Varaha Purana 207.35: Adhyaya 207, Shloka 35

Section on the ‘Person’ who Entices Beings within the Cycle of Rebirth

Uttara Bhāga · Yama–Nārada Saṃvāda (Tapas and intellectual/physical well-being)

Devanagari script

ज्ञानविज्ञानमारोग्यं रूपसौभाग्यसंपदः ॥ तपसा प्राप्यते भोगो मनसा नोपदिश्यते

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 207.35

Transliteration

jñānavijñānam ārogyaṃ rūpasaubhāgyasampadaḥ || tapasā prāpyate bhogo manasā nopadiśyate

ITRANS transliteration

Translation

Wiedza i wnikliwe zrozumienie, zdrowie oraz bogactwo piękna i pomyślności, rozkosz osiąga się poprzez ascezę; nie jest ona udzielana jedynie przez intencję umysłu.

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Word by Word

• jñāna-vijñānam: knowledge and realization
• Type: Noun
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative/Accusative (प्रथमा/द्वितीया), Singular/एकवचन; dvandva ‘knowledge and discernment’
• Role: Karma (कर्म; passive subject)
• Root: jñāna + vijñāna (प्रातिपदिके)

• ārogyam: health
• Type: Noun
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative/Accusative (प्रथमा/द्वितीया), Singular/एकवचन
• Role: Karma (कर्म; passive subject)
• Root: ārogya (प्रातिपदिक)

• rūpa-saubhāgya-sampadaḥ: beauty, good fortune, and wealth
• Type: Noun
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Nominative/प्रथमा (1), Plural/बहुवचन; interpreted as dvandva list ‘beauty, good fortune, and prosperities’ (समाहार/इतरेतर sense)
• Role: Karma (कर्म; passive subject)
• Root: rūpa + saubhāgya + sampad (प्रातिपदिके)

• tapasā: by austerity
• Type: Noun
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Instrumental/तृतीया (3), Singular/एकवचन
• Role: Karana (करण)
• Root: tapas (प्रातिपदिक)

• prāpyate: is attained
• Type: Verb
• Form: Present/लट् (लट्-लकार), 3rd person/प्रथमपुरुष, Singular/एकवचन, Ātmanepada (आत्मनेपद), Passive sense (कर्मणि प्रयोग)
• Role: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Root: pra + āp (धातु)

• bhogaḥ: enjoyment
• Type: Noun
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative/प्रथमा (1), Singular/एकवचन
• Role: Karma (कर्म; passive subject)
• Root: bhoga (प्रातिपदिक)

• manasā: by mind (mere intention)
• Type: Noun
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Instrumental/तृतीया (3), Singular/एकवचन
• Role: Karana (करण)
• Root: manas (प्रातिपदिक)

• na: not
• Type: Indeclinable
• Form: Negation particle (निषेध-अव्यय)
• Role: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/निषेध)
• Root: na (अव्यय)

• upadiśyate: is taught / is prescribed
• Type: Verb
• Form: Present/लट् (लट्-लकार), 3rd person/प्रथमपुरुष, Singular/एकवचन, Ātmanepada (आत्मनेपद), Passive sense (कर्मणि प्रयोग)
• Role: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Root: upa + diś (धातु)

Sandhi Notes

• jñānavijñānam = jñāna-vijñānam
• rūpasaubhāgyasampadaḥ split as rūpa-saubhāgya-sampadaḥ
• nopadiśyate = na upadiśyate

Speaker and setting

Shanta and Adbhuta rasaSetting: Teaching discourse

Speaker

Yama

Bhu Devi and Varaha

In this verse

Varaha teaches her

What she asks

Can knowledge, health, beauty, and fortune be gained by mere wish, or do they require disciplined tapas?

The teaching

Kind of teaching

Moral psychology / sādhanā

Subjects

EthicsTapasKnowledge and well-being

Core idea

Embodied practice (tapas) is causally efficacious; mere manasika saṅkalpa without discipline does not confer enduring goods.

In practice

Pair intention with concrete regimen: vows, regulated senses, study, service; measure progress by steadiness and clarity (vijñāna).

Dharma

Cross references

Tags

• Purāṇic Ethics
• Sanskrit
• Moral Psychology

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It articulates a discipline-based ethic: attainments are linked to sustained practice (tapas) rather than solely to desire or intention, echoing themes across classical Sanskrit moral literature.

Which geographic location is identified?

No geographic location is identified.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

Valued attainments—knowledge, health, prosperity—are framed as results of disciplined practice, not merely of mental wishing.