Varaha Purana 70.40: Adhyaya 70, Shloka 40

Nārāyaṇa as the Sacrificial Principle, Analysis of the Three Guṇas, and the Account of Delusion-Doctrines

Devanagari script

वेदानुवर्त्तिनं मार्गं देवं नारायणं तथा । एकीभावेन पश्यन्तो मुक्तिभाजो भवन्ति ते ॥ ७०.४० ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 70.40

Transliteration

vedānuvarttinaṃ mārgaṃ devaṃ nārāyaṇaṃ tathā | ekībhāvena paśyanto muktibhājo bhavanti te || 70.40 ||

Translation

Ci, którzy w zjednoczonym widzeniu postrzegają ścieżkę zgodną z Wedami i podobnie bóstwo Nārāyaṇę, ci ludzie stają się uczestnikami wyzwolenia (mokṣa).

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Word by Word

• वेदानुवर्त्तिनम्: following the Vedas
• वेदानुवर्त्तिनम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वेद-अनुवर्तिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास: वेदान् अनुवर्तते इति; पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन — मार्गम् इति विशेषण

• मार्गम्: path
• मार्गम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मार्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• देवम्: the god
• देवम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• नारायणम्: Nārāyaṇa
• नारायणम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नारायण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; देवम् इति विशेष्यस्य अपि नाम

• तथा: also
• तथा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (also/thus)

• एकीभावेन: with oneness / in unity
• एकीभावेन: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एकीभाव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (instrumental of manner)

• पश्यन्तः: seeing
• पश्यन्तः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु)
• Form: शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त वर्तमानकृदन्त (present active participle) ‘seeing’; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• मुक्तिभाजः: partakers of liberation
• मुक्तिभाजः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुक्ति-भाज् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास: मुक्तेः भाजः (sharers of liberation); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• भवन्ति: become
• भवन्ति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन, परस्मैपद

• ते: they
• ते: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

Speaker

Varāha (default dialogue framework; speaker not explicit in excerpt)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Studies
• Vaishnavism
• Sanskrit Philology
• Mokṣa-Śāstra

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It reflects a Purāṇic synthesis in which Vedic authority (alignment with the Vedas) is linked with devotional theology centered on Nārāyaṇa, presenting liberation as the outcome of correct orientation in practice and understanding.

Which geographic location is identified?

No geographic location is mentioned in this verse; the content is primarily philosophical and soteriological rather than topographical.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The verse promotes adherence to a Veda-consistent path and a disciplined, unified mode of perception toward the divine (Nārāyaṇa) as the guiding principle associated with liberation.