Varaha Purana 39.12: Adhyaya 39, Shloka 12

Discrimination of the Three Bodies and the Dharaṇī Vow: A Manual for Dvādaśī Observance

Devanagari script

एतान् धर्मानवस्थाय ब्रह्मणोपास्तिं रोचते । तस्य मुक्तिर्भवेन्नूनं वेदवादरतस्य च ॥ ३९.१२ ॥

Sanskrit recitationVaraha Purana 39.12

Transliteration

etān dharmān avasthāya brahmaṇopāstiṃ rocate | tasya muktir bhaven nūnaṃ vedavādaratasya ca || 39.12 ||

Translation

આ ધર્મોમાં સ્થિર થયા પછી બ્રહ્મની ઉપાસના પ્રિય બને છે; વેદવચનોમાં રત એવા પુરુષને નિશ્ચયે મુક્તિ પ્રાપ્ત થાય છે.

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Word by Word

• एतान्: these
• एतान्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), बहुवचन; सर्वनाम-विशेषण

• धर्मान्: duties / dharmas
• धर्मान्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धर्म (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), बहुवचन

• अवस्थाय: having undertaken/established
• अवस्थाय: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अवस्था (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कृदन्तः—ल्यप् (absolutive/gerund) from अव + स्था (धातु); अव्ययभाव (having undertaken/after establishing)

• ब्रह्मणः: of Brahman
• ब्रह्मणः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन

• उपास्तिम्: worship/meditation
• उपास्तिम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उपास्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• रोचते: pleases / is appealing
• रोचते: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: रुच् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन

• तस्य: of him / his
• तस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• मुक्तिः: liberation
• मुक्तिः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• भवेत्: would be / may occur
• भवेत्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन

• नूनम्: surely
• नूनम्: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नूनम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निश्चयार्थक (certainly)

• वेदवादरतस्य: devoted to Vedic doctrine/discourse
• वेदवादरतस्य: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वेदवादरत (प्रातिपदिक; वेद + वाद + रत)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन; समासः तत्पुरुषः (वेदवादा-रतः)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक (and)

Speaker

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

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Studies
• Sanskrit
• Vedānta-oriented Discourse

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It reflects a Purāṇic synthesis in which ethical discipline (dharma) is presented as a prerequisite for contemplative orientation toward Brahman and the attainment of liberation, aligning Purāṇic instruction with Vedic and Vedānta-inflected soteriology.

Which geographic location is identified?

No geographic location is explicitly mentioned in this verse; the focus is ethical and philosophical rather than topographical.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

To become firmly established in prescribed dharmic disciplines; such steadiness is presented as enabling contemplative devotion to Brahman and leading toward liberation.