Varaha Purana 142.49: Adhyaya 142, Shloka 49

The Greatness of Esoteric Practice: Menstrual Impurity, Mental Equanimity, and Seasonal Conjugal Ethics

Devanagari script

एकचित्तस्ततो भूत्वा भूमे चेन्द्रियनिग्रहात् ॥ मम योगेष्टसंन्यासं यदीच्छेत्परमां गतिम् ॥

Sanskrit recitationVaraha Purana 142.49

Transliteration

ekacittas tato bhūtvā bhūme cendriyanigrahāt || mama yogeṣṭasaṃnyāsaṃ yad icchet paramāṃ gatim

Translation

Dann, einspitzig geworden—o Erde, durch Zügelung der Sinne—soll, wer das höchste Ziel begehrt, die in meinem Yoga geschätzte Entsagung annehmen.

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Word by Word

• eka-cittaḥ: one-pointed/with single mind
• eka-cittaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: eka (प्रातिपदिक) + citta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Karmadhāraya (कर्मधारय) 'one-minded'; Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular

• tataḥ: then/thereafter
• tataḥ: Kāla (काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatas (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Avyaya, adverb

• bhūtvā: having become
• bhūtvā: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhū (धातु)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (क्त्वा), indeclinable verbal form (अव्ययकृदन्त)

• bhūme: O Earth
• bhūme: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhūmi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Vocative (8th/सम्बोधन), Singular

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya, conjunction (समुच्चय-निपात)

• indriya-nigrahāt: from/through restraint of the senses
• indriya-nigrahāt: Hetu (हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: indriya (प्रातिपदिक) + nigraha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa (तत्पुरुष) (object relation: 'restraint of senses'); Masculine, Ablative (5th/पञ्चमी), Singular

• mama: my/of me
• mama: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular

• yoga-iṣṭa-saṃnyāsam: the renunciation approved/desired in yoga (yogic renunciation)
• yoga-iṣṭa-saṃnyāsam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yoga (प्रातिपदिक) + iṣṭa (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक) + saṃnyāsa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa (तत्पुरुष) multi-member compound; Neuter, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular

• yadā: when
• yadā: Kāla (काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yadā (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya, temporal adverb (कालवाचक)

• icchet: should desire
• icchet: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: iṣ (धातु)
• Form: Optative (विधिलिङ्), Parasmaipada, 3rd person, Singular

• paramām: supreme
• paramām: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: parama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular; qualifies gatim

• gatim: goal/state
• gatim: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gati (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular

Speaker

Varāha

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Yoga
• Renunciation (Saṃnyāsa)
• Vaishnavism

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It shows how Purāṇic materials incorporate yoga-ethical vocabulary—sense restraint, one-pointedness, and renunciation—bridging ritual life and liberation discourse.

Which geographic location is identified?

No geographic site is mentioned.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

To cultivate single-mindedness and sensory restraint as prerequisites for a liberation-oriented path of disciplined renunciation.