Varaha Purana 136.19: Adhyaya 136, Shloka 19

A Sūtra-like Manual of Expiations for Ritual Transgressions

Devanagari script

ततो ध्यातो मया देवि शङ्करः पुनरेष्यति ॥ यावत्पश्यामि तं देवं देवि दिव्येन चक्षुषा

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 136.19

Transliteration

tato dhyāto mayā devi śaṅkaraḥ punareṣyati || yāvat paśyāmi taṃ devaṃ devi divyena cakṣuṣā

Translation

Wtedy, o Bogini, medytowałem: 'Śaṅkara powróci znów', dopóki nie ujrzałem tego Boga, o Bogini, boskim wzrokiem.

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Word by Word

• tataḥ: then/thereupon
• tataḥ: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण) / temporal setting
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatas (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), adverb (क्रियाविशेषण) of sequence; ‘thereupon/then’

• dhyātaḥ: (having been) meditated upon
• dhyātaḥ: Karta (कर्ता) in passive sense / predicate participle
• Type: Verb
• Root: dhyai (धातु) → dhyāta (कृदन्त)
• Form: Kridanta (कृदन्त), past passive participle (क्त/ktá); Masculine, Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन); agrees with ‘śaṅkaraḥ’

• mayā: by me
• mayā: Karana (करण) / agent-instrument in passive (कर्तृ-तृतीया)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun (सर्वनाम); Instrumental (तृतीया/3), Singular (एकवचन)

• devi: O Goddess
• devi: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: devī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Vocative (सम्बोधन/8), Singular

• śaṅkaraḥ: Śaṅkara (Śiva)
• śaṅkaraḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śaṅkara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular

• punar: again
• punar: Kriya-viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: punar (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), adverb (क्रियाविशेषण)

• eṣyati: will come/return
• eṣyati: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: i (धातु)
• Form: Tinganta (तिङन्त); Luṭ-lakāra (लुट्, periphrastic future), Prathama-puruṣa (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन)

• yāvat: until/as long as
• yāvat: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध) / temporal limit
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yāvat (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), conjunction/adverb meaning ‘as long as/until’

• paśyāmi: I see
• paśyāmi: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dṛś (धातु)
• Form: Tinganta; Laṭ-lakāra (लट्, present), Uttama-puruṣa (उत्तमपुरुष), Singular

• tam: him/that
• tam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun; Masculine, Accusative (द्वितीया/2), Singular

• devam: the god
• devam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (द्वितीया/2), Singular; in apposition to ‘tam’

• devi: O Goddess
• devi: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: devī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Vocative (सम्बोधन/8), Singular

• divyena: with divine
• divyena: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण) of instrument
• Type: Adjective
• Root: divya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग) / or Masculine as adjective; Instrumental (तृतीया/3), Singular; qualifies ‘cakṣuṣā’ (instrument)

• cakṣuṣā: with (the) eye/vision
• cakṣuṣā: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: cakṣus (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Instrumental (तृतीया/3), Singular

Speaker

Varāha (default framework)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Vaishnavism

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It reflects a Purāṇic narrative technique where visionary perception (divya-cakṣus) and meditation (dhyāna) function as authorized means of knowledge within epic–Purāṇic discourse.

Which geographic location is identified?

No explicit geographic location is named in this verse.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The verse foregrounds disciplined contemplation as a method for restoring clarity and perceiving truth beyond ordinary perception.