Varaha Purana 41.26: Adhyaya 41, Shloka 26

Rite of the Varāha Dvādaśī Vow and an Exemplary Narrative on Expiation for Brahmin-Slaying

Devanagari script

एवमुक्तास्तु ते पुत्रा मृगचर्मोपवीतिनः । वनं विविशुरव्यग्रा जपन्तो ब्रह्म शाश्वतम् ॥ ४१.२६ ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 41.26

Transliteration

evamuktās tu te putrā mṛgacarmopavītinaḥ | vanaṃ viviśur avyagrā japanto brahma śāśvatam || 41.26 ||

Translation

जब उन्हे यह बात बता दी गई, तो बेटे मान गए। उन्होंने हिरन की खाल पहनी थी। वो शांत दिमाग से जंगल में चले गए। वो वहाँ जाके भगवान का नाम लेते रहे।

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Word by Word

• evam: thus
• evam: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: evam (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (indeclinable), प्रकारवाचक (manner-adverb)

• uktāḥ: having been told
• uktāḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vac (धातु) + kta (कृत् प्रत्यय)
• Form: कृदन्त (past passive participle/क्त), पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; ‘said/addressed’

• tu: but/indeed
• tu: Sambandha-bodhaka (सम्बन्धबोधक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, निपात (particle), विरोध/अन्वय (but/indeed)

• te: they
• te: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन

• putrāḥ: sons
• putrāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: putra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन

• mṛga-carma-upavītinaḥ: wearing deer-skin as the sacred thread
• mṛga-carma-upavītinaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mṛga (प्रातिपदिक) + carma (प्रातिपदिक) + upavītin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समास: तत्पुरुष (मृगचर्मम् उपवीतम् येषाम्/धारयन्ति), पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन

• vanam: forest
• vanam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• viviśuḥ: entered
• viviśuḥ: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vi-viś (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), बहुवचन

• avyagrāḥ: undistracted
• avyagrāḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: a-vyagra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; नञ्-समास/उपसर्गार्थ: ‘not distracted’

• japantaḥ: chanting
• japantaḥ: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: jap (धातु) + śatṛ (कृत् प्रत्यय)
• Form: कृदन्त (वर्तमान कृदन्त/शतृ), पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; समकालिक क्रिया (concomitant action)

• brahma: Brahman / sacred formula
• brahma: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brahman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• śāśvatam: eternal
• śāśvatam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śāśvata (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; विशेषणं ‘ब्रह्म’

Speaker

Varāha (default dialogue framework; speaker not explicit in this fragment)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Narrative
• Vaishnavism
• Āśrama-Dharma

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It reflects a common Purāṇic-epic ideal of āraṇya (forest) life, where renunciant or disciplined household-lineage figures adopt simple attire (e.g., deer-skin) and prioritize japa and mental steadiness, indicating the cultural prestige of ascetic practice in Sanskrit narrative traditions.

Which geographic location is identified?

No specific toponym is provided in this verse; it mentions only 'vana' (forest) as a generic wilderness/retreat setting rather than a named sacred site.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The verse foregrounds disciplined conduct: entering a life of simplicity and maintaining an undistracted mind (avyagra) through sustained recitation (japa), presented as a model of self-regulation and contemplative practice.