Varaha Purana 70.8: Adhyaya 70, Shloka 8

Nārāyaṇa as the Sacrificial Principle, Analysis of the Three Guṇas, and the Account of Delusion-Doctrines

Devanagari script

त्रसरेणुप्रमाणेन विमानॆ सूर्यसन्निभे । अवस्थितो महायोगी भूतभव्यभविष्यवित् ॥ ७०.८ ॥

Sanskrit recitationVaraha Purana 70.8

Transliteration

trasareṇupramāṇena vimāne sūryasannibhe | avasthito mahāyogī bhūtabhavyabhaviṣyavit || 70.8 ||

Translation

Di dalam wahana surgawi yang bersinar laksana matahari, dengan kehalusan menurut ukuran trasareṇu, sang mahāyogin tetap bersemayam—yang mengetahui masa lampau, kini, dan akan datang.

Ask anything about this verse...Ask

Word by Word

• त्रसरेणुप्रमाणेन: by/with the measure of a trasareṇu (minute particle)
• त्रसरेणुप्रमाणेन: Karana (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रसरेणु (प्रातिपदिक) + प्रमाण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), एकवचन; समासः—त्रसरेणोः प्रमाणम् (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)

• विमाने: in the aerial car (vimāna)
• विमाने: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विमान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (Locative), एकवचन

• सूर्यसन्निभे: resembling the sun
• सूर्यसन्निभे: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सूर्य (प्रातिपदिक) + सन्निभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; समासः—सूर्यस्य सन्निभः (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष); विशेषण (vimāne)

• अवस्थितः: was stationed/abiding
• अवस्थितः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अव-स्था (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; अर्थः—स्थित/abiding

• महायोगी: the great yogin
• महायोगी: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महायोगिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; समासः—महान् योगी (कर्मधारय)

• भूतभव्यभविष्यवित्: knower of past, present, and future
• भूतभव्यभविष्यवित्: Karta (कर्ता/Subject apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भूत (प्रातिपदिक) + भव्य (प्रातिपदिक) + भविष्यत् (प्रातिपदिक) + विद् (धातु)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; समासः—भूतं च भव्यं च भविष्यत् च वेत्ति इति (उपपद-तत्पुरुष/कृदन्ताधारित)

Speaker

Varāha (default speaker per primary dialogue framework; not explicit in excerpt)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Sanskrit
• Vaiṣṇavism
• Indic Cosmology

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It exemplifies Purāṇic cosmological description combined with yogic epistemology, presenting a figure characterized by tri-temporal knowledge (past, present, future), a common literary marker of extraordinary insight in Sanskrit narrative traditions.

Which geographic location is identified?

No specific geographic location is named in this verse fragment; the imagery is cosmological (vimāna, sun-like radiance) rather than topographical.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

Rather than a direct ethical injunction, the verse foregrounds an ideal of disciplined knowledge and heightened awareness—portraying the mahāyogin as a model of contemplative mastery and comprehensive understanding.