Varaha Purana 34.2: Adhyaya 34, Shloka 2

Account of the Origin of the Ancestors (Pitṛs) and the Regulations for Śrāddha Offerings

Devanagari script

एकाग्रमनसा सर्वास्तन्मात्रा मनसा बहिः । कृत्वा परमकं ब्रह्म ध्यायन् सर्गेप्सुरुच्छकैः ॥ ३४.२ ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 34.2

Transliteration

ekāgramanasā sarvās tanmātrā manasā bahiḥ | kṛtvā paramakaṃ brahma dhyāyan sargepsur uccakैḥ || 34.2 ||

Translation

ब्रह्मा ने अपना मन एक जगह फोकस किया। फिर उन्होंने सोचा कि मैं सब कुछ बाहर लाऊँ। वो ध्यान में बैठे थे और दुनिया बनाने का सोच रहे थे।

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Word by Word

• एकाग्रमनसा: with a one-pointed mind
• एकाग्रमनसा: Karaṇa (करण/instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एकाग्र + मनस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारयसमास: एकाग्रं मनः यस्य/येन; नपुंसकलिङ्ग (मनस्), तृतीया विभक्ति, एकवचन; करणभावे (instrumental of means)

• सर्वाः: all
• सर्वाः: Karta (कर्ता/subject; elliptical)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; (contextually: all [thoughts/activities]—elliptical)

• तन्मात्राः: consisting solely of that
• तन्मात्राः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् + मात्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुषसमास: तदेव मात्रं येषाम्/याः; स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (सर्वाः)

• मनसा: by the mind
• मनसा: Karaṇa (करण/instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया विभक्ति, एकवचन

• बहिः: outwardly, outside
• बहिः: Deśādhi karaṇa (देशाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: बहिः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, देशवाचक (adverb: outwardly/outside)

• कृत्वा: having made/done
• कृत्वा: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु) + त्वा (कृदन्त)
• Form: कृ धातु (to do/make) + त्वा-प्रत्यय (gerund/क्त्वान्त), पूर्वक्रिया

• परमकम्: supreme, highest
• परमकम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परमक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (ब्रह्म)

• ब्रह्म: Brahman / the Absolute
• ब्रह्म: Karma (कर्म/object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन

• ध्यायन्: meditating
• ध्यायन्: Karta (कर्ता; participial agent)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ध्यै (धातु) + शतृ (कृदन्त)
• Form: ध्यै धातु (to meditate) + शतृ-प्रत्यय (present active participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; समकालिक क्रिया (simultaneous action)

• सर्गेप्सुः: desiring creation
• सर्गेप्सुः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्ग + ईप्सु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुषसमास: सर्गम् ईप्सुः (desiring creation); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (implicit Brahmā from previous verse)

• उच्चकैः: intensely, earnestly
• उच्चकैः: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: उच्चकैः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, प्रकारवाचक (adverb: intensely/earnestly; also 'aloud' in some contexts)

Speaker

Varāha (default attribution based on primary dialogue framework)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Cosmology
• Vaiṣṇavism
• Sāṃkhya-related Terminology
• Meditation Theory

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It reflects a common Purāṇic synthesis where cosmology is explained through meditative and philosophical vocabulary (e.g., tanmātras, Brahman), showing the integration of contemplative practice with accounts of creation (sarga) in Sanskrit narrative theology.

Which geographic location is identified?

No geographic location is specified in this verse; the content is primarily cosmological and psychological (mind, subtle elements, meditation).

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The verse foregrounds disciplined mental concentration (ekāgratā) and contemplative orientation toward the highest principle (Brahman) as the foundational philosophical practice underlying orderly creation and understanding.