Varaha Purana 211.5: Adhyaya 211, Shloka 5

Methods for the Removal of Sin and the Eulogy of Prabodhinī Ekādaśī/Dvādaśī

Devanagari script

यथैव सर्वसमता तव भूतेषु मानद ॥ तथैव तेषामपि हि श्रेयो वाच्यं महामते ॥

Sanskrit recitationVaraha Purana 211.5

Transliteration

yathaiva sarvasamatā tava bhūteṣu mānada || tathaiva teṣām api hi śreyo vācyaṃ mahāmate ||

Translation

جس طرح آپ تمام مخلوقات کے ساتھ کامل برابری رکھتے ہیں، اے عزت بخشنے والے، اسی طرح ان کے لیے بھی بھلائی کی بات کہی جائے، اے عظیم خرد والے۔

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Word by Word

• यथा: as, just as
• यथा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb/conjunction)

• एव: indeed, exactly
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चयार्थक-अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• सर्वसमता: equality toward all
• सर्वसमता: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व + समता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• तव: your
• तव: Shashthi-sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन, सर्वनाम

• भूतेषु: among beings
• भूतेषु: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भूत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• मानद: O giver of honor
• मानद: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मानद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-प्रथमा (Vocative), एकवचन

• तथा: so, likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb)

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चयार्थक-अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• तेषाम्: of them
• तेषाम्: Shashthi-sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), बहुवचन, सर्वनाम

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/अप्यर्थ-अव्यय (also/even)

• हि: indeed, for
• हि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: हेतौ-अव्यय (causal/emphatic particle)

• श्रेयः: welfare, good
• श्रेयः: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्रेयस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• वाच्यम्: should be stated
• वाच्यम्: Kriya (क्रिया/Obligation predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु) + यत् (कृदन्त)
• Form: भाव्य/अनिवार्य-अर्थक कृदन्त (gerundive/यत्), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• महामते: O great-minded one
• महामते: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा + मति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-प्रथमा (Vocative), एकवचन

Speaker

Nārada

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Moral Philosophy
• Purāṇic Dialogue

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It reflects a didactic move within Purāṇic dialogues: grounding ethical instruction in the ideal of impartial authority and extending welfare-oriented counsel broadly.

Which geographic location is identified?

No location is identified in this verse.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

To articulate what is beneficial (śreyas) consistently with an ethic of impartiality toward all beings.