Varaha Purana 44.9: Adhyaya 44, Shloka 9

The Vaiśākha Bright-Twelfth Observance: Worship of Hari as Jāmadagnya and Its Fruits

Devanagari script

चरस्तत्तपो घोरं याज्ञवल्क्यो महामुनिः । आजगाम महायोगी तं दृष्ट्वा नातिदूरतः ॥ ४४.९ ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 44.9

Transliteration

caratas tat tapo ghoraṃ yājñavalkyo mahāmuniḥ | ājagāma mahāyogī taṃ dṛṣṭvā nātidūrataḥ || 44.9 ||

Translation

Während Yājñavalkya, der große Weise, in jener furchtbaren Askese verweilte, näherte sich ein großer Yogin; als er ihn aus nicht allzu großer Entfernung erblickte, kam er heran.

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Word by Word

• carataḥ: of (him) practicing/engaged in
• carataḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Verb
• Root: car (चर् धातु)
• Form: Śatṛ-pratyaya present active participle (शतृ/वर्तमानकृदन्त), Genitive (6th/षष्ठी) Singular (एकवचन) of 'carat' used with tasya implied: 'while (he) was practicing/engaged'

• tat: that
• tat: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); deictic with tapas

• tapaḥ: austerity
• tapaḥ: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tapas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• ghoram: terrible/austere
• ghoram: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ghora (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); adjective qualifying tapaḥ

• yājñavalkyaḥ: Yājñavalkya
• yājñavalkyaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yājñavalkya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• mahāmuniḥ: great sage
• mahāmuniḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahā (प्रातिपदिक) + muni (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Karmadhāraya (कर्मधारय) compound; Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); apposition to yājñavalkyaḥ

• ājagāma: came/arrived
• ājagāma: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ā-gam (आ√गम् धातु)
• Form: Liṭ (लिट्/perfect), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद), Prathama-puruṣa (3rd person/प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन)

• mahāyogī: great yogi
• mahāyogī: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahā (प्रातिपदिक) + yogin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Karmadhāraya (कर्मधारय) compound; Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); apposition to yājñavalkyaḥ

• tam: him
• tam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• dṛṣṭvā: having seen
• dṛṣṭvā: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dṛś (दृश् धातु)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (क्त्वा/ल्यप्), 'having seen'

• na: not
• na: Kriyā-pratiṣedha (क्रियाप्रतिषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), negation particle (निषेध)

• atidūrataḥ: from not too far (away)
• atidūrataḥ: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ati (अव्यय) + dūratas (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Avyayībhāva (अव्ययीभाव) compound; Avyaya, ablatival adverb (तसिल्-अर्थ)

Speaker

Varāha (default narrative frame; speaker not explicit in this verse-fragment)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Narrative
• Sanskrit Philology
• Vaishnavism

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It reflects a common Purāṇic narrative pattern in which renowned sages (e.g., Yājñavalkya) are situated within ascetic practice and then encountered by another accomplished figure, framing subsequent teaching, testing, or transmission of knowledge.

Which geographic location is identified?

No explicit place-name appears in this verse; the setting is described only by proximity (“from not too far away”), so modern geographic identification is not possible from this line alone.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The verse foregrounds disciplined austerity (tapas) and yogic approach as culturally valued modes of seeking and transmitting knowledge, without prescribing a specific rule; it functions as narrative preparation for instruction or dialogue.