Varaha Purana 98.10: Adhyaya 98, Shloka 10

Chapter on the Sacred Hill Episode: Satyatapā and the Marvel of Varāha

Devanagari script

प्रभाते विमले प्राप्तमिन्द्रलोकमिति स्मृतिः ॥ अथेन्द्रेण सुराः सर्वे यक्षगन्धर्वकिन्नरैः ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 98.10

Transliteration

prabhāte vimale prāptam indralokam iti smṛtiḥ || athendreṇa surāḥ sarve yakṣagandharvakinnaraiḥ ||

Translation

ตามคำบอกเล่าที่สืบจำกันมา ในยามอรุณอันผ่องใส เขาได้บรรลุถึงอินทรโลก แล้วต่อมา พร้อมด้วยพระอินทร์ เหล่าเทพทั้งปวง รวมทั้งยักษะ คันธรรพะ และกินนร ได้มาชุมนุมกัน

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Word by Word

• प्रभाते: in the morning
• प्रभाते: कालाधिकरण (Temporal locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रभात (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• विमले: pure, clear
• विमले: विशेषण (Adjectival)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विमल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (प्रभाते)

• प्राप्तम्: was attained/reached
• प्राप्तम्: क्रिया (Predicate; impersonal/passive)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + आप्/आप् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; भावे/कर्मणि—‘(was) reached/attained’

• इन्द्रलोकम्: Indra’s world (heaven)
• इन्द्रलोकम्: कर्म (Goal/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इन्द्र + लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (इन्द्रस्य लोकः)

• इति: thus
• इति: वाक्यनिपात (Quotative)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: उद्धरण/समाप्त्यर्थक-अव्यय (quotative particle)

• स्मृतिः: tradition/statement; remembrance
• स्मृतिः: कर्ता (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्मृति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• अथ: then
• अथ: वाक्यनिपात (Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अनन्तरार्थक-अव्यय (sequence particle: then/now)

• इन्द्रेण: by Indra
• इन्द्रेण: करण/कर्ता (Agent/Instrumental)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• सुराः: gods
• सुराः: कर्ता (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: विशेषण (Adjectival)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (सुराः)

• यक्षगन्धर्वकिन्नरैः: with Yakṣas, Gandharvas, and Kinnaras
• यक्षगन्धर्वकिन्नरैः: सहकारक (Association/सह)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यक्ष + गन्धर्व + किन्नर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; इतरेतर-द्वन्द्वः (यक्षाश्च गन्धर्वाश्च किन्नराश्च)

Speaker

Varāha

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Cosmology
• Mythic Beings

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It illustrates Purāṇic cosmological topography (Indraloka) and the narrative convention of citing ‘smṛti’ as a traditional authority marker for transmitted accounts.

Which geographic location is identified?

Indraloka is a cosmological (mythic) realm rather than a terrestrial location; the verse shifts from Himalayan sacred geography to heavenly space.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The implied principle is that sustained discipline and moral transformation culminate in elevated states of being, represented here as attainment of a higher realm.