Varaha Purana 7.13: Adhyaya 7, Shloka 13

The Sanctity of Gayā: Raibhya’s Encounter and Hymn to Viṣṇu

Gadādhara

Devanagari script

ऋगत्वा गयामन्नदानैरनेकैः । ध्रुवं सुतस्ते भविता नृपीश सुसंप्रदाता सकलक्षितीशः ॥ ७.१३ ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 7.13

Transliteration

ṛgatvā gayām annadānair anekaiḥ | dhruvaṃ sutas te bhavitā nṛpeśa susaṃpradātā sakalakṣitīśaḥ || 7.13 ||

Translation

โอ พระราชาผู้เป็นใหญ่! เมื่อเสด็จไปคยาและถวายทานอาหารเป็นอเนกประการแล้ว แน่นอนจักมีโอรสแก่พระองค์ โอรสนั้นจักเป็นผู้ให้ทานอันประเสริฐ และเป็นเจ้าเหนือแผ่นดินทั้งปวง

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Word by Word

• ऋगत्वा: having gone
• ऋगत्वा: Purvakala (पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ऋ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययभाव-कृदन्त (gerund), ‘having gone’

• गयाम्: to Gayā
• गयाम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गया (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• अन्नदानैः: with food-gifts
• अन्नदानैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्न + दान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (अन्नस्य दानानि)

• अनेकैः: many
• अनेकैः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अनेक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, तृतीया, बहुवचन; विशेषण

• ध्रुवम्: certainly
• ध्रुवम्: Nishchaya (निश्चय/Certainty marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ध्रुवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निश्चयार्थक (adverb of certainty)

• सुतः: a son
• सुतः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• ते: of you / your
• ते: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• भविता: will be
• भविता: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-भावार्थक ‘भविता’ (periphrastic future/भविष्यत्काल-कर्तरि), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; ‘will be’

• नृपीश: O lord of kings
• नृपीश: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नृप + ईश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (नृपाणाम् ईशः)

• सुसंप्रदाता: a very generous giver
• सुसंप्रदाता: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु + संप्रदाता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; उपसर्ग/उपपद-युक्त ‘संप्रदाता’ (giver), ‘सु’ उपसर्गेण विशेषण

• सकलक्षितीशः: lord of the entire earth
• सकलक्षितीशः: Visheshana (विशेषण/Predicate noun)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सकल + क्षितीश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (सकलायाः क्षितेः ईशः)

Speaker

Varāha (default attribution; speaker not explicit in excerpt)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Studies
• Ancient Geography
• Dāna (Gift-Ethics)

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

The verse reflects a Purāṇic pattern in which pilgrimage to a named tīrtha (here, Gayā) and the practice of dāna—specifically annadāna—are presented as culturally valued acts linked to royal virtue, social welfare, and dynastic continuity.

Which geographic location is identified?

Gayā is identified; in historical geography it corresponds to the Gayā region in present-day Bihar (India), widely referenced in Sanskrit literature as a major pilgrimage and ritual landscape.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The verse foregrounds annadāna (the donation of food) as a key ethical practice associated with generosity and responsible rulership, framing social support and giving as markers of exemplary leadership.