Varaha Purana 39.6: Adhyaya 39, Shloka 6

Discrimination of the Three Bodies and the Dharaṇī Vow: A Manual for Dvādaśī Observance

Devanagari script

इदानीं शुभवृत्तिं तु कुर्वतस्तप आर्जवम् । अपरं धर्मरूपं तु शरीरं ते व्यवस्थितम् । तेन वेदपुराणानि ज्ञातुमर्हस्यसंशयम् ॥ ३९.६ ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 39.6

Transliteration

idānīṁ śubhavṛttiṁ tu kurvatas tapa ārjavam | aparaṁ dharmarūpaṁ tu śarīraṁ te vyavasthitam | tena vedapurāṇāni jñātum arhasy asaṁśayam || 39.6 ||

Translation

いま、汝が善き行いを、苦行（タパス）と正直さとともに修めるゆえに、ダルマより成る別の身体が汝に確立された。これによって、汝は疑いなくヴェーダとプラーナを知るにふさわしい。

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Word by Word

• idānīm: now
• idānīm: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: idānīm (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (temporal adverb)

• śubha-vṛttim: good conduct
• śubha-vṛttim: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śubha (प्रातिपदिक) + vṛtti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन; कर्मधारय-समास (qualifying compound)

• tu: but/indeed
• tu: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), विरोध/विशेषार्थक

• kurvataḥ: of (one) doing
• kurvataḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (धातु)
• Form: वर्तमान-कृदन्त (शतृ/वर्तमान-प्रत्यय), परस्मैपदी; षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन (genitive singular of present active participle)

• tapaḥ: austerity
• tapaḥ: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tapas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• ārjavam: straightforwardness
• ārjavam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ārjava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• aparam: another/further
• aparam: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: apara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifies śarīram)

• dharma-rūpam: having the form of dharma
• dharma-rūpam: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dharma (प्रातिपदिक) + rūpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (dharma-svarūpa) विशेषण

• tu: indeed
• tu: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle)

• śarīram: body
• śarīram: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śarīra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• te: your
• te: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
• Form: सर्वनाम, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन (genitive)

• vyavasthitam: is established
• vyavasthitam: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vi-ava-sthā (धातु)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त/PPP), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मणि प्रयोगार्थ (established/arranged)

• tena: thereby/with that
• tena: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
• Form: सर्वनाम, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), एकवचन

• veda-purāṇāni: the Vedas and Purāṇas
• veda-purāṇāni: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: veda (प्रातिपदिक) + purāṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; इतरेतर-द्वन्द्व (veda and purāṇa)

• jñātum: to know
• jñātum: Prayojana (प्रयोजन/उद्देश्य)
• Type: Verb
• Root: jñā (धातु)
• Form: तुमुन्-प्रत्ययान्त (infinitive), क्रियार्थक

• arhasi: you are fit/you deserve
• arhasi: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: arh (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (present), परस्मैपद, मध्यम-पुरुष, एकवचन

• asaṁśayam: without doubt
• asaṁśayam: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: a-saṁśaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषणरूपेण अव्ययीभाव (adverbial accusative used as indeclinable sense)

Speaker

Varāha (default speaker in the Varāha–Pṛthivī dialogue framework)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Studies
• Vaiṣṇavism
• Sanskrit Philology
• Ethical Instruction

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It reflects a common Purāṇic pedagogical theme: ethical conduct and disciplined practice are presented as prerequisites for authoritative engagement with Vedic and Purāṇic knowledge, aligning moral formation with textual competence.

Which geographic location is identified?

No geographic location is named in this verse; the focus is ethical qualification and readiness for scriptural understanding rather than sacred geography.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The verse emphasizes śubhavṛtti (wholesome conduct), tapaḥ (discipline/austerity), and ārjava (uprightness) as formative qualities that establish a “dharma-formed” embodiment enabling clear understanding of scriptural traditions.