Varaha Purana 13.23: Adhyaya 13, Shloka 23

The Genealogy of the Pitṛs and the Determination of Śrāddha Times

Devanagari script

एते वै लोकविभ्रष्टा लोकान् प्राप्य सनातनान् । पुनर्युगशतान्तेषु जायन्ते ब्रह्मवादिनः ॥ १३.२३ ॥

Sanskrit recitationVaraha Purana 13.23

Transliteration

ete vai lokavibhraṣṭā lokān prāpya sanātanān | punaryugaśatānteṣu jāyante brahmavādinaḥ || 13.23 ||

Translation

En vérité, ceux-ci—s’étant écartés de leurs mondes d’autrefois—atteignent les mondes éternels; puis, à la fin de centaines de cycles de yuga, ils renaissent comme brahmavādins, expositeurs de Brahman (maîtres de la doctrine sacrée).

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Word by Word

• एते: these
• एते: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/प्रथमा), बहुवचन (Plural), पुल्लिङ्ग (Masculine)

• वै: indeed
• वै: सम्बन्ध (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (emphatic particle)

• लोक-विभ्रष्टाः: fallen from the worlds
• लोक-विभ्रष्टाः: विशेषण (Adjective of ‘एते’)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: लोक (प्रातिपदिक) + विभ्रष्ट (भ्रंश्/भ्रश् धातु से कृदन्त)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (लोकात् विभ्रष्टाः/‘fallen from the worlds’), प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन, पुल्लिङ्ग

• लोकान्: worlds
• लोकान्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/द्वितीया), बहुवचन (Plural), पुल्लिङ्ग (Masculine)

• प्राप्य: having attained
• प्राप्य: पूर्वकाल-क्रिया (Prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-आप् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (Gerund/Absolutive), ‘having attained’

• सनातनान्: eternal
• सनातनान्: विशेषण (Adjective of ‘लोकान्’)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सनातन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/द्वितीया), बहुवचन, पुल्लिङ्ग; ‘लोकान्’ इत्यस्य विशेषण

• पुनः: again
• पुनः: सम्बन्ध (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: again)

• युग-शत-अन्तेषु: at the ends of hundreds of yugas
• युग-शत-अन्तेषु: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Time-location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युग (प्रातिपदिक) + शत (प्रातिपदिक) + अन्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (युगशतानाम् अन्तेषु), सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/सप्तमी), बहुवचन, पुल्लिङ्ग

• जायन्ते: are born
• जायन्ते: क्रिया (Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जन् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present/लट्), प्रथम-पुरुष, बहुवचन, आत्मनेपद; भावे/कर्मणि-प्रायः ‘are born’

• ब्रह्म-वादिनः: expounders of Brahman
• ब्रह्म-वादिनः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject complement of ‘जायन्ते’)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक) + वादिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (ब्रह्मणः वादिनः/‘speakers of Brahman’), प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन, पुल्लिङ्ग

Speaker

Varāha

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Cosmology
• Vaiṣṇavism
• Sanskrit Philology

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It reflects a common Purāṇic model of cyclical cosmology, where vast yuga-based timeframes structure narratives of fall, attainment of higher realms, and re-emergence of learned teachers across cosmic cycles.

Which geographic location is identified?

No specific geographic or pilgrimage location is named in this verse; it is framed in cosmological terms (lokas/worlds) rather than terrestrial geography.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The verse emphasizes long-term moral causality and the continuity of learning: beings may undergo decline and restoration across cosmic time, ultimately reappearing as transmitters of sacred knowledge, underscoring the value placed on disciplined understanding and teaching.