Varaha Purana 113.39: Adhyaya 113, Shloka 39

Hymn to Varāha and Pṛthivī’s Inquiry

Prelude to the Sanatkumāra Dialogue

Devanagari script

एवं पश्यसि योगेन श्रूयते त्वं महायशाः ।। युगायुग सहस्राणि व्यतीतान्यसि संस्थितः

Sanskrit recitationVaraha Purana 113.39

Transliteration

evaṃ paśyasi yogena śrūyate tvaṃ mahāyaśāḥ || yugāyuga sahasrāṇi vyatītāny asi saṃsthitaḥ

Translation

هكذا تُبصِرُ باليوغا، ويُسمَعُ عنك أنك ذو مجدٍ عظيم. عبر آلافٍ بعد آلافٍ من العصور تبقى ثابتًا، وقد مضت الأزمنةُ وتعاقبت.

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Word by Word

• evam: thus/in this way
• evam: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: evam (अव्यय)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• paśyasi: you see
• paśyasi: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √paś (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• yogena: by yoga/through yogic power
• yogena: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yoga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• śrūyate: is heard/is said
• śrūyate: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √śru (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, आत्मनेपद; कर्मणि प्रयोग (passive): 'is heard/it is said'

• tvam: you
• tvam: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yuṣmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: मध्यमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• mahāyaśāḥ: greatly renowned
• mahāyaśāḥ: Sambodhana/Viśeṣaṇa (सम्बोधन/विशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahā-yaśas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; कर्मधारय: महत् यशः यस्य (as adjective-like epithet)

• yugāyuga: age after age
• yugāyuga: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (काल-अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yuga-yuga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-समास; अव्ययवत् प्रयोग: 'from age to age/each yuga'

• sahasrāṇi: thousands
• sahasrāṇi: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sahasra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom/Acc), बहुवचन

• vyatītāni: passed/elapsed
• vyatītāni: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vi-ati-√i (धातु) → vyatīta (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (Past passive participle/क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, बहुवचन; agrees with 'sahasrāṇi'

• asi: are
• asi: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √as (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• saṃsthitaḥ: established/standing
• saṃsthitaḥ: Kartṛ-samānādhikaraṇa (कर्तृ-समानाधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: saṃ-√sthā (धातु) → saṃsthita (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (Past passive participle/क्त), पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; predicate with 'asi'

Speaker

Dharaṇī (Pṛthivī)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Vaiṣṇavism
• Yuga Theory
• Sanskrit Hymnology

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It provides evidence for Purāṇic temporal imagination (yuga cycles) and the linkage between yogic perception and cosmic time, themes influential in later philosophical and narrative literature.

Which geographic location is identified?

No geographic location is mentioned; the verse focuses on temporal scale rather than spatial reference.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

It encourages long-horizon thinking: stability and responsibility are framed across vast time, aligning human and ecological concerns with enduring cycles.