Varaha Purana 34.2: Adhyaya 34, Shloka 2

Account of the Origin of the Ancestors (Pitṛs) and the Regulations for Śrāddha Offerings

Pūrva Bhāga · Cosmogony and Meditative Creation (Sarga)

Devanagari script

एकाग्रमनसा सर्वास्तन्मात्रा मनसा बहिः । कृत्वा परमकं ब्रह्म ध्यायन् सर्गेप्सुरुच्छकैः ॥ ३४.२ ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 34.2

Transliteration

ekāgramanasā sarvās tanmātrā manasā bahiḥ | kṛtvā paramakaṃ brahma dhyāyan sargepsur uccakैḥ || 34.2 ||

ITRANS transliteration

Translation

ഏകാഗ്രമനസ്സോടെ അദ്ദേഹം സർവ്വ തന്മാത്രകളെയും മനസ്സാൽ പുറത്തേക്ക് സ്ഥാപിച്ച്, സൃഷ്ടി നടത്തുവാനുള്ള ആഗ്രഹത്തോടെ ഉന്നതാവസ്ഥയിൽ പരബ്രഹ്മത്തെ ധ്യാനിച്ചു.

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Word by Word

• एकाग्रमनसा: with a one-pointed mind
• Type: Noun
• Form: कर्मधारयसमास: एकाग्रं मनः यस्य/येन; नपुंसकलिङ्ग (मनस्), तृतीया विभक्ति, एकवचन; करणभावे (instrumental of means)
• Role: Karaṇa (करण/instrument)
• Root: एकाग्र + मनस् (प्रातिपदिक)

• सर्वाः: all
• Type: Adjective
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; (contextually: all [thoughts/activities]—elliptical)
• Role: Karta (कर्ता/subject; elliptical)
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)

• तन्मात्राः: consisting solely of that
• Type: Adjective
• Form: तत्पुरुषसमास: तदेव मात्रं येषाम्/याः; स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (सर्वाः)
• Role: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Root: तद् + मात्र (प्रातिपदिक)

• मनसा: by the mind
• Type: Noun
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया विभक्ति, एकवचन
• Role: Karaṇa (करण/instrument)
• Root: मनस् (प्रातिपदिक)

• बहिः: outwardly, outside
• Type: Indeclinable
• Form: अव्यय, देशवाचक (adverb: outwardly/outside)
• Role: Deśādhi karaṇa (देशाधिकरण)
• Root: बहिः (अव्यय)

• कृत्वा: having made/done
• Type: Verb
• Form: कृ धातु (to do/make) + त्वा-प्रत्यय (gerund/क्त्वान्त), पूर्वक्रिया
• Role: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Root: कृ (धातु) + त्वा (कृदन्त)

• परमकम्: supreme, highest
• Type: Adjective
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (ब्रह्म)
• Role: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Root: परमक (प्रातिपदिक)

• ब्रह्म: Brahman / the Absolute
• Type: Noun
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन
• Role: Karma (कर्म/object)
• Root: ब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)

• ध्यायन्: meditating
• Type: Verb
• Form: ध्यै धातु (to meditate) + शतृ-प्रत्यय (present active participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; समकालिक क्रिया (simultaneous action)
• Role: Karta (कर्ता; participial agent)
• Root: ध्यै (धातु) + शतृ (कृदन्त)

• सर्गेप्सुः: desiring creation
• Type: Adjective
• Form: तत्पुरुषसमास: सर्गम् ईप्सुः (desiring creation); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (implicit Brahmā from previous verse)
• Role: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Root: सर्ग + ईप्सु (प्रातिपदिक)

• उच्चकैः: intensely, earnestly
• Type: Indeclinable
• Form: अव्यय, प्रकारवाचक (adverb: intensely/earnestly; also 'aloud' in some contexts)
• Role: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Root: उच्चकैः (अव्यय)

Sandhi Notes

• एकाग्रमनसा = एकाग्र + मनसा (समास)
• तन्मात्राः = तद् + मात्राः
• सर्गेप्सुः = सर्ग + ईप्सुः
• IAST 'uccakैḥ' normalized as 'uccakaiḥ' (उच्चकैः)

Speaker and setting

Shanta and Adbhuta rasaSetting: Cosmic/interiorized realm

Speaker

Varāha

The teaching

Path

Yoga/metaphysics

Subjects

CosmologyPhilosophy of MindMeditationCreation Doctrine (Sarga)

Core idea

Ekāgratā (one-pointedness) is creative power; mind can ‘project’ subtle principles outward when grounded in Brahman-contemplation.

In practice

For sādhana: cultivate ekāgratā and Brahman-dhyāna; for study: read tanmātra language as a map of subtle-to-gross manifestation.

Symbolism of the boar

Cross references

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Cosmology
• Vaiṣṇavism
• Sāṃkhya-related Terminology
• Meditation Theory

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It reflects a common Purāṇic synthesis where cosmology is explained through meditative and philosophical vocabulary (e.g., tanmātras, Brahman), showing the integration of contemplative practice with accounts of creation (sarga) in Sanskrit narrative theology.

Which geographic location is identified?

No geographic location is specified in this verse; the content is primarily cosmological and psychological (mind, subtle elements, meditation).

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The verse foregrounds disciplined mental concentration (ekāgratā) and contemplative orientation toward the highest principle (Brahman) as the foundational philosophical practice underlying orderly creation and understanding.