Varaha Purana 39.7: Adhyaya 39, Shloka 7

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

Devanagari script

यदाष्टकं संपरिवर्तते पुमां- स्तदा त्र्यवस्थः परिकीर्त्यते तु वै । गताष्टवर्गस्त्रिगतः सदा शुभः स्थिरो भवेदात्मनि निश्चयात्मवान् ॥ ३९.७ ॥

Sanskrit recitationVaraha Purana 39.7

Transliteration

yadāṣṭakaṃ saṃparivartate pumāṃs- tadā tryavasthaḥ parikīrtyate tu vai | gatāṣṭavargas trigataḥ sadā śubhaḥ sthiro bhaved ātmani niścayātmavān || 39.7 ||

Translation

إذا انقلبت «الثمانية» انقلاباً تامّاً في الإنسان، قيل حقّاً إن حالةً ثلاثية قد استقرّت. فإذا تجاوز جماعة الثمانية وبلغ «الثلاثي»، بقي دائماً مباركاً؛ وبعزمٍ راسخ يصير ثابتاً في الذات.

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Word by Word

• yadā: when
• yadā: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yadā (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (when)

• aṣṭakam: the group of eight
• aṣṭakam: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: aṣṭaka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• saṃ-parivartate: turns/changes around
• saṃ-parivartate: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: saṃ-pari-vṛt (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (present), आत्मनेपद, प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन

• pumān: a man/person
• pumān: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pumān (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• tadā: then
• tadā: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tadā (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (then)

• tri-avasthaḥ: having three states
• tri-avasthaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tri (प्रातिपदिक) + avasthā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; द्विगु-तत्पुरुषार्थ (three states) विशेषण

• parikīrtyate: is proclaimed
• parikīrtyate: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pari-kīrt (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (present), कर्मणि प्रयोग (passive), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन, आत्मनेपद-रूप

• tu: indeed
• tu: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात

• vai: certainly
• vai: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vai (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (emphatic particle)

• gata-aṣṭa-vargaḥ: one who has gone beyond the eightfold group
• gata-aṣṭa-vargaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: gata (गम्-धातु, क्त) + aṣṭa (प्रातिपदिक) + varga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; उपपद-तत्पुरुष/कर्मधारयार्थ: 'aṣṭa-varga' (group of eight) + gata (gone beyond)

• tri-gataḥ: having attained the threefold (state)
• tri-gataḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tri (प्रातिपदिक) + gata (गम्-धातु, क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; द्विगु-तत्पुरुषार्थ (gone through/attained the three)

• sadā: always
• sadā: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sadā (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (always)

• śubhaḥ: auspicious/pure
• śubhaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śubha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• sthiraḥ: steady
• sthiraḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sthira (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• bhavet: would become/should be
• bhavet: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhū (धातु)
• Form: लोट्/विधिलिङ् (optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन

• ātmani: in the self
• ātmani: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ātman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (अधिकरण), एकवचन

• niścaya-ātmavān: one whose nature is firm resolve
• niścaya-ātmavān: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: niścaya (प्रातिपदिक) + ātman (प्रातिपदिक) + -vant (प्रत्यय)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; बहुव्रीहि: 'whose nature is determination'

Speaker

Varāha (default, per dialogue framework when unspecified)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Sanskrit
• Vaiṣṇavism
• Indic Philosophy

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It reflects a Purāṇic tendency to integrate soteriological and yogic vocabulary (states, transformation, steadiness in the Self) into narrative scripture, illustrating the cross-pollination between Purāṇas and philosophical traditions.

Which geographic location is identified?

No geographic location is named in this verse; the content is primarily philosophical and concerned with inner states rather than sacred geography.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The verse emphasizes disciplined transformation and firm resolve (niścaya) leading to steadiness in the Self, presenting self-mastery as a beneficial and stabilizing principle.