Varaha Purana 137.161: Adhyaya 137, Shloka 161

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

Devanagari script

आत्मयोगप्रभावेण तत्रैवान्तरहितोऽभवम् ॥ आदित्योऽपि गतो भद्रे वेश्म स्वं च महाधनम्

Sanskrit recitationVaraha Purana 137.161

Transliteration

ātma-yoga-prabhāveṇa tatraivāntarhito 'bhavam || ādityo 'pi gato bhadre veśma svaṃ ca mahā-dhanam

Translation

Dengan kekuatan yoga diri (ātma-yoga), aku lenyap di situ juga. Wahai yang mulia, Āditya pun berangkat ke kediamannya sendiri serta kekayaan yang besar.

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Word by Word

• ātma-yoga-prabhāveṇa: by the power of self-yoga
• ātma-yoga-prabhāveṇa: Karaṇa (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ātman + yoga + prabhāva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Tṛtīyā Ekavacana; tatpuruṣa ‘by the power of self-yoga’

• tatra: there
• tatra: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/Locative sense)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: Deśa-avyaya (देश-अव्यय/adverb of place)

• eva: indeed / just
• eva: Sambandha (Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: Avadhāraṇa-nipāta (particle of emphasis)

• antarhitaḥ: hidden / disappeared
• antarhitaḥ: Pradhāna-viśeṣaṇa (Predicate)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: antarhita (प्रातिपदिक; √dhā with antar- upasarga, past passive participle)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā Ekavacana; kta-participle (क्त/PPP) used predicatively

• abhavam: I became
• abhavam: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhū (धातु)
• Form: Laṅ-lakāra (लङ्/Imperfect past), Uttama-puruṣa (उत्तमपुरुष) Ekavacana, parasmaipada

• ādityaḥ: Āditya (the Sun)
• ādityaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: āditya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā Ekavacana

• api: also
• api: Sambandha (Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: Nipāta (particle) ‘also/even’

• gataḥ: went
• gataḥ: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: gata (प्रातिपदिक; √gam kta/PPP)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā Ekavacana; kta-participle used as finite sense ‘went’

• bhadre: O auspicious lady
• bhadre: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhadrā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Sambodhana Ekavacana

• veśma: house / dwelling
• veśma: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: veśman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napुंसकलिङ्ग, Dvitīyā Ekavacana

• svam: own
• svam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napुंसकलिङ्ग, Dvitīyā Ekavacana; agrees with veśma

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction (समुच्चय-निपात)

• mahā-dhanam: great wealth
• mahā-dhanam: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahā + dhana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napुंसकलिङ्ग, Dvitīyā Ekavacana; karmadhāraya ‘great wealth’

Speaker

Unclear; internal first-person suggests an embedded narrator (default overarching frame: Varāha narrating to Pṛthivī)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Narrative
• Sanskrit Philology

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It exemplifies a common Purāṇic narrative device—sudden disappearance through yogic power—indicating the porous boundary between human and divine agency in these texts.

Which geographic location is identified?

No named location appears; “tatra eva” indicates immediacy within the story scene.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

Implicitly, the verse associates disciplined power (yoga) with agency and mobility; it does not state a direct moral injunction in the excerpt.