Varaha Purana 124.46: Adhyaya 124, Shloka 46

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Devanagari script

तरन्ति येन संसारं नराः कर्मपरायणाः ॥ एतद्गुह्यं महाभागे देवाः केऽपि न जानते ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 124.46

Transliteration

taranti yena saṃsāraṃ narāḥ karma-parāyaṇāḥ || etad guhyaṃ mahābhāge devāḥ ke 'pi na jānate ||

Translation

ഇതിനാൽ കർമ്മപരായണരായ മനുഷ്യർ സംസാരത്തെ കടന്നുപോകുന്നു. മഹാഭാഗേ, ഈ ഗുഹ്യരഹസ്യം ചില ദേവന്മാർക്കും അറിയില്ല.

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Word by Word

• taranti: they cross
• taranti: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √tṛ (तॄ धातु)
• Form: Laṭ (present), Parasmaipada, 3rd Person, Plural

• yena: by which
• yena: Karana (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter/Masculine, Instrumental (3rd), Singular; means

• saṃsāram: worldly existence / saṃsāra
• saṃsāram: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: saṃsāra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2nd), Singular; object of taranti

• narāḥ: men / people
• narāḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st), Plural; subject of taranti

• karma-parāyaṇāḥ: devoted to (prescribed) action
• karma-parāyaṇāḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: karma + parāyaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural; modifies narāḥ

• etat: this
• etat: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: etad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular; modifies guhyam

• guhyam: secret
• guhyam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/predicate)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: guhya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular; predicate (‘is secret’)

• mahābhāge: O greatly fortunate one
• mahābhāge: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahā + bhāga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine/Feminine, Vocative (8th), Singular; address

• devāḥ: the gods
• devāḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural; subject of jānate

• ke: some / any
• ke: Karta (कर्ता/Subject; with devāḥ in apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kim (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Interrogative pronoun used as indefinite with api; Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• api: even / at all
• api: Sambandha (वाक्यसम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: Particle (निपात) giving indefiniteness/emphasis with kim

• na: not
• na: Pratiṣedha (प्रतिषेध/negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: Negation particle (निषेध)

• jānate: know
• jānate: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √jñā (ज्ञा धातु)
• Form: Laṭ (present), Ātmanepada, 3rd Person, Plural

Speaker

Varāha (default)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Esotericism
• Vaiṣṇavism
• Ritual Theory

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It reflects a common Purāṇic strategy of marking certain practices as ‘guhya’ (restricted/esoteric), illuminating how knowledge hierarchies were articulated in textual traditions.

Which geographic location is identified?

No geographic location is mentioned; the focus is doctrinal and procedural.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

Steadfast commitment to disciplined practice (karma-parāyaṇa) is presented as a means to transcend cyclical suffering.