Varaha Purana 162.67: Adhyaya 162, Shloka 67

The Efficacy and Merit of Cakra-tīrtha

Uttara Bhāga · Narrative Causality (Time, Knowledge, and Discovery)

Devanagari script

ततः कालेन महता चिन्ताभूच्छ्वशुरस्य च ॥ दिव्यज्ञानॆन तत्सर्वं ज्ञात्वा जामातृचेष्टितम् ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 162.67

Transliteration

tataḥ kālena mahatā cintābhūc chvaśurasya ca || divya-jñānena tat sarvaṃ jñātvā jāmātṛ-ceṣṭitam ||

ITRANS transliteration

Translation

बहुत टाइम बाद ससुर को भी चिंता होने लगी। उन्होंने जान लिया कि दामाद ने क्या किया। भगवान की नॉलेज से उन्हें सब पता चल गया।

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Word by Word

• tataḥ: then/thereafter
• Type: Indeclinable
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), adverb (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Role: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Root: tatas (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)

• kālena: by time; in course of time
• Type: Noun
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular (एकवचन)
• Role: Karana (करण)
• Root: kāla (प्रातिपदिक)

• mahatā: great
• Type: Adjective
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular (एकवचन); agrees with 'kālena'
• Role: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Root: mahat (प्रातिपदिक)

• cintā: anxiety/worry
• Type: Noun
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)
• Role: Karta (कर्ता)
• Root: cintā (प्रातिपदिक)

• abhūt: arose/occurred
• Type: Verb
• Form: Luṅ (लुङ्, aorist/past), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन)
• Role: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Root: bhū (धातु)

• śvaśurasya: of the father-in-law
• Type: Noun
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular (एकवचन)
• Role: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Root: śvaśura (प्रातिपदिक)

• ca: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), conjunction (समुच्चयबोधक)
• Role: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Root: ca (अव्यय)

• divya-jñānena: by divine knowledge
• Type: Noun
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular (एकवचन)
• Role: Karana (करण)
• Root: divya (प्रातिपदिक) + jñāna (प्रातिपदिक)

• tat: that
• Type: Noun
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); used adjectivally with 'sarvam'
• Role: Karma (कर्म)
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• sarvam: all (of it)
• Type: Noun
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)
• Role: Karma (कर्म)
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)

• jñātvā: having known
• Type: Verb
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (क्त्वान्त/ल्यप्), indeclinable verbal (अव्ययभाव)
• Role: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Root: jñā (धातु)

• jāmātṛ-ceṣṭitam: the son-in-law's conduct/deed
• Type: Noun
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)
• Role: Karma (कर्म)
• Root: jāmātṛ (प्रातिपदिक) + ceṣṭita (प्रातिपदिक; कृदन्त from √ceṣṭ)

Sandhi Notes

• cintābhūt → cintā abhūt
• chvaśurasya reflects visarga-sandhi from cintābhūt śvaśurasya
• tat sarvam kept separate (tat + sarvam)
• divya-jñānena and jāmātṛ-ceṣṭitam are compounds

Speaker and setting

Adbhuta and Shanta rasa

The teaching

Kind of teaching

Epistemology (pramāṇa hierarchy in narrative form)

Subjects

Ethics

Core idea

Divya-jñāna functions as a higher pramāṇa revealing hidden intent; knowledge is prerequisite to dharmic response.

In practice

Before judging or punishing, verify facts through reliable means; cultivate clarity (viveka) to detect manipulation in close relationships.

Dharma

Cross references

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Narrative
• Epistemology (Divya-jñāna motif)

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It shows a Purāṇic narrative mechanism where hidden actions are revealed through ‘divya-jñāna,’ reinforcing moral causality and accountability.

Which geographic location is identified?

No place-name occurs in this verse.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

Actions (ceṣṭita) are ultimately knowable and judged within the story-world; secrecy does not remove accountability.