Varaha Purana 218.25: Adhyaya 218, Shloka 25

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Devanagari script

रूपकारणमत्रोक्तं मायाचक्रं ततः परम् ॥ कुब्जाम्रकस्य माहात्म्यं वर्णदीक्षा ततः परम्

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 218.25

Transliteration

rūpakāraṇam atroktam māyācakraṃ tataḥ param || kubjāmrakasya māhātmyaṃ varṇadīkṣā tataḥ param

Translation

यहाँ बताया है कि किसी खास रूप का कारण क्या है। उसके बाद माया का चक्र आता है। फिर कुब्जाम्रक का महत्व है। उसके बाद दीक्षा और वर्ण का बारे में लिखा है।

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Word by Word

• rūpa-kāraṇam: cause of form/appearance
• rūpa-kāraṇam: Karta (कर्ता) / Topic-heading (विषय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rūpa (प्रातिपदिक) + kāraṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); समासः—तत्पुरुषः (rūpasya kāraṇam)

• atra: here
• atra: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atra (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb (देशवाचक अव्यय)

• uktam: is stated
• uktam: Karma (कर्म) / Predicative (विधेय)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vac (धातु)
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त/कृदन्त), Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); ‘said/declared’

• māyā-cakram: the wheel/cycle of illusion
• māyā-cakram: Karta (कर्ता) / Topic-heading (विषय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: māyā (प्रातिपदिक) + cakra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); समासः—तत्पुरुषः (māyāyāḥ cakram)

• tataḥ: thereafter
• tataḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tataḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb (क्रम/अनन्तरवाचक अव्यय)

• param: next; further
• param: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: para (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); used adverbially with tataḥ (‘next/further’)

• kubjāmrakasya: of Kubjāmraka
• kubjāmrakasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kubjāmraka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular (एकवचन)

• māhātmyam: greatness; glorification
• māhātmyam: Karta (कर्ता) / Topic-heading (विषय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: māhātmya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• varṇa-dīkṣā: initiation concerning varṇa (class/letters)
• varṇa-dīkṣā: Karta (कर्ता) / Topic-heading (विषय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: varṇa (प्रातिपदिक) + dīkṣā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); समासः—तत्पुरुषः (varṇasya dīkṣā)

• tataḥ: thereafter
• tataḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tataḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb (क्रम/अनन्तरवाचक अव्यय)

• param: next; further
• param: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: para (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); used adverbially with tataḥ

Speaker

Varāha (default, instructional voice)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Vaiṣṇavism
• Philosophical Vocabulary
• Sacred Geography

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It catalogues doctrinal and social-ritual topics (māyā, initiation) alongside place-māhātmyas, illustrating how Purāṇic chapters often integrate metaphysics, ritual procedure, and sacred geography.

Which geographic location is identified?

Kubjāmraka is mentioned as a named locus with māhātmya; further identification requires corroboration from adjacent narrative passages or regional toponym studies.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

By listing varṇadīkṣā, the verse signals an interest in regulated initiation and social-ritual order as part of the text’s normative discourse.