Varaha Purana 13.32: Adhyaya 13, Shloka 32

The Genealogy of the Pitṛs and the Determination of Śrāddha Times

Devanagari script

एवं ऋषिस्तुतैः शास्त्रं ज्ञात्वा याज्यकसम्भवान् । स्वयं सृष्ट्यां स्मृतिर्लब्धा पुत्राणां ब्रह्मणा ततः । परं निर्वाणमापन्नास्तेऽपि ज्ञानेन एव च ॥ १३.३२ ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 13.32

Transliteration

evaṁ ṛṣi-stutaiḥ śāstraṁ jñātvā yājyaka-sambhavān | svayaṁ sṛṣṭyāṁ smṛtir labdhā putrāṇāṁ brahmaṇā tataḥ | paraṁ nirvāṇam āpannās te ’pi jñānena eva ca || 13.32 ||

Translation

وهكذا، بعد أن فَهِمَ التعاليمَ التي أثنى عليها الرِّشيّون—وهي تعاليمُ ناشئةٌ عمّا ينبغي تقديمه في اليَجْنَة—نِيلَتِ الذِّكرى في صميم الخلق نفسه. ثمّ، وبواسطة براهما، نالها الأبناء أيضًا؛ وهم كذلك بلغوا النِّرفانا العُليا بالمعرفة وحدها.

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Word by Word

• evam: thus
• evam: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: evam (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), adverb (क्रियाविशेषण)

• ṛṣi-stutaiḥ: by (those) praised by sages
• ṛṣi-stutaiḥ: Karana (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ṛṣi + stuta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Plural (बहुवचन); tatpuruṣa: ṛṣibhiḥ stutaiḥ = ‘praised by sages’

• śāstram: the scripture/teaching
• śāstram: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śāstra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• jñātvā: having known
• jñātvā: Kriyā (क्रिया/पूर्वकर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: jñā (धातु)
• Form: Kṛdanta: Absolutive/Gerund (क्त्वा/ल्यप्), ‘having known’

• yājyaka-sambhavān: the yājyaka-born (beings/lineages)
• yājyaka-sambhavān: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yājyaka + sambhava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Plural; tatpuruṣa: yājyakasya sambhavāḥ = ‘those born from/connected with yājyaka (sacrificial officiants/ritual context)’

• svayam: by oneself; oneself
• svayam: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: svayam (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya, emphatic adverb (स्वयम्)

• sṛṣṭyām: in creation
• sṛṣṭyām: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sṛṣṭi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular

• smṛtiḥ: memory/tradition
• smṛtiḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: smṛti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular

• labdhā: was obtained
• labdhā: Kriyā (क्रिया/Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: labh (धातु)
• Form: Kṛdanta: Past passive participle (क्त), Feminine, Nominative, Singular; agrees with smṛtiḥ

• putrāṇām: of the sons
• putrāṇām: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: putra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Plural

• brahmaṇā: by Brahmā
• brahmaṇā: Karana (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brahman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine/Neuter (here masculine ‘Brahmā’), Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular

• tataḥ: then/thereafter
• tataḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tataḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya, adverb (ततः)

• param: supreme
• param: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: para (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular; used substantively with nirvāṇam

• nirvāṇam: liberation; nirvāṇa
• nirvāṇam: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nirvāṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular

• āpannāḥ: having attained
• āpannāḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Verb
• Root: āp (धातु)
• Form: Kṛdanta: Past active participle (क्त), Masculine, Nominative (1st), Plural; ‘having attained’

• te: they
• te: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun, Masculine, Nominative (1st), Plural

• api: also/even
• api: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya, particle (निपात)

• jñānena: by knowledge
• jñānena: Karana (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jñāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular

• eva: indeed/only
• eva: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya, emphatic particle (अवधारण)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/conjunction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya, conjunction (समुच्चय)

Speaker

Varāha (default, per dialogue framework)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Sanskrit
• Vaishnavism
• Mokṣa-śāstra

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It reflects a Purāṇic synthesis where liberation is framed through jñāna (knowledge) and the transmission of smṛti (recollective tradition), linking cosmological origins (Brahmā, creation) with soteriology (nirvāṇa).

Which geographic location is identified?

No specific geographic toponym appears in this verse; the focus is doctrinal (knowledge, memory, liberation) rather than sacred geography.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The verse foregrounds disciplined understanding (jñāna) as the decisive means toward the highest cessation/liberation (nirvāṇa), emphasizing intellectual and contemplative cultivation over external markers.