Varaha Purana 142.25: Adhyaya 142, Shloka 25

The Greatness of Esoteric Practice: Menstrual Impurity, Mental Equanimity, and Seasonal Conjugal Ethics

Pūrva Bhāga · Yoga–Citta-nigraha (Mind-discipline and devotion)

Devanagari script

येषां प्रशान्तं चित्तं वै तेऽपि देवि मम प्रियाः ॥ सर्वमात्मनि कर्म स्वं शुभं वा यदि वाऽशुभम् ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 142.25

Transliteration

yeṣāṃ praśāntaṃ cittaṃ vai te ’pi devi mama priyāḥ | sarvam ātmani karma svaṃ śubhaṃ vā yadi vā ’śubham ||

ITRANS transliteration

Translation

देवी, जिनका मन शांत रहता है, वो मुझे बहुत प्यारे हैं। अच्छा काम हो या बुरा, वो सब अपने आप में समा लेते हैं। कोई बड़ा-छोटा नहीं, बस मन शांत और मेरे पास।

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• येषाम्: of whom
• Type: Noun
• Form: सर्वनाम, पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), बहुवचन; ‘of whom’
• Role: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation/षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• प्रशान्तम्: calm
• Type: Adjective
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; agreeing with चित्तम्; ‘calmed/peaceful’
• Role: विशेषण (Qualifier)
• Root: प्र + शम् (धातु) → प्रशान्त (क्त-कृदन्त)

• चित्तम्: mind
• Type: Noun
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; ‘mind’
• Role: कर्ता (Karta/कर्ता)
• Root: चित्त (प्रातिपदिक)

• वै: indeed
• Type: Indeclinable
• Form: निश्चयार्थक-अव्यय (indeed/certainly)
• Role: सम्बन्ध (Emphasis particle)
• Root: वै (अव्यय)

• ते: they
• Type: Noun
• Form: सर्वनाम, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; ‘they/those’
• Role: कर्ता (Karta/कर्ता)
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• अपि: also
• Type: Indeclinable
• Form: अप्यर्थक-अव्यय (also/even)
• Role: सम्बन्ध (Particle)
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)

• देवि: O goddess
• Type: Noun
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन; ‘O goddess’
• Role: सम्बोधन (Address)
• Root: देवी (प्रातिपदिक)

• मम: my
• Type: Noun
• Form: सर्वनाम, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन; ‘my’
• Role: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation/षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• प्रियाः: dear
• Type: Adjective
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; ‘dear/beloved’
• Role: कर्ता-विशेषण (Subject complement)
• Root: प्रिय (प्रातिपदिक)

• सर्वम्: all
• Type: Adjective
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; ‘all/entire’ (qualifying कर्म)
• Role: कर्म-विशेषण (Object qualifier)
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)

• आत्मनि: in oneself
• Type: Noun
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; ‘in oneself/in the self’
• Role: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/अधिकरण)
• Root: आत्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)

• कर्म: deed
• Type: Noun
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; ‘action/deed’
• Role: कर्म (Karma/कर्म)
• Root: कर्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)

• स्वम्: one’s own
• Type: Adjective
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; ‘one’s own’ (qualifying कर्म)
• Role: कर्म-विशेषण (Object qualifier)
• Root: स्व (प्रातिपदिक)

• शुभम्: good
• Type: Adjective
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; ‘good/auspicious’
• Role: कर्म-विशेषण (Object qualifier)
• Root: शुभ (प्रातिपदिक)

• वा: or
• Type: Indeclinable
• Form: विकल्पार्थक-अव्यय (or)
• Role: विकल्प (Disjunction)
• Root: वा (अव्यय)

• यदि: if
• Type: Indeclinable
• Form: शर्तार्थक-अव्यय (conditional ‘if’)
• Role: सम्बन्ध (Condition marker)
• Root: यदि (अव्यय)

• वा: or
• Type: Indeclinable
• Form: विकल्पार्थक-अव्यय (or)
• Role: विकल्प (Disjunction)
• Root: वा (अव्यय)

• अशुभम्: bad
• Type: Adjective
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; ‘inauspicious/bad’
• Role: कर्म-विशेषण (Object qualifier)
• Root: अ- (निषेध) + शुभ (प्रातिपदिक)

Sandhi Notes

• तेऽपि = ते + अपि
• वाऽशुभम् = वा + अशुभम्

Speaker and setting

Shanta and Adbhuta rasaSetting: Dialogue-setting (purāṇic)

Speaker

Varāha

Bhu Devi and Varaha

In this verse

Varaha teaches her

Her state of mind

Reflective; probing karma and inner peace

What she asks

What is the status of actions (good/bad) for one whose mind is pacified—how do they relate to the Self and to your favor?

The teaching

Kind of teaching

Vedantic-psychology within bhakti

Subjects

EthicsYogaPhilosophical psychology

Core idea

For the pacified mind, agency loosens; actions are ‘in the Self’—suggesting non-appropriation (akartṛtva/asaṅga) and inner integration beyond dualistic labeling.

In practice

Cultivate citta-śānti through steady devotion and mindfulness; perform duties without self-claiming, reducing reactive guilt/pride around ‘good/bad’ outcomes.

The Varaha avatara

With the Earth

Varāha addresses Bhū-devī, praising citta-śānti; frames action as resting in the Self, whether labeled auspicious or inauspicious.

Mathura and Krishna

Cross references

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Vaishnavism
• Citta-śānti
• Karma theory

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It reflects a Purāṇic appropriation of philosophical vocabulary (citta-śānti, ātman, karma) to articulate a devotional-ethical ideal.

Which geographic location is identified?

None; the verse is doctrinal/psychological.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

Cultivate mental tranquility; it is presented as a key marker of spiritual maturity amid the moral complexity of actions.