Varaha Purana 10.73: Adhyaya 10, Shloka 73

The Threefold Division by the Guṇas, the Deities’ Attainment of Worship, and the Opening of the Durjaya Episode

Devanagari script

तत्रस्थो वनजातीर् हि बाधयन् वै भयंकराः । ददर्शारण्यामाश्रित्य मुनिं स्थितमकल्मषम् ॥ १०.७४ ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 10.73

Transliteration

tatrastho vanajātīr hi bādhayan vai bhayaṅkarāḥ | dadarśāraṇyam āśritya muniṁ sthitam akalmaṣam || 10.74 ||

Translation

അവിടെ പാർക്കുമ്പോൾ, വനത്തിൽ ജനിച്ച ഭയങ്കര ജീവികൾ ഉപദ്രവം സൃഷ്ടിക്കുമ്പോൾ, അരണ്യത്തിൽ ആശ്രയിച്ച് നിലകൊണ്ട മലിനതയറ്റ മുനിയെ അവൻ കണ്ടു।

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Word by Word

• tatra-sthaḥ: staying there
• tatra-sthaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tatra (अव्यय) + stha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); avyayībhāva: 'situated there'

• vana-jātīḥ: forest tribes/creatures
• vana-jātīḥ: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vana + jāti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Plural (बहुवचन); tatpuruṣa: 'forest-tribes/forest-born beings'

• hi: indeed/for
• hi: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), particle (निपात) giving emphasis/causal nuance

• bādhayan: harassing/oppressing
• bādhayan: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bādh (धातु)
• Form: Present active participle (शतृ), Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); agrees with tatra-sthaḥ

• vai: indeed
• vai: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vai (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), particle (निपात) for emphasis

• bhayaṅkarāḥ: terrifying
• bhayaṅkarāḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: bhayaṅkara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural (बहुवचन); used predicatively for vana-jātīḥ (sense: 'they were terrifying')

• dadarśa: saw
• dadarśa: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dṛś (धातु)
• Form: Perfect (लिट्), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन)

• araṇyam: the forest
• araṇyam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: araṇya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• āśritya: having resorted to
• āśritya: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ā-śri (धातु)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (क्त्वा/ल्यप्), having resorted to/taken refuge in

• munim: sage
• munim: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: muni (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• sthitam: standing/remaining
• sthitam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sthā (धातु)
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त), Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); agrees with munim

• akalmaṣam: sinless, stainless
• akalmaṣam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: a-kalmaṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); agrees with munim

Speaker

Varāha (default dialogue frame; speaker not explicit in fragment)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Narrative
• Vaishnavism
• Ecological Settings

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It reflects a common Purāṇic narrative pattern: the wilderness as a testing ground where fearsome forces contrast with the ideal of the purified ascetic (muni), illustrating values associated with renunciation and moral clarity.

Which geographic location is identified?

No specific toponym is given here; the verse indicates an āraṇya (wilderness/forest region) as a literary-geographic setting rather than a uniquely identifiable historical site.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The verse foregrounds the figure of an akalmaṣa muni (a morally untainted sage), implicitly presenting inner purity and steadiness as the ideal response amid threatening or chaotic surroundings.