Varaha Purana 71.7: Adhyaya 71, Shloka 7

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

Devanagari script

नास्माकं विविधो भावो वर्तते मुनिसत्तमाः । सम्यग्दृशः प्रपश्यन्ति विपरीतेष्वनेकशः ॥ ७१.७ ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 71.7

Transliteration

nāsmākaṃ vividho bhāvo vartate munisattamāḥ | samyagdṛśaḥ prapaśyanti viparīteṣv anekaśaḥ || 71.7 ||

Translation

“હે મુનિશ્રેષ્ઠો, અમામાં વિવિધ પ્રકારનો ભેદભાવ નથી; સમ્યક્ દૃષ્ટિવાળા લોકો વિપરીત દેખાતી પરિસ્થિતિઓમાં પણ અનેક રીતે સત્યને જોવે છે.”

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Word by Word

• न: not
• न: Nipata (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्यय (negation particle)

• अस्माकम्: of us/our
• अस्माकम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/सम्बन्ध), बहुवचन; सर्वनाम

• विविधः: diverse/different
• विविधः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विविध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण

• भावः: nature/state
• भावः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भाव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• वर्तते: exists/occurs
• वर्तते: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वृत् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• मुनिसत्तमाः: O best sages
• मुनिसत्तमाः: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि-सत्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन/प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (‘best among sages’)

• सम्यक्: rightly
• सम्यक्: Nipata (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सम्यक् (अव्यय)
• Form: रीतिवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: rightly)

• दृशः: seers / those with vision
• दृशः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दृश् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; ‘seeing/vision’ → ‘those who see’ (दृश्-शब्द)

• प्रपश्यन्ति: they perceive/see clearly
• प्रपश्यन्ति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-√पश् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथम-पुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• विपरीतेषु: in opposites/contrary cases
• विपरीतेषु: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विपरीत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषण, ‘in contrary (things/conditions)’

• अनेकशः: in many ways
• अनेकशः: Nipata (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अनेकशः (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: in many ways/repeatedly)

Speaker

Varāha

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Dialogue
• Vaishnavism
• Sanskrit Philosophy

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It reflects a common Purāṇic didactic style in which epistemic clarity (right seeing) is presented as a stabilizing principle amid conflicting views, aligning the Varāha Purāṇa with broader Sanskrit discourse on discernment and interpretive plurality.

Which geographic location is identified?

No geographic site is named in this verse fragment; the content is philosophical rather than topographical.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The verse emphasizes disciplined discernment: those with correct vision can recognize what is sound or true even when confronted with contradictory appearances or arguments.