Varaha Purana 212.5 — Adhyaya 212, Shloka 5

An Awakening Description within the Allegory of the Wheel of Saṃsāra

Devanagari script

तेजसा द्योतयन्सर्वं गगनं भास्करो यथा ॥ विचचार दिवं रम्यां कामचारो महामुनिः ॥

Transliteration

tejasā dyotayan sarvaṃ gaganaṃ bhāskaro yathā || vicacāra divaṃ ramyāṃ kāmacāro mahāmuniḥ ||

Translation

ເຫມືອນດວງອາທິດ ດ້ວຍລັດສະໝີຂອງທ່ານໄດ້ສ່ອງສະຫວ່າງທົ່ວຟ້າ ມະຫາມຸນີຜູ້ໄປໄດ້ຕາມປາຖະໜາ ໄດ້ທ່ອງທ່ຽວໃນສະຫວັນອັນງາມ.

Word by Word

• tejasā: by (his) radiance
• tejasā: Karana (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tejas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (Instrumental), एकवचन

• dyotayan: illuminating
• dyotayan: Karta (कर्ता/Participial qualifier)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dyut (धातु) + śatṛ (शतृ)
• Form: वर्तमानकृदन्त (present active participle/शतृ), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; परस्मैपदी

• sarvam: everything
• sarvam: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Accusative), एकवचन; कर्मरूपे

• gaganam: the sky
• gaganam: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gagana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• bhāskaraḥ: the sun
• bhāskaraḥ: Upamāna (उपमान/Standard of comparison)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhāskara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• yathā: as
• yathā: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Comparison marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yathā (अव्यय)
• Form: उपमानवाचक-अव्यय (comparative: as/like)

• vicacāra: wandered / moved about
• vicacāra: Kriyā (क्रिया/Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: car (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect/परोक्षभूत), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन, परस्मैपद; उपसर्ग: वि-

• divam: heaven
• divam: Karma (कर्म/Object/goal of movement)
• Type: Noun
• Root: div (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• ramyām: beautiful
• ramyām: Karma (कर्म/Qualifier of object)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ramya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifying divam)

• kāmacāraḥ: one who moves at will
• kāmacāraḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kāma + cāra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (कर्मधारय/षष्ठीभाव: कामेन/कामतः चारः—at will)

• mahāmuniḥ: the great sage
• mahāmuniḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahā + muni (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मधारय (महान् मुनिः)

Speaker

Narrator

Varaha Avatara Context

Varaha Avatara Context: {"is_varaha_focus":false,"aspect_highlighted":"None","boar_form_detail":"None","earth_interaction":"None"}

Bhu Devi Dialogue

Bhu Devi Dialogue: {"is_dialogue":false,"speaker_role":"None","bhu_devi_state":"None","key_question":"None"}

Mathura Mandala

Mathura Mandala: {"is_mathura_related":false,"specific_site":"None","parikrama_context":"None","krishna_connection":"None"}

Dharma Shastra

Dharma Shastra: {"has_dharma_rule":false,"topic":"None","instruction_summary":"None","karmic_consequence":"None"}

Vrata Mahatmya

Vrata Mahatmya: {"has_vrata":false,"vrata_name":"None","tithi_month":"None","promised_fruit":"None"}

Cosmic Boar Symbolism

Cosmic Boar Symbolism: {"has_symbolism":false,"symbolic_interpretation":"None","yajna_varaha_imagery":"None","vedantic_connection":"None"}

Philosophical Teaching

Philosophical Teaching: {"has_teaching":true,"teaching_type":"tapas and spiritual mobility","core_concept":"Spiritual attainment (tapas/tejas) grants inner luminosity and freedom from ordinary constraints.","practical_application":"Cultivate discipline and purity so that one’s presence becomes ‘illumining’—benefiting others through clarity and restraint."}

Subject Matter

Subject Matter: ["Cosmology","Ethics"]

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Geographic Context

Type: celestial realm

Cross References

Related Themes: Varaha Purana 212.4 (Narada’s departure); Varaha Purana 212.6 (after his going, the king meets ‘me’)

Visual Art Cues

Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"Nārada moves through a luminous sky, his body radiating like the sun, with clouds and celestial pathways around him.","item_prompts":["Nārada flying/hovering","vīṇā","sun-like halo","clouds","stars","celestial chariots faintly","light rays filling the sky"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: broad luminous halo, stylized clouds, rhythmic composition showing motion through the heavens, rich reds/ochres with gold accents.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore style: large circular prabhāmaṇḍala with gold leaf, embossed rays, Nārada centered against deep blue sky, minimal but ornate celestial motifs.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore style: elegant figure in flight, soft gradations in the sky, fine jewelry details, restrained glow around the sage.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari style: airy sky with delicate clouds, lyrical sense of movement, small stars, Nārada as a graceful traveling bard-sage."}

Audio Atmosphere

Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"wonder-filled yet serene","suggested_raga":"Hamsadhwani","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"bright, lightly expansive"}

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Puranic Narrative
• Sanskrit Poetics
• Ascetic Culture

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It reflects a widespread Purāṇic and epic trope: exceptional sages possess luminous presence and unrestricted mobility across cosmic regions.

Which geographic location is identified?

The verse refers to divam (“heaven”) as a cosmological realm, not a specific earthly site.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

Indirectly, it elevates ascetic attainment and disciplined life as sources of inner “radiance” and freedom of movement (kāmacāra).