Varaha Purana 37.6: Adhyaya 37, Shloka 6

The Threefold Discipline (Mental, Physical, Verbal) and the Salvific Power of Hearing Nārāyaṇa’s Name

Devanagari script

मौनं चाध्ययनं चैव देवस्तुत्यर्थकीर्तितात् । निवृत्तिश्चापि पैशुन्याद् वाचिकं व्रतमुत्तमम् ॥३७.६॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 37.6

Transliteration

maunaṁ cādhyayanaṁ caiva devastutyarthakīrtitāt | nivṛttiś cāpi paiśunyād vācikaṁ vratam uttamam || 37.6 ||

Translation

Schweigen (mauna), das Studium der heiligen Schriften und das sinnvolle Aussprechen von Lobpreis der Götter; sowie das Unterlassen von Verleumdung—dies wird als das höchste Gelübde der Rede erklärt.

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Word by Word

• मौनम्: silence
• मौनम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मौन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Nominative singular; item in list)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (conjunction)

• अध्ययनम्: study/recitation
• अध्ययनम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अध्ययन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Nominative singular; item in list)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (conjunction)

• एव: indeed/just
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारण (emphatic particle)

• देव-स्तुति-अर्थ-कीर्तितात्: from/through recitation for the purpose of praising the gods
• देव-स्तुति-अर्थ-कीर्तितात्: Hetu/Apadana (हेतु/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक) + स्तुति (प्रातिपदिक) + अर्थ (प्रातिपदिक) + कीर्तिता (कृदन्त; कीर्तित- from √कीर्त्/√कृत्?; here ‘कीर्तित’ from √कीर्त् ‘to praise/mention’)
• Form: बहुपद-तत्पुरुष (देवस्तुतेः अर्थः = देवस्तुत्यर्थः; तस्मात् कीर्तिता), स्त्रीलिङ्ग (कीर्तिता), पञ्चमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Ablative singular; ‘from/through being spoken for the purpose of praising the gods’)

• निवृत्तिः: cessation/abstaining
• निवृत्तिः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: निवृत्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Nominative singular; item in list)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (conjunction)

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय/अपि-कार (also)

• पैशुन्यात्: from slander/backbiting
• पैशुन्यात्: Apadana (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पैशुन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Ablative singular)

• वाचिकम्: verbal (of speech)
• वाचिकम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वाचिक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifying व्रतम्)

• व्रतम्: vow
• व्रतम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: व्रत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Nominative singular; predicate noun)

• उत्तमम्: excellent/supreme
• उत्तमम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उत्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifying व्रतम्)

Speaker

Varāha (default dialogue framework)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Dharma
• Vaishnavism
• Sanskrit Ethics

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It reflects a common Purāṇic ethical program that systematizes self-discipline through vows (vrata), here emphasizing speech-ethics alongside study and devotional utterance.

Which geographic location is identified?

No geographic location is mentioned in this verse; the content is normative/ethical rather than topographical.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

To cultivate disciplined speech: practice silence when appropriate, engage in sacred study, speak with purposeful praise, and refrain from slander/backbiting.