Varaha Purana 136.25: Adhyaya 136, Shloka 25

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Devanagari script

तन्ममाचक्ष्व तत्त्वेन यत्पृष्टोऽसि मया भवान् ॥ स्मर योगं च मायां च पश्य विष्णोर्महात्मनः

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 136.25

Transliteration

tan mamācakṣva tattvena yat pṛṣṭo'si mayā bhavān || smara yogaṃ ca māyāṃ ca paśya viṣṇor mahātmanaḥ

Translation

Darum sage mir wahrhaft, was ich dich gefragt habe. Erinnere dich an Yoga und Māyā und schaue auf die Yoga- und Māyā-Kraft Viṣṇus, des Großgesinnten.

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Word by Word

• tat: therefore/that

• mama: to me/my

• ācakṣva: tell/explain

• tattvena: in truth/according to reality

• yat: what

• pṛṣṭaḥ: asked

• asi: you are

• mayā: by me

• bhavān: you

• smara: remember

• yogam: yoga

• ca: and

• māyām: māyā

• ca: and

• paśya: behold/see

• viṣṇoḥ: of Viṣṇu

• mahātmanaḥ: of the great-souled

Speaker

Varāha (default framework)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Vaishnavism

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It highlights key doctrinal vocabulary—yoga and māyā—used across Purāṇic and philosophical texts to explain cognition, power, and cosmic appearance.

Which geographic location is identified?

None; the verse is doctrinal rather than topographical.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

It instructs truthful speech (tattvena) and disciplined recollection (smara) as prerequisites for regaining discernment.