Varaha Purana 62.11: Adhyaya 62, Shloka 11

Instruction on the ‘Health Vow’ and the Rite of Solar Worship

Devanagari script

तं दृष्ट्वा सारथिं प्राह पद्ममेतत् समानय । इदं तु शिरसा बिभ्रत् सर्वलोकस्य सन्निधौ । श्लाघनीयो भविष्यामि तस्मादाहर माचिरम् ॥ ६२.११ ॥

Sanskrit recitationVaraha Purana 62.11

Transliteration

taṁ dṛṣṭvā sārathiṁ prāha padmam etat samānaya | idaṁ tu śirasā bibhrat sarvalokasya sannidhau | ślāghanīyo bhaviṣyāmi tasmād āhara māciram || 62.11 ||

Translation

ครั้นทอดพระเนตรแล้ว พระองค์ตรัสแก่สารถีว่า “จงนำดอกบัวนี้มา. เมื่อเราทรงเชิดไว้เหนือเศียรต่อหน้ามหาชนทั้งปวง เราจักเป็นผู้ควรแก่การสรรเสริญ; เพราะฉะนั้นจงนำมาโดยเร็ว อย่าชักช้า.”

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Word by Word

• tam: him
• tam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः (Accusative), एकवचनम्; सर्वनाम-रूपम्

• dṛṣṭvā: having seen
• dṛṣṭvā: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dṛś (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (Absolutive/Gerund), ‘having seen’

• sārathim: the charioteer
• sārathim: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sārathi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्

• prāha: said
• prāha: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ah (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकारः (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुषः, एकवचनम्; परस्मैपदम्

• padmam: lotus
• padmam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: padma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्

• etat: this
• etat: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: etad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; विशेषणम् (padmam इति)

• samānaya: bring (fetch)
• samānaya: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam-ā-nī (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकारः (Imperative), मध्यम-पुरुषः, एकवचनम्; परस्मैपदम्

• idam: this (thing)
• idam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; सर्वनाम-रूपम्

• tu: indeed/but
• tu: Sambandha/Avadhāraṇa (सम्बन्ध/अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: निपातः/अवधारणार्थक-अव्यय (particle: ‘but/indeed’)

• śirasā: with (my) head
• śirasā: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śiras (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, तृतीया-विभक्तिः (Instrumental), एकवचनम्

• bibhrat: bearing (carrying)
• bibhrat: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhṛ (धातु)
• Form: शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त वर्तमान-कृदन्त (Present active participle), प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्, पुंलिङ्गे; ‘bearing/carrying’

• sarvalokasya: of the whole world
• sarvalokasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva-loka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासः: कर्मधारयः (sarvaḥ lokaḥ); पुंलिङ्गे, षष्ठी-विभक्तिः (Genitive), एकवचनम्

• sannidhau: in the presence
• sannidhau: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sannidhi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, सप्तमी-विभक्तिः (Locative), एकवचनम्

• ślāghanīyaḥ: praiseworthy
• ślāghanīyaḥ: Kartṛ-sāmānādhikaraṇa (कर्तृसमानाधिकरण/प्रेडिकेट)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ślāghanīya (प्रातिपदिक; कृदन्त-विशेषण)
• Form: णीयत्-प्रत्ययान्त (gerundive: ‘to be praised’), प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्, पुंलिङ्गे

• bhaviṣyāmi: I will become
• bhaviṣyāmi: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhū (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकारः (Simple Future), उत्तम-पुरुषः, एकवचनम्; परस्मैपदम्

• tasmāt: therefore
• tasmāt: Hetu (हेतु)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तस्मात्-इति अव्ययीभूत-रूपम्; अपादानार्थे (ablatival adverb: ‘therefore/from that’)

• āhara: bring
• āhara: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ā-hṛ (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकारः (Imperative), मध्यम-पुरुषः, एकवचनम्; परस्मैपदम्

• mā: do not
• mā: Pratiṣedha (प्रतिषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: mā (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-निपातः (prohibitive particle: ‘do not’)

• ciram: long (time)
• ciram: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: cira (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of time)

Speaker

Varāha (default speaker attribution within the Varāha–Pṛthivī dialogue framework; immediate narrative speaker not explicitly named in excerpt)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Narrative
• Sanskrit Philology
• Cultural Heritage

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It reflects a courtly/public culture in which visible acts (such as carrying a symbolic object) function as markers of honor and reputation, a recurring social motif in Purāṇic narrative literature.

Which geographic location is identified?

No specific geographic location is named in this verse fragment; it is set in a public setting (“in the presence of all people”) without a toponym.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The verse foregrounds intentional action aimed at public recognition; as a philosophical prompt, it invites reflection on motivation (seeking praise) and the social dynamics of honor in communal settings.