Varaha Purana 36.8: Adhyaya 36, Shloka 8

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

Devanagari script

सर्वे भूमिमिमां राजन् भुक्त्वा ते वसुधाधिपाः । इष्ट्वा च विविधैर्यज्ञैर्दिवं प्राप्स्यन्त्यसंशयम् ॥ ३६.८ ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 36.8

Transliteration

sarve bhūmim imāṃ rājan bhuktvā te vasudhādhipāḥ | iṣṭvā ca vividhair yajñair divaṃ prāpsyanty asaṃśayam || 36.8 ||

Translation

ข้าแต่พระราชา บรรดาผู้ครองแผ่นดินทั้งหลาย เมื่อได้เสวย (คือปกครอง) แผ่นดินนี้ และประกอบยัญพิธีนานาประการแล้ว ย่อมถึงสวรรค์โดยปราศจากข้อสงสัย

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Word by Word

• sarve: all
• sarve: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1), Plural; (सर्वे = all [kings])

• bhūmim: the earth/land
• bhūmim: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhūmi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया/2), Singular

• imām: this
• imām: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: idam (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
• Form: Feminine, Accusative (2), Singular; demonstrative pronoun used adjectivally

• rājan: O king
• rājan: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rājan (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Vocative (8), Singular

• bhuktvā: having enjoyed/ruled
• bhuktvā: Kriyā (पूर्वकर्म/पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhuj (धातु) + ktvā (क्त्वा)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (क्त्वान्त), ‘having enjoyed/ruled’

• te: they/those
• te: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1), Plural; pronoun referring to the kings

• vasudhādhipāḥ: lords of the earth (kings)
• vasudhādhipāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vasudhā + adhipa (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1), Plural; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (वसुधायाः अधिपाः)

• iṣṭvā: having performed sacrifices
• iṣṭvā: Kriyā (पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: yaj (धातु) + ktvā (क्त्वा)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (क्त्वान्त); iṣṭvā = having sacrificed/worshipped

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

• vividhaiḥ: with various
• vividhaiḥ: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vividha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental (तृतीया/3), Plural; agrees with yajñaiḥ

• yajñaiḥ: by/with sacrifices
• yajñaiḥ: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yajña (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental (3), Plural

• divam: heaven
• divam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: div (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Accusative (2), Singular; (divam = heaven)

• prāpsyanti: will attain
• prāpsyanti: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: āp (धातु) with preverb pra-
• Form: Luṭ (लुट्, periphrastic future / simple future sense), Parasmaipada, 3rd person, Plural

• asaṃśayam: undoubtedly
• asaṃśayam: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: a + saṃśaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Adverbial accusative (क्रियाविशेषण-रूपेण), ‘without doubt’

Speaker

Varāha (default framework; speaker not explicit in excerpt)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Studies
• Vaishnavism
• Dharmaśāstra Interface

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It reflects a common Purāṇic synthesis of political authority and ritual responsibility, presenting ideal kingship as governance of land coupled with public sacrificial patronage—an ethic frequently used to frame legitimacy and merit in early Sanskrit textual cultures.

Which geographic location is identified?

No specific pilgrimage site or named geography is mentioned in this verse; the reference is general—'this earth/land' (imāṃ bhūmim)—used as a political and cosmological category rather than a mapped location.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The verse promotes an ethic of responsible rulership and ritual patronage: rulers who govern the earth and support diverse yajñas are portrayed as accruing merit leading to heavenly attainment, emphasizing accountability in power and public religious-ritual life as a cultural ideal.