Varaha Purana 142.8: Adhyaya 142, Shloka 8

The Greatness of Esoteric Practice: Menstrual Impurity, Mental Equanimity, and Seasonal Conjugal Ethics

Devanagari script

यदि भावस्तदा कश्चिद्भोजने कायसाधने ॥ चित्तं न्यस्य मयि क्षोणि भोक्तव्यं च न संशयः ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 142.8

Transliteration

yadi bhāvastadā kaścidbhojane kāyasādhane || cittaṃ nyasya mayi kṣoṇi bhoktavyaṃ ca na saṃśayaḥ ||

Translation

Jeśli w czasie spożywania posiłku dla podtrzymania ciała istnieje właściwa intencja, wtedy - skupiając umysł na mnie, o Ziemi - należy spożywać pokarm; co do tego nie ma wątpliwości.

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Word by Word

• yadi: if
• yadi: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Clause linker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yadi (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; śarthe (conditional particle: if)

• bhāvaḥ: intention; feeling
• bhāvaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhāva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga (Masculine), Prathamā (Nominative, 1st), Ekavacana (Singular)

• tadā: then
• tadā: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (काल-अधिकरण/Temporal)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tadā (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; kāla-vācaka (then)

• kaścit: someone; any
• kaścit: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kaścid (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga (Masculine), Prathamā (Nominative, 1st), Ekavacana (Singular); anirdiṣṭa (indefinite)

• bhojane: in eating; at a meal
• bhojane: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/Location-context)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhojana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napुंसakaliṅga (Neuter), Saptamī vibhakti (Locative, 7th), Ekavacana (Singular)

• kāya-sādhane: in bodily maintenance
• kāya-sādhane: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kāya-sādhana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napुंसakaliṅga (Neuter), Saptamī (Locative, 7th), Ekavacana (Singular); tatpuruṣa: kāya + sādhana (means for the body)

• cittam: mind
• cittam: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: citta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napुंसakaliṅga (Neuter), Dvitīyā (Accusative, 2nd), Ekavacana (Singular)

• nyasya: having placed
• nyasya: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया/Prerequisite action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ni-ās (धातु) + lyap (कृत्)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (त्वान्त/ल्यप्), avyaya; ni- prefix; meaning 'having placed'

• mayi: in me; upon me
• mayi: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Saptamī (Locative, 7th), Ekavacana (Singular)

• kṣoṇi: O earth (goddess)
• kṣoṇi: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kṣoṇī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga (Feminine), Sambodhana (Vocative), Ekavacana (Singular)

• bhoktavyam: should be eaten
• bhoktavyam: Kriyā (क्रिया/Obligatory action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhuj (धातु) + tavya (कृत्)
• Form: Tavya-pratyaya (gerundive/future passive participle), Napuṃsakaliṅga (Neuter), Prathamā/Dvitīyā Ekavacana (Singular); here impersonal injunction: 'it should be eaten'

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (समुच्चय/Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; samuccaya (conjunction: and)

• na: not; no
• na: Niṣedha (निषेध/Negator)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; niṣedha (negation)

• saṃśayaḥ: doubt
• saṃśayaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject of implied 'asti')
• Type: Noun
• Root: saṃśaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga (Masculine), Prathamā (Nominative, 1st), Ekavacana (Singular)

Speaker

Varāha

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Ethics
• Mindfulness (textual)
• Dharma Discourse

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It shows a moral-psychological emphasis (bhāva/citta) within dharma instruction, aligning conduct with intention rather than only external markers.

Which geographic location is identified?

No geographic location is identified.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

Sustaining the body is legitimate when guided by disciplined intention and mindful recollection.