Varaha Purana 71.39: Adhyaya 71, Shloka 39

Vision of the Trimūrti in Rudra, the Gautama Curse, the Manifestation of the Godāvarī, and the Niḥśvāsa-saṃhitā Account

Devanagari script

ऋषीणां मायया सर्वमिदं जातं विचिन्त्य वै । शशाप तान् जटाभस्ममिथ्याव्रतधरास्तथा । भविष्यथ त्रयीबाह्या वेदकर्मबहिष्कृताः ॥ ७१.३९ ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 71.39

Transliteration

ṛṣīṇāṃ māyayā sarvam idaṃ jātaṃ vicintya vai | śaśāpa tān jaṭābhasma-mithyā-vrata-dharās tathā | bhaviṣyatha trayī-bāhyā veda-karma-bahiṣkṛtāḥ || 71.39 ||

Translation

Al considerar que todo esto había surgido por la māyā de los ṛṣis, los maldijo: «También vosotros—con cabellera enmarañada y cubiertos de ceniza, observando votos falsos—seréis ajenos a la tríada védica, excluidos de los ritos del Veda».

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Word by Word

• ṛṣīṇām: of the sages
• ṛṣīṇām: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ṛṣi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga (Masculine), Ṣaṣṭhī-vibhakti (Genitive/षष्ठी), Bahuvacana (Plural)

• māyayā: by illusion
• māyayā: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: māyā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga (Feminine), Tṛtīyā-vibhakti (Instrumental/तृतीया), Ekavacana (Singular)

• sarvam: all
• sarvam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napुंसakaliṅga (Neuter), Prathamā/Accusative (प्रथमा/द्वितीया), Ekavacana (Singular); viśeṣaṇa of idam

• idam: this
• idam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napुंसakaliṅga (Neuter), Prathamā/Accusative (प्रथमा/द्वितीया), Ekavacana (Singular)

• jātam: arisen / become
• jātam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √jan (जन्) + kta (क्त)
• Form: Kta-participle (past passive participle/भूतकर्मणि), Napuṃsaka, Prathamā/Accusative, Ekavacana; predicative with idam

• vicintya: having reflected
• vicintya: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √cint (चिन्त्) + lyap (ल्यप्)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (क्त्वान्त/ल्यपन्त), indeclinable; prior action to śaśāpa

• vai: indeed
• vai: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vai (अव्यय)
• Form: Particle/emphasis (निपात)

• śaśāpa: cursed
• śaśāpa: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √śap (शप्)
• Form: Laṅ-lakāra (Imperfect/लङ्), Prathama-puruṣa (3rd), Ekavacana (Singular), Parasmaipada

• tān: them
• tān: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga (Masculine), Dvitīyā-vibhakti (Accusative/द्वितीया), Bahuvacana (Plural)

• jaṭā-bhasma-mithyā-vrata-dharāḥ: (those) bearing matted hair and ashes, holding false vows
• jaṭā-bhasma-mithyā-vrata-dharāḥ: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jaṭā (प्रातिपदिक) + bhasma (प्रातिपदिक) + mithyā (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक) + vrata (प्रातिपदिक) + dhara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga (Masculine), Prathamā-vibhakti (Nominative/प्रथमा), Bahuvacana (Plural); bahuvrīhi qualifying tān (accusative sense by apposition)

• tathā: thus / also
• tathā: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb (क्रियाविशेषण)

• bhaviṣyatha: you will become
• bhaviṣyatha: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √bhū (भू)
• Form: Luṭ-lakāra (Periphrastic future/लुट्), Madhyama-puruṣa (2nd), Bahuvacana (Plural), Parasmaipada

• trayī-bāhyāḥ: outside the three Vedas
• trayī-bāhyāḥ: Kartṛ (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: trayī (प्रातिपदिक) + bāhya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga (Masculine), Prathamā-vibhakti (Nominative/प्रथमा), Bahuvacana (Plural); viśeṣaṇa of implied 'yūyam'

• veda-karma-bahiṣkṛtāḥ: excluded from Vedic rites
• veda-karma-bahiṣkṛtāḥ: Kartṛ (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: veda (प्रातिपदिक) + karma (प्रातिपदिक) + bahiṣkṛta (प्रातिपदिक; from √kṛ with bahis-)
• Form: Puṃliṅga (Masculine), Prathamā-vibhakti (Nominative/प्रथमा), Bahuvacana (Plural); viśeṣaṇa of implied 'yūyam'

Speaker

Varāha (default speaker per dialogue framework; explicit speaker not stated in excerpt)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Studies
• Dharma and Ritual Discourse
• Vaishnavism

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It reflects a Purāṇic discourse on ritual legitimacy, contrasting recognized Vedic practice (trayī and veda-karma) with groups portrayed as adopting external markers (jaṭā, bhasma) while being framed as outside Vedic orthopraxy.

Which geographic location is identified?

No geographic toponym appears in this verse; it is primarily concerned with ritual status and social-religious categorization.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The verse emphasizes integrity in vowed conduct and ritual practice, warning against “false vows” (mithyā-vrata) and presenting exclusion from Vedic rites as a consequence within the text’s normative framework.