Varaha Purana 116.41: Adhyaya 116, Shloka 41

An Exposition on the Causes of Happiness and Suffering

Devanagari script

अनन्यमानसो भूत्वा ततः सौख्यतरं नु किम् ॥ प्रयुक्तः सर्वदेवानां यो मामेवं प्रपूजयेत् ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 116.41

Transliteration

ananyamānaso bhūtvā tataḥ saukhyataraṃ nu kim | prayuktaḥ sarvadevānāṃ yo mām evaṃ prapūjayet ||

Translation

Ano pang higit na kaligayahan kaysa sa pagiging iisa ang isip at puso? Yaong, na ayon sa wastong pagsamba na kinikilala sa lahat ng mga diyos, ay sumasamba sa akin sa ganitong paraan, ay pinupuri.

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Word by Word

• ananya-mānasaḥ: one whose mind is undistracted/one-pointed
• ananya-mānasaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ananya (प्रातिपदिक) + mānasa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन); कर्मधारय: 'non-other (exclusive) mind' = one-pointed

• bhūtvā: having become
• bhūtvā: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √bhū (धातु)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त)

• tataḥ: from that; thereafter
• tataḥ: Apadana (अपादान)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatas (अव्यय/तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त)
• Form: Adverb (क्रियाविशेषण)

• saukhyataram: more pleasant/happier
• saukhyataram: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: saukhyatara (प्रातिपदिक; tara-तुलनात्मक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative/Accusative (प्रथमा/1 or द्वितीया/2), Singular (एकवचन)

• nu: indeed? / then?
• nu: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: nu (अव्यय)
• Form: Interrogative particle (प्रश्नार्थ-निपात)

• kim: what
• kim: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kim (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative/Accusative (प्रथमा/1 or द्वितीया/2), Singular (एकवचन)

• prayuktaḥ: appointed/engaged
• prayuktaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pra√yuj (धातु)
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त), Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन)

• sarva-devānām: of all the gods
• sarva-devānām: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक) + deva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Genitive (षष्ठी/6), Plural (बहुवचन); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: 'of all the gods'

• yaḥ: who
• yaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन)

• mām: me
• mām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: First person pronoun (उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम), Accusative (द्वितीया/2), Singular (एकवचन)

• evam: thus/in this manner
• evam: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: evam (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb (प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय)

• prapūjayet: should worship (devoutly)
• prapūjayet: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra√pūj (धातु)
• Form: Optative/Potential (विधिलिङ्), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन); Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद)

Speaker

Varāha

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Vaishnavism
• Bhakti
• Ritual Studies

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It documents a devotional ethic of focused attention (ananya-manas) while also using inclusive ritual language (sarvadevāḥ), a common Purāṇic feature.

Which geographic location is identified?

No geographic location is mentioned.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

Cultivate single-mindedness and disciplined devotional practice.