Varaha Purana 39.68: Adhyaya 39, Shloka 68

Discrimination of the Three Bodies and the Dharaṇī Vow: A Manual for Dvādaśī Observance

Devanagari script

इह लोके दरिद्रो यो भ्रष्टराज्योऽथ वा नृपः । उपोष्य तां विधानॆन स राजा जायते ध्रुवम् ॥ ३९.६८ ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 39.68

Transliteration

iha loke daridro yo bhraṣṭarājyō 'tha vā nṛpaḥ | upoṣya tāṁ vidhānena sa rājā jāyate dhruvam || 39.68 ||

Translation

Trong đời này, dù là kẻ nghèo khó hay một vị vua đã mất ngôi—nếu giữ trai giới (upavāsa) theo đúng nghi thức đã định, người ấy chắc chắn sẽ trở thành vua.

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Word by Word

• iha: here
• iha: Deśa-adhikaraṇa (देशाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iha (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), adverb (देशवाचक)

• loke: in the world
• loke: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: loka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular

• daridraḥ: poor
• daridraḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: daridra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular

• yaḥ: who
• yaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; relative pronoun (यत्)

• bhraṣṭa-rājyaḥ: one who has lost his kingdom
• bhraṣṭa-rājyaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: bhraṣṭa (भ्रंश् धातु; क्त) + rājya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; PPP (क्त) + noun; tatpuruṣa (भ्रष्टं राज्यं यस्य/भ्रष्ट-राज्यः) used adjectivally

• atha: or else/then
• atha: Sambandha-bodhaka (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atha (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), particle (निपात)

• vā: or
• vā: Vikalpa (विकल्प)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vā (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), disjunctive particle (विकल्पार्थक)

• nṛpaḥ: king
• nṛpaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nṛpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular

• upoṣya: having fasted
• upoṣya: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: upa-vas (उपवस् धातु)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (क्त्वा/ल्यप्), ‘having fasted’

• tām: that (observance/rite)
• tām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular; demonstrative pronoun

• vidhānena: by the prescribed method
• vidhānena: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vidhāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular

• saḥ: he
• saḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; pronoun

• rājā: a king
• rājā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rājan (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular

• jāyate: is born/becomes
• jāyate: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: jan (जन् धातु)
• Form: Laṭ-lakāra (लट्, present), Ātmanepada, Prathama-puruṣa (3rd), Singular

• dhruvam: certainly
• dhruvam: Prakāra (प्रकार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: dhruva (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), adverb (निश्चयार्थक क्रियाविशेषण)

Speaker

Varāha (default, per dialogue framework in absence of explicit attribution)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Studies
• Vaiṣṇavism
• Dharma Literature

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It reflects a common Purāṇic phalaśruti pattern where disciplined observance (vrata/fasting) is presented as a culturally authoritative means to restore social standing and political legitimacy, illustrating how ritual ethics and kingship ideology intersect in medieval Sanskrit textual traditions.

Which geographic location is identified?

No specific geographic site is named in this verse; it is framed as a general statement about outcomes 'in this world' (iha loke).

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The verse foregrounds procedural discipline—observing an austerity/fast 'according to rule' (vidhānena)—as the key principle, emphasizing regulated practice and self-restraint as instruments of personal and social transformation.