Varaha Purana 27.34: Adhyaya 27, Shloka 34
The Slaying of Andhaka and the Manifestation of the Eight Mother-Goddesses from Divine Afflictions
Pūrva Bhāga · Śarīra–dharma / Internal constituents (kāma-ādi gaṇa) within the Pr̥thivī–Varāha dialogue frame
कामादिगण एषोऽयं शरीरे परिकीर्तितः । जग्राह मूर्त्तिं तु यथा तथा ते कीर्तितं मया ॥ २७.३५ ॥
kāmādigaṇa eṣo ’yaṃ śarīre parikīrtitaḥ | jagrāha mūrttiṃ tu yathā tathā te kīrtitaṃ mayā || 27.35 ||
kAmAdigaNa eSho.ayaM sharIre parikIrtitaH | jagrAha mUrttiM tu yathA tathA te kIrtitaM mayA || 27.35 ||
तो यह सब बुरी चीज़ें शरीर के अंदर रहती हैं। मैंने तुम्हे बताया कि यह कैसे एक रूप ले लेती हैं। इतना समझ लो कि यह अंदर की चीज़ें हैं जो इंसान को बुरी तरफ ले जाती हैं।
Sandhi Notes
- एषोऽयम् → एषः + अयम्
- कामादिगण → कामादि-गण
- (कृदन्त) परिकीर्तितः/कीर्तितम् as passive participles
Varāha
Receptive, integrating the teaching
How do these vices operate in embodied existence—where do they ‘live’ and how do they manifest?
Vices are not abstract; they become ‘mūrti’ (operative forms) within embodied life through thought→speech→action.
Interrupt the formation sequence: observe thought, restrain speech, redirect action; cultivate opposite virtues as replacement patterns.
Varāha summarizes to Earth: these forces reside in the body and take forms; pedagogical closure of the classification.
Treat the body-mind as the locus where kāmādi-gaṇa manifests; practice discipline to prevent these from ‘taking form’ in action and speech.
Mastery yields purity and steadiness; failure leads to embodied habits (saṃskāras) that perpetuate rebirth and suffering.
Varāha Purāṇa 27.27.32-34 (enumeration and correspondences); Varāha Purāṇa 27.27.36 (māyā’s ruin; siddhi; ātma-vidyā)
FAQs
It reflects a Purāṇic mode of integrating ethical and psychological analysis—describing inner forces (such as desire) as structured ‘groups’ acting within embodied life, a theme shared across classical Sanskrit literature.
No geographic site is named in this verse; it is primarily concerned with internal (śarīra-based) constituents rather than sacred geography.
The verse foregrounds clear description and discernment of desire-driven impulses within the body, implying that ethical cultivation involves understanding how such forces ‘take form’ and operate in embodied experience.
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