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Varaha Purana 120.17: Adhyaya 120, Shloka 17

Procedure for the Three Daily Twilight Mantra-Observance

गुह्यानां परमं गुह्यं योगानां परमो निधिः ॥ सांख्यानां परमं सांख्यं कर्मणां कर्म चोत्तमम् ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 120.17

guhyānāṃ paramaṃ guhyaṃ yogānāṃ paramo nidhiḥ | sāṃkhyānāṃ paramaṃ sāṃkhyaṃ karmaṇāṃ karma cottamam |

यह सबसे बड़ा राज़ है, जो कोई नहीं जानता। योग में यह सबसे कीमती चीज़ है। ज्ञान की बात में यह सबसे ऊपर की बात है। और कर्मों में यह सबसे बड़ा काम है।

guhyānāmof secrets
guhyānām:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
TypeNoun
Rootguhya (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (Genitive), बहुवचन
paramamsupreme
paramam:
Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootparama (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom/Acc), एकवचन
guhyamsecret (mystery)
guhyam:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootguhya (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom/Acc), एकवचन
yogānāmof yogas / disciplines
yogānām:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
TypeNoun
Rootyoga (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (Genitive), बहुवचन
paramaḥsupreme
paramaḥ:
Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootparama (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nominative), एकवचन
nidhiḥtreasure
nidhiḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootnidhi (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nominative), एकवचन
sāṃkhyānāmof Sāṃkhyas / enumerations
sāṃkhyānām:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
TypeNoun
Rootsāṃkhya (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (Genitive), बहुवचन
paramamsupreme
paramam:
Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootparama (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom/Acc), एकवचन
sāṃkhyamSāṃkhya (highest principle/knowledge)
sāṃkhyam:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootsāṃkhya (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom/Acc), एकवचन
karmaṇāmof actions/rites
karmaṇām:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
TypeNoun
Rootkarman (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (Genitive), बहुवचन
karmaaction / rite
karma:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootkarman (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom/Acc), एकवचन
caand
ca:
Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootca (अव्यय)
Formसमुच्चयार्थक अव्यय (conjunction)
uttamambest / highest
uttamam:
Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootuttama (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom/Acc), एकवचन

Varāha (default instructor framework)

C
Classical Literature
P
Purāṇic Studies
S
Sāṃkhya-Yoga Interface
V
Vaiṣṇavism

FAQs

It shows how Purāṇic texts present a synthetic hierarchy of paths (yoga, sāṃkhya, karma) while framing a practice as esoteric (guhya).

No geographic location is identified.

To treat disciplined practice as a valued ‘treasure’—prioritizing inner cultivation over merely external performance.

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