता/गुण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि + ख्या (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषणरूपेण

• प्रजापालः: Protector of subjects (Prajāpāla)
• प्रजापालः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रजा + पाल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (प्रजायाः पालः)

• इति: thus/called
• इति: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/वाक्यचिह्न)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; उद्धरण/इत्यर्थक-निपात

• शोभनः: splendid/auspicious
• शोभनः: Karta (कर्ता/गुण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शोभन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (त्वम्/प्रजापालः)

Speaker

Varāha (default, per dialogue framework)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Vaishnavism
• Purāṇic Genealogy
• Yuga Theory

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It reflects a common Purāṇic narrative device: linking present figures to earlier yuga identities to structure genealogy, legitimacy, and moral exempla within cyclical time.

Which geographic location is identified?

No specific geographic site is named in this verse; the focus is on yuga chronology and personal identification.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

Implicitly, the verse frames kingship as guardianship—expressed through the name Prajāpāla (“protector of the people”)—highlighting a normative ideal of responsible rule.