Varaha Purana 13.26: Adhyaya 13, Shloka 26

The Genealogy of the Pitṛs and the Determination of Śrāddha Times

Devanagari script

तस्माच्छ्राद्धानि देयानि योगिनां योगिसत्तम । एष वै प्रथमः सर्गः सोमपानामनुत्तमः ॥ १३.२६ ॥

Sanskrit recitationVaraha Purana 13.26

Transliteration

tasmāc chrāddhāni deyāni yogināṃ yogisattama | eṣa vai prathamaḥ sargaḥ somapānām anuttamaḥ || 13.26 ||

Translation

അതുകൊണ്ട്, ഹേ യോഗികളിൽ ശ്രേഷ്ഠനേ, യോഗികൾക്കായി ശ്രാദ്ധദാനങ്ങൾ നൽകേണ്ടതാണ്. ഇതു തന്നെയാണ് പ്രഥമ ശ്രേണി/വിധി; സോമപാനികളിൽ പോലും അനുത്തമം.

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Word by Word

• तस्मात्: therefore
• तस्मात्: हेतु/अपादान (Cause/Ablative sense)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तस्मात्-इत्यव्ययप्राय (ablatival adverbial: ‘therefore/from that’), मूलतः पञ्चमी-एकवचन

• श्राद्धानि: śrāddha offerings
• श्राद्धानि: कर्म (Karma/Object of obligation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्राद्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Nom./Acc.), बहुवचन, नपुंसकलिङ्ग; विधेय-कर्तव्यकर्म (to be given)

• देयानि: should be given
• देयानि: विधेय (Predicate of obligation)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु) + य (णीयत्/यत् कृत्)
• Form: णीयत्/यत्-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (Gerundive/Obligatory passive participle), प्रथमा/द्वितीया, बहुवचन, नपुंसकलिङ्ग; ‘should be given’

• योगिनाम्: for yogins
• योगिनाम्: सम्बन्ध (Genitive: for/of)
• Type: Noun
• Root: योगिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन, पुल्लिङ्ग

• योगि-सत्तम: O best of yogins
• योगि-सत्तम: सम्बोधन (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: योगिन् (प्रातिपदिक) + सत्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (योगिनां सत्तमः), सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative/सम्बोधन), एकवचन, पुल्लिङ्ग

• एषः: this
• एषः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन, पुल्लिङ्ग

• वै: indeed
• वै: सम्बन्ध (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (emphatic particle)

• प्रथमः: first
• प्रथमः: विशेषण (Adjective of ‘सर्गः’)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रथम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन, पुल्लिङ्ग; ‘सर्गः’ इत्यस्य विशेषण

• सर्गः: creation/emanation
• सर्गः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject complement)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन, पुल्लिङ्ग

• सोम-पानाम्: of the Soma-drinkers
• सोम-पानाम्: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सोम (प्रातिपदिक) + प (पा धातु से) / पान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (सोमस्य पानम्/‘drinking of Soma’), षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive), बहुवचन, पुल्लिङ्ग; ‘(एषः) ... सोमपानाम्’ = of the Soma-drinkers

• अनुत्तमः: unsurpassed
• अनुत्तमः: विशेषण (Adjective of ‘सर्गः’)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अनुत्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन, पुल्लिङ्ग; ‘सर्गः’ इत्यस्य विशेषण

Speaker

Varāha (default, per dialogue framework)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Studies
• Vaiṣṇavism
• Dharma-śāstra Interface

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It reflects a Purāṇic synthesis of ritual norms with ascetic/yogic communities, indicating that śrāddha and gifting practices were extended beyond household lineages into broader religious-ethical networks.

Which geographic location is identified?

No geographic location is named in this verse; the content is ritual-ethical rather than topographical.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

To perform or provide śrāddha-related offerings with attention to yogins, presenting such giving as a highly ranked (foremost) category within the verse’s ritual taxonomy.