Varaha Purana 5.39: Adhyaya 5, Shloka 39

Reconciliation of Action and Knowledge: Offering All Acts to Nārāyaṇa and the Hymn to the Yajña-Puruṣa

Pūrva Bhāga · Yoga–Advaita Narratives (Ascetic Attainments and Return to Āśrama)

Devanagari script

अद्वैतवासना सिद्धं योगाद् बहुशरीरकम् । दृष्ट्र्वा विप्रो मुदा युक्तः प्रययौ निजमाश्रमम् ॥ ५.३९ ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 5.39

Transliteration

advaitavāsanāsiddhaṃ yogād bahuśarīrakam | dṛṣṭvā vipro mudā yuktaḥ prayayau nijamāśramam || 5.39 ||

ITRANS transliteration

Translation

Habiendo visto, por medio del yoga, el estado consumado por la disposición contemplativa no dual, manifestado como «de muchos cuerpos», el brāhmaṇa, colmado de gozo, partió hacia su propio āśrama.

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Word by Word

• अद्वैतवासना-सिद्धम्: perfected through non-dual contemplation
• Type: Adjective
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुषः (अद्वैते वासना यस्य/यया सिद्धम्) विशेषणम् (of ‘बहुशरीरकम्’)
• Role: कर्म (Object-qualifier)
• Root: अद्वैत (प्रातिपदिक) + वासना (प्रातिपदिक) + सिद्ध (प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्त-प्राय)

• योगात्: by (the power of) yoga
• Type: Noun
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/अपादान), एकवचन; कारणार्थे ‘from/by yoga’
• Role: हेतु/अपादान (Cause/Source)
• Root: योग (प्रातिपदिक)

• बहुशरीरकम्: having many bodies
• Type: Adjective
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; बहुव्रीहिः (बहूनि शरीराणि यस्य) विशेषणम् (of an implied being)
• Role: कर्म (Object)
• Root: बहु (प्रातिपदिक) + शरीरक (प्रातिपदिक)

• दृष्ट्वा: having seen
• Type: Verb
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund/absolutive): ‘having seen’
• Role: पूर्वकालक्रिया (Prior action)
• Root: दृश् (धातु) + त्वा (क्त्वा-प्रत्यय)

• विप्रः: the brāhmaṇa
• Type: Noun
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन
• Role: कर्ता (Subject/कर्ता)
• Root: विप्र (प्रातिपदिक)

• मुदा: with joy
• Type: Noun
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), एकवचन; भावे करणम् (instrumental of manner)
• Role: करण (Instrument/means: manner)
• Root: मुद्/मुदा (प्रातिपदिक)

• युक्तः: endowed/filled
• Type: Adjective
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘endowed/connected’
• Role: कर्तृविशेषण (Subject-qualifier)
• Root: युज् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)

• प्रययौ: went forth/returned
• Type: Verb
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद
• Role: क्रिया (Verb)
• Root: प्र + या (धातु)

• निजम्: his own
• Type: Adjective
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (of ‘आश्रमम्’)
• Role: विशेषण (Adjectival)
• Root: निज (प्रातिपदिक)

• आश्रमम्: hermitage
• Type: Noun
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन
• Role: कर्म (Goal as object/कर्म)
• Root: आश्रम (प्रातिपदिक)

Sandhi Notes

• advaitavāsanāsiddhaṃ (compound)
• nijamāśramam → निजम् + आश्रमम्
• dṛṣṭvā is gerund from √दृश्

Speaker and setting

Shanta and Adbhuta rasa

Speaker

Varāha

The teaching

Kind of teaching

Advaita-yoga synthesis within purāṇic frame

Subjects

Philosophy (Advaita)YogaAscetic LifeNarrative Transition

Core idea

Non-dual vāsanā perfected through yoga yields freedom from fascination and supports serene return to dharmaic life; multiplicity of forms is secondary to inner non-duality.

In practice

Prioritize steady contemplative disposition (advaita-vāsanā) and disciplined practice; treat siddhis/visions as incidental, not as the aim.

Symbolism of the boar

Cross references

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Narrative
• Yoga Traditions
• Indic Philosophy

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It reflects a Purāṇic narrative style that integrates yogic attainment terminology (siddhi, yoga) with philosophical vocabulary associated with non-duality (advaita), illustrating the circulation of such concepts in classical Sanskrit textual culture.

Which geographic location is identified?

No specific geographic location is named in this verse; the only place-reference is generic—“nija-āśrama,” meaning the brāhmaṇa’s own hermitage.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The verse emphasizes disciplined attainment and composure: upon witnessing an accomplished yogic-philosophical state, the observer responds with controlled joy and returns to his rightful duties and setting (the āśrama), highlighting restraint and orderly conduct.