Varaha Purana 17.7: Adhyaya 17, Shloka 7

King Prajāpāla’s Visit to Sage Mahātapā’s Hermitage and the Doctrinal Praise of Nārāyaṇa

Devanagari script

तस्मिन् महातपा नाम ऋषिः परधार्मिकः । तपस्तेपे निराहारो जपन् ब्रह्म सनातनम् ॥ १७.७ ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 17.7

Transliteration

tasmin mahātapā nāma ṛṣiḥ paradhārmikaḥ | tapastepe nirāhāro japan brahma sanātanam || 17.7 ||

Translation

Tam mędrzec o imieniu Mahātapā, najwyższy w oddaniu dharmie, praktykował ascezę; powstrzymując się od jedzenia, recytował wieczny Brahman.

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Word by Word

• तस्मिन्: in that (place)
• तस्मिन्: अधिकरण (Adhikarana/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सप्तमी (Locative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• महातपाः: Mahātapā (name; great ascetic)
• महातपाः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा + तपस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय: महत् तपः यस्य; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• नाम: by name
• नाम: सम्बन्ध (Naming marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नाम (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (indeclinable; ‘named’)

• ऋषिः: sage
• ऋषिः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऋषि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• परधार्मिकः: supremely righteous
• परधार्मिकः: कर्तृ-विशेषण (Qualifier of subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पर + धार्मिक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष (intensifying/qualifying): परमः धार्मिकः; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण

• तपः: austerity
• तपः: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तपस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• तेपे: performed (austerity)
• तेपे: क्रिया (Verb/आख्यात)
• Type: Verb
• Root: तप् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• निराहारः: without food / fasting
• निराहारः: कर्तृ-विशेषण (Qualifier of subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निर् + आहार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष: आहारः नास्ति यस्य; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण

• जपन्: chanting
• जपन्: कर्ता (Karta; participial agent)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जप् (धातु)
• Form: शतृ-प्रत्यय (Present active participle/शतृ), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; परस्मैपदी; क्रियाविशेषण-भाव (concomitant action)

• ब्रह्म: Brahman / the Absolute
• ब्रह्म: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• सनातनम्: eternal
• सनातनम्: कर्म-विशेषण (Qualifier of object)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सनातन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifies ब्रह्म)

Speaker

Varāha

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Narrative
• Sanskrit Studies
• Vaishnavism

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It reflects a common Purāṇic narrative pattern: presenting exemplary ascetics to frame ethical authority and to anchor later teachings in recognized models of tapas and disciplined speech (japa).

Which geographic location is identified?

No specific place-name is given in this verse; 'tasmin' indicates a previously mentioned location in the surrounding passage.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The verse foregrounds disciplined austerity (tapas), restraint (fasting), and sustained recitation (japa) as culturally valued methods for cultivating dharmic character and philosophical focus.