Varaha Purana 17.37: Adhyaya 17, Shloka 37
King Prajāpāla’s Visit to Sage Mahātapā’s Hermitage and the Doctrinal Praise of Nārāyaṇa
सुषिरैस्तु विहीनं तु दृष्ट्वा क्षेत्रं व्यवस्थितम् । शरीरधातवः सर्वे ते ब्रूयुर्वाक्यमेव हि ॥ १७.३७ ॥
suṣirais tu vihīnaṃ tu dṛṣṭvā kṣetraṃ vyavasthitam | śarīradhātavaḥ sarve te brūyur vākyam eva hi || 17.37 ||
Doch wenn sie das ‘kṣetra’—den Körper—geordnet in seinem rechten Zustand, jedoch ohne seine Öffnungen, erblicken, würden all jene dhātu (Körperbestandteile) wahrlich nur eine einzige Aussage sprechen, gleichsam als Zeugnis.
Varāha (default dialogue framework; speaker not explicit in excerpt)
FAQs
It reflects a Purāṇic idiom that frames the body as a ‘field’ (kṣetra), aligning with broader classical Sanskrit discussions of embodiment, moral agency, and testimony-like introspection found across epic and Purāṇic literature.
No geographic location is named in this verse; the focus is anthropological and metaphorical (the body as kṣetra) rather than topographical sacred geography.
The verse suggests an introspective ethic: the body’s constituents are imagined as ‘witnesses’ capable of “speaking,” encouraging reflective accountability regarding one’s embodied condition and conduct.
Ask anything about this verse
Answers come straight from the texts, with the shlokas they draw on. Ask in your own words.
A free sign-in with Google or Apple keeps your chat saved across web and the app.
Read Varaha Purana in the Vedapath app
Scan the QR code to open this directly in the app, with word-by-word meanings, Sanskrit recitation where available, and more.