Varaha Purana 39.8: Adhyaya 39, Shloka 8

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

Devanagari script

यदा पञ्च पुनः पञ्च पञ्च पञ्चापि संत्यजेत् । एकमार्गस्तदा ब्रह्म शाश्वतं लभते नरः ॥ ३९.८ ॥

Sanskrit recitationVaraha Purana 39.8

Transliteration

yadā pañca punaḥ pañca pañca pañcāpi saṃtyajet | ekamārgas tadā brahma śāśvataṃ labhate naraḥ || 39.8 ||

Translation

إذا تخلّى الإنسان تخلّياً تامّاً عن «الخمسة»، ثم عن «الخمسة» مرةً أخرى، وكذلك عن «خمسة الخمسة»، فحينئذٍ—إذ يصير ذا طريقٍ واحد وقصدٍ واحد—ينال البراهمان الأزلي.

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Word by Word

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

• pañca: five
• pañca: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pañca (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: संख्यावाचक, नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (used as object 'five')

• punaḥ: again
• punaḥ: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: punaḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण-अव्यय (again)

• pañca: five
• pañca: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pañca (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: संख्यावाचक, नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• pañca: five
• pañca: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pañca (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: संख्यावाचक, नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• pañca: five
• pañca: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pañca (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: संख्यावाचक, नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

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

• saṃtyajet: should abandon
• saṃtyajet: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: saṃ-tyaj (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन

• eka-mārgaḥ: one-pathed/single-minded
• eka-mārgaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: eka (प्रातिपदिक) + mārga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मधारय: 'one path' (qualifies naraḥ)

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

• brahma: Brahman
• brahma: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brahman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• śāśvatam: eternal
• śāśvatam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śāśvata (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifies brahma)

• labhate: attains
• labhate: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: labh (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (present), आत्मनेपद, प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन

• naraḥ: a man
• naraḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

Speaker

Varāha (default, instructor voice in Varāha–Pṛthivī dialogue framework)

Tags

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

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It reflects a common Purāṇic strategy of compressing Sāṃkhya–Yoga style renunciatory categories into mnemonic numerical groupings, indicating the text’s engagement with broader classical Indian philosophical vocabulary.

Which geographic location is identified?

No geographic location is named in this verse; the focus is on inner discipline and liberation-oriented renunciation.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The verse presents a philosophical instruction of disciplined renunciation—abandoning enumerated attachments or constituents—and cultivating one-pointed commitment to a single liberating path culminating in realization of the eternal Brahman.