Varaha Purana 7.8: Adhyaya 7, Shloka 8

The Sanctity of Gayā: Raibhya’s Encounter and Hymn to Viṣṇu

Gadādhara

Devanagari script

पुरुष उवाच । अहं रुद्रादवरजो ब्रह्मणो मानसः सुतः । नाम्ना सनत्कुमार इति जनलोके वसाम्यहम् ॥ ७.८ ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 7.8

Transliteration

puruṣa uvāca | ahaṃ rudrād avarajo brahmaṇo mānasaḥ sutaḥ | nāmnā sanatkumāra iti janaloke vasāmy aham || 7.8 ||

Translation

Osoba rzekła: Jestem młodszy od Rudry, zrodzony z umysłu syn Brahmy. Imię moje brzmi Sanatkumāra i przebywam w Jana-loce.

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Word by Word

• पुरुषः: the Person (speaker)
• पुरुषः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुरुष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; वक्तृ-निर्देश (speaker tag)

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा, एकवचन; उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम

• रुद्रात्: from Rudra
• रुद्रात्: Apadana (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रुद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative), एकवचन

• अवरजः: the younger (one)
• अवरजः: Pratijna/Predicative (विधेय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अवरज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘younger brother/younger one’

• ब्रह्मणः: of Brahmā
• ब्रह्मणः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन

• मानसः: mind-born
• मानसः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मानस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषणम् ‘सुतः’ इत्यस्य (mind-born)

• सुतः: son
• सुतः: Pratijna/Predicative (विधेय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• नाम्ना: by name
• नाम्ना: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नामन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• सनत्कुमारः: Sanatkumāra
• सनत्कुमारः: Pratijna/Predicative (विधेय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सनत् + कुमार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मधारय-समास (सनत् = सदा/पुरा + कुमार)

• इति: thus/so called
• इति: Nipata (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; उद्धरण/इत्यर्थक निपात (quotative particle)

• जनलोके: in the world called Janaloka
• जनलोके: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जनलोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (जनानां लोकः)

• वसामि: I dwell
• वसामि: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वस् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), परस्मैपद, उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा, एकवचन; पुनरुक्ति-बलार्थ (emphatic repetition)

Speaker

Puruṣa (self-identifying as Sanatkumāra)

Tags

• Purāṇic Literature
• Sanskrit Cosmology
• Mythic Genealogy
• Classical India

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It preserves a standard Purāṇic cosmological and genealogical motif: the Kumāras as “mind-born” sons of Brahmā, and the mapping of sages to specific lokas (cosmic realms), reflecting early Indian scholastic attempts to systematize mythic history and cosmography.

Which geographic location is identified?

No terrestrial geography is named; the verse identifies Jana-loka, a cosmological realm (loka) within Purāṇic cosmography rather than a physical place on Earth.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The verse is primarily identificatory rather than prescriptive; its philosophical emphasis lies in cosmological order and lineage (knowledge of origins and realms) as a framework for understanding authority and instruction in the dialogue.