Varaha Purana 13.5: Adhyaya 13, Shloka 5
The Genealogy of the Pitṛs and the Determination of Śrāddha Times
Pūrva Bhāga · Narrative Frame: Arrival of Sages and Devotional Practice
तस्याराधयतो देवं हरिं नारायणं प्रभुम् । आजगाम महायोगी मार्कण्डेयो महामुनिः ॥ १३.५ ॥
tasyārādhayato devaṃ hariṃ nārāyaṇaṃ prabhum | ājagāma mahāyogī mārkaṇḍeyo mahāmuniḥ || 13.5 ||
tasyArAdhayato devaM hariM nArAyaNaM prabhum | AjagAma mahAyogI mArkaNDeyo mahAmuniH || 13.5 ||
Während er den Herrn verehrte—Hari, Nārāyaṇa, den höchsten Gebieter—traf der große Yogi Mārkaṇḍeya ein, der erhabene Weise.
Sandhi Notes
- तस्याराधयतो = तस्य + आराधयतः
Varāha
Devotional absorption invites elevating association; the arrival of a mahāyogin indicates that sincere worship ripens into guidance and revelation.
Sustain worship with steadiness; seek and honor satsaṅga where devotion and yogic insight meet.
13.13.6 (hospitality to the arriving sage); 13.13.7 (question seeking instruction)
FAQs
It reflects a common Purāṇic narrative device: the introduction of an authoritative sage (here, Mārkaṇḍeya) to validate, transmit, or redirect the ensuing discourse within the wider Sanskrit literary tradition.
No specific geographic site is named in this verse; the focus is on a ritual-devotional setting and the arrival of a renowned sage.
The verse foregrounds disciplined devotion (ārādhana) and the cultural ideal of honoring learned ascetics, implying that spiritual inquiry is supported by reverence, practice, and the guidance of established teachers.
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