Varaha Purana 144.71: Adhyaya 144, Shloka 71

The Māhātmya of Someśvara and Related Liṅgas: The Liberation-Field of Triveṇī and the Śālagrāma Sacred Landscape

Devanagari script

सालङ्कायनपुत्रत्वं योगमायामुपाश्रितः ॥ प्राप्तोऽपि तं न जानाति दक्षिणं पाश्वर्मास्थितः ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 144.71

Transliteration

sālaṅkāyana-putratvaṃ yogamāyām upāśritaḥ || prāpto 'pi taṃ na jānāti dakṣiṇaṃ pāśvaram āsthitaḥ ||

Translation

In Zuflucht zu Yogamāyā gelangte er zum Stand, Sālaṅkāyanas Sohn zu sein; doch der Weise erkannte ihn nicht, da er an der rechten Seite stand.

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Word by Word

• सालङ्कायन-पुत्रत्वम्: the state of being Sālaṅkāyana’s son
• सालङ्कायन-पुत्रत्वम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सालङ्कायन (प्रातिपदिक) + पुत्रत्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Accusative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (सालङ्कायनस्य पुत्रत्वम्)

• योगमायाम्: Yogamāyā
• योगमायाम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: योगमाया (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Accusative), एकवचन; कर्मधारय (योगरूपा माया)

• उपाश्रितः: having resorted to / having taken refuge in
• उपाश्रितः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उप-आ-श्रि (धातु)
• Form: क्त (Past Passive Participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nominative), एकवचन; परस्मैपद-धातुजन्य; कर्तरि प्रयोगे विशेषणवत्

• प्राप्तः: having attained/obtained
• प्राप्तः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-आप् (धातु)
• Form: क्त (Past Passive Participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• अपि: even/also
• अपि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय/अपवादार्थक निपात (also/even)

• तम्: him
• तम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Accusative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक अव्यय (negation)

• जानाति: knows
• जानाति: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ज्ञा (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• दक्षिणम्: right (side)
• दक्षिणम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दक्षिण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषण (पाश्वम् इत्यस्य)

• पाश्वम्: side/flank
• पाश्वम्: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाश्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Accusative), एकवचन

• आस्थितः: standing/being situated
• आस्थितः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-स्था (धातु)
• Form: क्त (Past Passive Participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘स्थित’ अर्थे

Speaker

Varāha

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Studies
• Mythic Motifs
• Narrative Theology

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It reflects Purāṇic narrative techniques of concealed identity mediated by māyā, often used to explain extraordinary births or appearances within a lineage.

Which geographic location is identified?

No place-name is specified; the verse describes spatial positioning ('right side') within the scene.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

It suggests the limits of ordinary perception: even intense practitioners may not immediately recognize extraordinary realities, emphasizing humility regarding knowledge.