Varaha Purana 49.9: Adhyaya 49, Shloka 9

The Padmanābha Dvādaśī Observance, with the Eulogy of Lamp-Offering Merit

Devanagari script

ताः दास्य इव कर्माणि कुर्वन्त्यहरहः शुभाः । कान्तिमत्या महाभाग भयात् त्रस्ताः विचेतसः ॥ ४९.९ ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 49.9

Transliteration

tā dāsya iva karmāṇi kurvanty aharahaḥ śubhāḥ | kāntimatyā mahābhāga bhayāt trastā vicetasaḥ || 49.9 ||

Translation

Hỡi bậc hữu phúc, các cung phi ấy ngày ngày làm những việc lành như thể tôi tớ; vì sợ Kāntimatī mà tâm trí rối loạn, run rẩy kinh hãi.

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Word by Word

• tāḥ: they (those women)
• tāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative (1st), Plural

• dāsyaḥ: female servants
• dāsyaḥ: Upamāna (उपमान/तुलना-आधार)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dāsī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative (1st), Plural

• iva: like
• iva: Upamā (उपमा)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iva (अव्यय)
• Form: Comparative particle (उपमा-अव्यय)

• karmāṇi: tasks, works
• karmāṇi: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: karman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (2nd), Plural

• kurvanti: do
• kurvanti: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (धातु)
• Form: Present (लट्), 3rd person, Plural; Parasmaipada; from √कृ

• aharahaḥ: day by day; daily
• aharahaḥ: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (काल-अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ahar-ahar (अव्यय/समासीकृत)
• Form: Adverb (क्रियाविशेषण); अव्ययीभाव—‘अहः अहः’ = day after day

• śubhāḥ: auspicious; good
• śubhāḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śubha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative (1st), Plural; qualifying tāḥ

• kāntimatyāḥ: from Kāntimatī
• kāntimatyāḥ: Apādāna (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kāntimatī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Ablative (5th/पञ्चमी), Singular (also possible Genitive 6th sg by form; here Ablative with भयात्)

• mahābhāga: O fortunate one
• mahābhāga: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahā + bhāga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Vocative (8th), Singular; epithet

• bhayāt: from fear; out of fear
• bhayāt: Hetu (हेतु/कारण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Ablative (5th), Singular

• trastāḥ: frightened
• trastāḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tras (धातु)
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त), Feminine, Nominative, Plural; from √त्रस्

• vicetasaḥ: distraught; senseless
• vicetasaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vi + cetas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Plural; ‘bereft of sense’ (वि-चेतस्) qualifying tāḥ

Speaker

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

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Narrative
• Vaiṣṇavism
• Sanskrit Philology

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It illustrates a common Purāṇic narrative motif: social behavior shaped by power and fear, offering a window into ethical reflection and literary depiction of household or courtly dynamics in Sanskrit narrative traditions.

Which geographic location is identified?

No geographic location is named in this verse; it focuses on interpersonal dynamics involving the figure Kāntimatī.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The verse highlights how fear can compel outwardly “good” or orderly conduct, implicitly inviting reflection on the difference between voluntary virtue and coerced compliance.