Varaha Purana 113.26: Adhyaya 113, Shloka 26

Hymn to Varāha and Pṛthivī’s Inquiry

Prelude to the Sanatkumāra Dialogue

Devanagari script

अंशवश्च न विद्यन्ते न नक्षत्रा न वा ग्रहाः ॥ न चैवाङ्गारकस्तत्र न शुक्रो न बृहस्पतिः

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 113.26

Transliteration

aṃśavaśca na vidyante na nakṣatrā na vā grahāḥ || na caivāṅgārakastatra na śukro na bṛhaspatiḥ

Translation

Di sana tiada sinar; tiada bintang dan tiada planet. Di sana tidak ada Aṅgāraka (Mars), tidak ada Śukra (Venus), dan tidak ada Bṛhaspati (Jupiter).

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Word by Word

• aṃśavaḥ: rays
• aṃśavaḥ: Kartā (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: aṃśu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural (बहुवचन)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction (समुच्चय)

• na: not
• na: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: Negation particle (निषेध)

• vidyante: exist
• vidyante: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vid (धातु)
• Form: Present tense (लट्), Ātmanepada, 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Plural; ‘exist/are found’

• na: not
• na: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: Negation particle (निषेध)

• nakṣatrāḥ: stars/constellations
• nakṣatrāḥ: Kartā (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nakṣatra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural

• na: nor
• na: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: Negation particle (निषेध)

• vā: or
• vā: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vā (अव्यय)
• Form: Disjunctive particle (विकल्प)

• grahāḥ: planets
• grahāḥ: Kartā (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: graha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural

• na: not
• na: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: Negation particle (निषेध)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction (समुच्चय)

• eva: indeed / even
• eva: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: Emphatic particle (निपात)

• aṅgārakaḥ: Mars (Aṅgāraka)
• aṅgārakaḥ: Kartā (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: aṅgāraka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; name of Mars

• tatra: there
• tatra: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb of place (देशवाचक अव्यय)

• na: not
• na: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: Negation particle (निषेध)

• śukraḥ: Venus (Śukra)
• śukraḥ: Kartā (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śukra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; Venus / Śukra

• na: nor
• na: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: Negation particle (निषेध)

• bṛhaspatiḥ: Jupiter (Bṛhaspati)
• bṛhaspatiḥ: Kartā (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bṛhaspati (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; Jupiter / Bṛhaspati

Speaker

Pṛthivī

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Vaishnavism
• History of Astronomy (Indic)
• Cosmography

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It attests to an established list of grahas and their names, valuable for studying the cultural history of astral terminology in Sanskrit literature.

Which geographic location is identified?

No terrestrial location is identified; the verse describes a cosmic condition where luminaries are absent.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

It underscores impermanence: even the ordered heavens are portrayed as contingent within cycles of manifestation and withdrawal.