Varaha Purana 112.63: Adhyaya 112, Shloka 63

Praise and Procedure of Donating the Two-Faced Kapilā Cow and the Golden Pot

Hema-kumbha

Devanagari script

त्वत्तश्च तपसा सिद्धा वेत्स्यन्ते कपिलादयः ॥ क्रमेण यावद्व्यासेन ज्ञातमेतद्भविष्यति

Sanskrit recitationVaraha Purana 112.63

Transliteration

tvattas ca tapasā siddhā vetsyante kapilādayaḥ || krameṇa yāvad vyāsena jñātam etad bhaviṣyati

Translation

Und von dir, durch Tapas (asketische Übung) vollendet, werden Kapila und andere dies erkennen. In rechter Abfolge wird es bis zur Zeit Vyāsas bekannt sein.

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Word by Word

• त्वत्तः: from you
• त्वत्तः: Apadana (अपादान/Source)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (Ablative), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (conjunction)

• तपसा: by austerity
• तपसा: Karana (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तपस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), एकवचन

• सिद्धाः: accomplished, perfected
• सिद्धाः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सिद्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषण (qualifier)

• वेत्स्यन्ते: they will know
• वेत्स्यन्ते: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: विद् (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन; आत्मनेपद

• कपिलादयः: Kapila and others
• कपिलादयः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कपिल-आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; ‘आदि’ = and others

• क्रमेण: in sequence, gradually
• क्रमेण: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: क्रम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययभावे तृतीया (instrumental used adverbially); क्रियाविशेषण

• यावत्: until, as long as
• यावत्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यावत् (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारण/पर्यन्त (until/as long as)

• व्यासेन: by Vyāsa
• व्यासेन: Karana (करण/Agent-instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: व्यास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), एकवचन

• ज्ञातम्: known
• ज्ञातम्: Karma (कर्म/That-which-is-known)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ज्ञा (धातु) + त (कृत् प्रत्यय)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; here predicate with ‘भविष्यति’

• एतत्: this
• एतत्: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• भविष्यति: will be / will become
• भविष्यति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

Speaker

Varāha

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Studies
• Sāṃkhya Reception (Kapila reference)
• Textual Transmission

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It links Purāṇic knowledge to well-known intellectual figures (e.g., Kapila, Vyāsa), reflecting how Purāṇas position themselves within broader Indian knowledge lineages.

Which geographic location is identified?

No geographic location is specified; the verse maps a chronological/intellectual lineage rather than a sacred site.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

It implicitly values disciplined practice (tapas) as a means to attain reliable knowledge, emphasizing method and qualification.