Varaha Purana 52.4: Adhyaya 52, Shloka 4

The Genealogy of Trivarṇa, Manohvā, and the Akṣa Lineage, with the Construction of the Nine-Gated City

Devanagari script

एते पूर्वं दस्यवः स्युस्ततो राज्ञा वशीकृताः । अमूर्ता इव ते सर्वे चक्रुरायतनं शुभम् ॥ ५२.४ ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 52.4

Transliteration

ete pūrvaṃ dasyavaḥ syus tato rājñā vaśīkṛtāḥ | amūrtā iva te sarve cakrur āyatanaṃ śubham || 52.4 ||

Translation

ชนเหล่านี้เดิมเป็นดาสยุ ต่อมาถูกพระราชาทรงปราบให้อยู่ในอำนาจ แล้วพวกเขาทั้งหมดประหนึ่งไร้รูปกาย ได้ร่วมกันสร้างอายตนะอันเป็นมงคล (สถานศักดิ์สิทธิ์) ขึ้น

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Word by Word

• ete: these

• pūrvam: formerly/previously

• dasyavaḥ: dāsyus (raiders/outside groups)

• syuḥ: would be/are said to be

• tataḥ: then/thereafter

• rājñā: by the king

• vaśīkṛtāḥ: subdued/brought under control

• amūrtāḥ: formless/incorporeal

• iva: as if

• te: they

• sarve: all

• cakruḥ: they made/did

• āyatanam: abode/sanctuary/temple-site

• śubham: auspicious/splendid

Speaker

Varāha (default dialogue frame; explicit speaker not stated in the fragment)

Tags

• Purāṇic Literature
• Vaiṣṇavism
• Ancient Indian Polity
• Temple Studies

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

The verse preserves a Purāṇic memory of social groups described as 'dāsyu' being integrated or subdued under royal authority, followed by the construction of an auspicious sacred site—reflecting themes of polity, settlement, and institutionalized worship spaces in early textual historiography.

Which geographic location is identified?

No explicit toponym is present in this verse alone; the location would need to be inferred from surrounding verses in Adhyāya 52 that likely specify the site associated with the 'āyatana' (sanctuary).

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The passage implicitly prioritizes ordered governance and the establishment of auspicious communal institutions (a sacred sanctuary) as markers of societal transformation, without prescribing sectarian obligation.