Varaha Purana 142.27: Adhyaya 142, Shloka 27

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Devanagari script

तस्माच्चित्तं समाधाय मां प्रपद्यस्व मेदिनी ॥ न्यस्य ज्ञानं च योगं च एकचित्ता भजस्व माम् ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 142.27

Transliteration

tasmāc cittaṃ samādhāya māṃ prapadyasva medinī | nyasya jñānaṃ ca yogaṃ ca ekacittā bhajasva mām ||

Translation

इसलिए अपना दिमाग समेट के रखना। फिर मेरे शरण में आ जाओ, धरती। ज्ञान और योग सब छोड़ के, एक मन से मेरे पास रहो।

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Word by Word

• tasmāt: therefore
• tasmāt: Hetu/Prayojana (हेतु/कारण-सूचक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तस्मात् इति तद्धित/प्रयोगतः अव्ययीभाववत्; अपादानार्थक निपात (therefore/from that)

• cittam: mind
• cittam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: citta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन

• samādhāya: having composed/steadied
• samādhāya: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam-ā-√dhā (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), ‘having composed/collected’

• mām: me
• mām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष सर्वनाम; द्वितीया विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन

• prapadyasva: take refuge/surrender
• prapadyasva: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-√pad (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative/आज्ञार्थ), आत्मनेपदम्, मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन

• medinī: O Earth (Medinī)
• medinī: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: medinī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (fem), सम्बोधन विभक्ति (Vocative/सम्बोधन), एकवचन

• nyasya: having placed/established
• nyasya: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ni-√as (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), ‘having placed/laid down’

• jñānam: knowledge
• jñānam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jñāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• yogam: yoga/discipline
• yogam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yoga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय

• eka-cittā: single-minded
• eka-cittā: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण) of implied tvam
• Type: Adjective
• Root: eka (प्रातिपदिक) + citta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—कर्मधारयः (‘one-pointed in mind’)

• bhajasva: worship/serve
• bhajasva: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √bhaj (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), आत्मनेपदम्, मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन

• mām: me
• mām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन

Speaker

Varāha

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Vaishnavism
• Instructional dialogue
• Citta-ekāgratā

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It preserves a dialogic teaching style in which Earth (Medinī/Pṛthivī) is directly instructed, aligning Purāṇic cosmology with practical disciplines of mind.

Which geographic location is identified?

“Medinī” is a personified Earth, not a specific region; it functions as a cosmological addressee rather than a map reference.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

Gather attention into single-pointed focus and adopt a disciplined path that integrates knowledge and yoga within devoted practice.