Varaha Purana 6.36: Adhyaya 6, Shloka 36

The Puṇḍarīkākṣapāraka Hymn and Puṣkara Tīrtha: The Account of King Vasu’s Release from Sin

Devanagari script

इदानीं यत् त्वया स्तोत्रं पुण्डरीकाक्षपारकम् । पठितं तत्प्रभावेन विहायाङ्गरुहाण्यहम् । एकीभूतः पुनर्जातो व्याधरूपो नृपोत्तम ॥ ६.३६ ॥

Sanskrit recitationVaraha Purana 6.36

Transliteration

idānīṁ yat tvayā stotraṁ puṇḍarīkākṣa-pārakam | paṭhitaṁ tatprabhāvena vihāyāṅgaruhāṇy aham | ekībhūtaḥ punarjāto vyādha-rūpo nṛpottama || 6.36 ||

Translation

اے نرپوتّم، آپ نے جو پُنڈریکاکش کی مدح والا ستوتر پڑھا، اُس کے اثر سے میں نے اپنے جسم کی اَنگرُوہ (عیب دار بڑھوتریاں) چھوڑ دیں؛ پھر دوبارہ کامل ہو کر میں وِیادھ (شکاری) کے روپ میں پھر جنما۔

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Word by Word

• idānīm: now
• idānīm: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: idānīm (अव्यय)
• Form: Kāla-avyaya (काल-अव्यय), adverb

• yat: which/that (that which)
• yat: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); relative pronoun

• tvayā: by you
• tvayā: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun (सर्वनाम), Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• stotram: hymn of praise
• stotram: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: stotra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• puṇḍarīkākṣa-pārakam: (hymn) that leads to/helps attain Puṇḍarīkākṣa (Viṣṇu)
• puṇḍarīkākṣa-pārakam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: puṇḍarīkākṣa (प्रातिपदिक) + pāraka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa (तत्पुरुष) compound; Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); stotra-viśeṣaṇa (स्तोत्र-विशेषण)

• paṭhitam: recited/read
• paṭhitam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √paṭh (पठ् धातु)
• Form: Kṛdanta: past passive participle (क्त/कर्मणि-भूतकृदन्त); Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); stotraṃ-viśeṣaṇa

• tat-prabhāvena: by the power of that
• tat-prabhāvena: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + prabhāva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa (तत्पुरुष) compound; Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• vihāya: having abandoned
• vihāya: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vi-√hā (हा धातु)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (क्त्वान्त/ल्यप्); avyaya-kriyā (अव्ययक्रिया)

• aṅgaruhāṇi: limb-growths / sprouts on the body
• aṅgaruhāṇi: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: aṅgaruha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Plural (बहुवचन)

• aham: I
• aham: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun (सर्वनाम), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• ekībhūtaḥ: having become one/whole
• ekībhūtaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ekī-√bhū (भू धातु)
• Form: Kṛdanta: past participle (क्त); Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); kartṛ-viśeṣaṇa

• punar-jātaḥ: born again
• punar-jātaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: punar (अव्यय) + jāta (√jan, जन् धातु)
• Form: Avyayībhāva (अव्ययीभाव) compound; Kṛdanta: past participle (क्त) from √jan; Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• vyādha-rūpaḥ: having the form of a hunter
• vyādha-rūpaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vyādha (प्रातिपदिक) + rūpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa (तत्पुरुष) compound; Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); kartṛ-viśeṣaṇa

• nṛpa-uttama: O best of kings
• nṛpa-uttama: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nṛpa (प्रातिपदिक) + uttama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa (तत्पुरुष) compound; Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Vocative (8th/सम्बोधन), Singular (एकवचन)

Speaker

Varāha (default dialogue framework; speaker not explicit in fragment)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇa Studies
• Vaiṣṇavism
• Sanskrit Philology

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It exemplifies a common Purāṇic narrative device: stotra-phala, where the recitation of a hymn produces an immediate, observable result (bodily change and a shift in existential status), reflecting the text’s didactic emphasis on speech-acts and ritualized praise within Sanskrit literary culture.

Which geographic location is identified?

No geographic location is named in this verse; the focus is on personal transformation attributed to the hymn’s efficacy rather than on sacred geography.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The verse foregrounds disciplined recitation and reverential speech as transformative practices, presenting moral causality through the idea that intentional, focused praise can catalyze purification and a change in life-condition.