Varaha Purana 5.39: Adhyaya 5, Shloka 39

Reconciliation of Action and Knowledge: Offering All Acts to Nārāyaṇa and the Hymn to the Yajña-Puruṣa

Devanagari script

अद्वैतवासना सिद्धं योगाद् बहुशरीरकम् । दृष्ट्र्वा विप्रो मुदा युक्तः प्रययौ निजमाश्रमम् ॥ ५.३९ ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 5.39

Transliteration

advaitavāsanāsiddhaṃ yogād bahuśarīrakam | dṛṣṭvā vipro mudā yuktaḥ prayayau nijamāśramam || 5.39 ||

Translation

Ujrzawszy dzięki jodze stan doskonałego, który osiągnął niedualną kontemplacyjną dyspozycję, objawiającego się jako posiadający wiele ciał, bramin napełniony radością udał się do własnego pustelni.

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Word by Word

• अद्वैतवासना-सिद्धम्: perfected through non-dual contemplation
• अद्वैतवासना-सिद्धम्: कर्म (Object-qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अद्वैत (प्रातिपदिक) + वासना (प्रातिपदिक) + सिद्ध (प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्त-प्राय)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुषः (अद्वैते वासना यस्य/यया सिद्धम्) विशेषणम् (of ‘बहुशरीरकम्’)

• योगात्: by (the power of) yoga
• योगात्: हेतु/अपादान (Cause/Source)
• Type: Noun
• Root: योग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/अपादान), एकवचन; कारणार्थे ‘from/by yoga’

• बहुशरीरकम्: having many bodies
• बहुशरीरकम्: कर्म (Object)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बहु (प्रातिपदिक) + शरीरक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; बहुव्रीहिः (बहूनि शरीराणि यस्य) विशेषणम् (of an implied being)

• दृष्ट्वा: having seen
• दृष्ट्वा: पूर्वकालक्रिया (Prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु) + त्वा (क्त्वा-प्रत्यय)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund/absolutive): ‘having seen’

• विप्रः: the brāhmaṇa
• विप्रः: कर्ता (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विप्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• मुदा: with joy
• मुदा: करण (Instrument/means: manner)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुद्/मुदा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), एकवचन; भावे करणम् (instrumental of manner)

• युक्तः: endowed/filled
• युक्तः: कर्तृविशेषण (Subject-qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: युज् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘endowed/connected’

• प्रययौ: went forth/returned
• प्रययौ: क्रिया (Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + या (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• निजम्: his own
• निजम्: विशेषण (Adjectival)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (of ‘आश्रमम्’)

• आश्रमम्: hermitage
• आश्रमम्: कर्म (Goal as object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आश्रम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

Speaker

Varāha (default, as speaker not explicit in excerpt)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Narrative
• Yoga Traditions
• Indic Philosophy

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It reflects a Purāṇic narrative style that integrates yogic attainment terminology (siddhi, yoga) with philosophical vocabulary associated with non-duality (advaita), illustrating the circulation of such concepts in classical Sanskrit textual culture.

Which geographic location is identified?

No specific geographic location is named in this verse; the only place-reference is generic—“nija-āśrama,” meaning the brāhmaṇa’s own hermitage.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The verse emphasizes disciplined attainment and composure: upon witnessing an accomplished yogic-philosophical state, the observer responds with controlled joy and returns to his rightful duties and setting (the āśrama), highlighting restraint and orderly conduct.