Varaha Purana 13.27: Adhyaya 13, Shloka 27

The Genealogy of the Pitṛs and the Determination of Śrāddha Times

Devanagari script

एते त एकतनवो वर्तन्ते द्विजसत्तमाः । भूर्लोकवासिनां याज्याः स्वर्गलोकनिवासिनः ॥ ब्रह्मपुत्रा मरीच्याद्यास्तेषां याज्या महद्गताः ॥ १३.२७ ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 13.27

Transliteration

ete ta ekatanavo vartante dvijasattamāḥ | bhūrlokavāsināṁ yājyāḥ svargalokanivāsinaḥ || brahmaputrā marīcyādyās teṣāṁ yājyā mahadgatāḥ || 13.27 ||

Translation

ହେ ଦ୍ୱିଜଶ୍ରେଷ୍ଠ, ଏମାନେ ସମସ୍ତେ ଏକ ତତ୍ତ୍ୱସ୍ୱରୂପ ହୋଇ କାର୍ଯ୍ୟରତ ରହନ୍ତି। ସ୍ୱର୍ଗଲୋକନିବାସୀମାନେ ଭୂର୍ଲୋକବାସୀମାନଙ୍କ ପାଇଁ ଯାଜ୍ୟ (ଅର୍ହ) ଅଟନ୍ତି; ଏବଂ ସେମାନଙ୍କ ପାଇଁ ବ୍ରହ୍ମାଙ୍କ ପୁତ୍ର—ମରୀଚି ଆଦି—ମହତ୍ତ୍ୱ ପ୍ରାପ୍ତ, ସେମାନେ ମଧ୍ୟ ଯାଜ୍ୟ।

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Word by Word

• ete: these
• ete: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: etad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन (Plural)

• te: they
• te: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन (Plural) (सर्वनाम/pronoun)

• ekatanavaḥ: of one body / of one form
• ekatanavaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: eka-tanu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन (Plural); विशेषण (adjective)

• vartante: exist / continue / are present
• vartante: Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vṛt (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन (Plural)

• dvijasattamāḥ: O best of the twice-born (brahmins)
• dvijasattamāḥ: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/Vocative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dvija-sattama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन (Plural); संबोधनार्थे (vocative sense)

• bhūḥ: earth
• bhūḥ: —
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhū (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular) (समासपूर्वपद)

• loka: world
• loka: —
• Type: Noun
• Root: loka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रातिपदिक (stem) (समासपूर्वपद)

• vāsinām: of the dwellers
• vāsinām: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vāsin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन (Plural); (भूर्लोकवासिन् = भूर्लोके वसन्ति)

• yājyāḥ: worthy to be worshipped/sacrificed to
• yājyāḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: yājya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन (Plural); विशेषण

• svarga: heaven
• svarga: —
• Type: Noun
• Root: svarga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रातिपदिक (stem) (समासपूर्वपद)

• loka: world
• loka: —
• Type: Noun
• Root: loka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रातिपदिक (stem) (समासमध्यपद)

• nivāsinaḥ: dwellers (in)
• nivāsinaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nivāsin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन (Plural); (स्वर्गलोकनिवासिन् = स्वर्गलोके निवसन्ति)

• brahma: Brahmā / Brahman
• brahma: —
• Type: Noun
• Root: brahman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रातिपदिक (stem) (समासपूर्वपद)

• putrāḥ: sons
• putrāḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: putra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन (Plural); (ब्रह्मपुत्र = ब्रह्मणः पुत्रः)

• marīci: Marīci
• marīci: —
• Type: Noun
• Root: marīci (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रातिपदिक (stem) (समासपूर्वपद)

• ādyāḥ: beginning with (etc.)
• ādyāḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ādi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन (Plural); विशेषण; (मरिच्यादि = मरिचिः आदिः येषाम्)

• teṣām: of them
• teṣām: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन (Plural) (सर्वनाम/pronoun)

• yājyāḥ: worthy of worship
• yājyāḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: yājya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन (Plural); विशेषण

• mahat: great
• mahat: —
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mahat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रातिपदिक (stem) (समासपूर्वपद)

• gatāḥ: gone to / attained
• gatāḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Verb
• Root: gam (धातु)
• Form: क्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन (Plural); (महद्गत = महत् गतः)

Speaker

Varāha (default, as speaker is not explicit in the excerpt)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Cosmology
• Ritual Studies
• Sanskrit Philology

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It reflects a Purāṇic systematization of ritual relations across cosmic realms (Bhūrloka and Svargaloka), integrating cosmology with the social-ritual vocabulary of yājya (eligible recipient of offerings).

Which geographic location is identified?

No specific terrestrial geographic site is named here; the verse uses cosmological realms (Bhūrloka and Svargaloka) rather than a place identifiable on historical maps.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

A philosophical instruction on ordered reciprocity and ritual propriety: offerings and honors are to be directed according to eligibility (yājyatā) within a structured cosmological framework.