Varaha Purana 137.33: Adhyaya 137, Shloka 33

The Tale of the Vulture and the She-Jackal: The Māhātmya of the Saukarava Sacred Field

Devanagari script

सुतानजनयत्पञ्च आदित्यसमतेजसः ॥ एवं तु मानुषं लोकं मम मायाप्रमोहितम् ॥

Sanskrit recitationVaraha Purana 137.33

Transliteration

sutān ajayat pañca ādityasamatejasaḥ | evaṃ tu mānuṣaṃ lokaṃ mama māyāpramohitam ||

Translation

അവൻ സൂര്യസമമായ തേജസ്സുള്ള അഞ്ചു പുത്രന്മാരെ ജനിപ്പിച്ചു; ഇങ്ങനെ മനുഷ്യലോകം എന്റെ മായയാൽ മോഹിതമായി ഭ്രമിക്കുന്നു.

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Word by Word

• सुतान्: sons
• सुतान्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), द्वितीया विभक्ति (accusative), बहुवचन (plural)

• अजयत्: conquered; won
• अजयत्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जि (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect/past), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (singular), परस्मैपद

• पञ्च: five
• पञ्च: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पञ्चन् (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययवत् संख्या (indeclinable numeral used adjectivally); ‘five’

• आदित्य-सम-तेजसः: of one whose splendor equals the Sun
• आदित्य-सम-तेजसः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आदित्य (प्रातिपदिक) + सम (प्रातिपदिक) + तेजस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (genitive determinative): ‘आदित्यस्य समं तेजः यस्य’; पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), षष्ठी विभक्ति (genitive), एकवचन (singular)

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• तु: but/indeed
• तु: Sambandha-bodhaka (सम्बन्धबोधक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), विरोध/अन्वय (but/indeed)

• मानुषम्: human
• मानुषम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मानुष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), द्वितीया विभक्ति (accusative), एकवचन (singular); ‘लोकम्’ इति विशेषण

• लोकम्: world
• लोकम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), द्वितीया विभक्ति (accusative), एकवचन (singular)

• मम: my
• मम: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी विभक्ति (genitive), एकवचन (singular)

• माया-प्रमोहितम्: deluded by (my) māyā
• माया-प्रमोहितम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: माया (प्रातिपदिक) + प्र+मुह् (धातु)
• Form: तृतीया-तत्पुरुष (instrumental determinative): ‘मायया प्रमोहितम्’; क्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), द्वितीया विभक्ति (accusative), एकवचन (singular); ‘लोकम्’ इति विशेषण

Speaker

Varāha

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Vaishnavism

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It illustrates a common Purāṇic strategy: embedding genealogical statements within broader metaphysical claims about human cognition and delusion.

Which geographic location is identified?

No geographic location is specified in this verse-fragment.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

It cautions that ordinary human perception is susceptible to māyā (bewilderment), implying the value of discernment and guided instruction.