Varaha Purana 147.6: Adhyaya 147, Shloka 6

The Sacred Merit of Goniṣkramaṇa

the Tīrtha of the Cows’ Emergence/Release

Devanagari script

तस्यैवं वर्तमानस्य याति काले महत्तरे ॥ एवं हि तप्यमानस्य सर्वलोकस्य संशयः

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 147.6

Transliteration

tasyaivaṁ vartamānasya yāti kāle mahattare || evaṁ hi tapyamānasya sarvalokasya saṁśayaḥ

Translation

Ketika dia terus berkeadaan demikian, berlalu suatu masa yang amat besar. Sesungguhnya, ketika dia tekun bertapa seperti itu, timbullah keraguan dan kebimbangan pada seluruh alam.

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Word by Word

• tasya: of him/of that
• tasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive (षष्ठी), Singular; demonstrative pronoun

• evam: thus
• evam: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: evam (अव्यय)
• Form: Manner adverb (प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय)

• vartamānasya: of (him) who is continuing/being
• vartamānasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vṛt (धातु)
• Form: Present participle (शतृ), Genitive, Singular; masculine/neuter; 'of (one) existing/continuing'

• yāti: goes/passes
• yāti: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: yā (धातु)
• Form: Lat lakāra, Parasmaipada, Prathama-puruṣa, Ekavacana

• kāle: in time, as time passes
• kāle: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/सप्तमी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kāla (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Locative (सप्तमी), Singular

• mahattare: in a greater (longer) time
• mahattare: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mahattara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular; comparative degree (तर) qualifying kāle

• evam: thus
• evam: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: evam (अव्यय)
• Form: Manner adverb

• hi: indeed, for
• hi: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi (अव्यय)
• Form: Emphatic/causal particle (हेतुनिश्चयार्थक-अव्यय)

• tapyamānasya: of (one) being tormented/undergoing austerity
• tapyamānasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Verb
• Root: tap (धातु)
• Form: Present passive participle (शानच्), Genitive, Singular; masculine/neuter; 'of (one) being heated/tormented/doing tapas' (context-dependent)

• sarva-lokasya: of the whole world
• sarva-lokasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक) + loka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular; कर्मधारय: 'entire world'

• saṁśayaḥ: doubt, uncertainty
• saṁśayaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: saṁśaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

Varāha

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Narrative
• Cosmic Order
• Asceticism

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It reflects a common Purāṇic motif: intense ascetic practice affects cosmic stability, prompting divine attention and narrative intervention.

Which geographic location is identified?

No new location is specified; the verse continues the account tied to the previously named sacred setting.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

It suggests that individual discipline can have wider consequences, implying responsibility in the exercise of spiritual power.