Varaha Purana 72.4: Adhyaya 72, Shloka 4

Instruction on the Unity of the Triad

Brahmā-Viṣṇu-Rudra

Devanagari script

रुद्र उवाच । विष्णुरेव परं ब्रह्म त्रिभेदमिह पठ्यते । वेदसिद्धान्तमार्गेषु तन्न जानन्ति मोहतः ॥ ७२.४ ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 72.4

Transliteration

rudra uvāca | viṣṇur eva paraṃ brahma tribhedam iha paṭhyate | vedasiddhāntamārgeṣu tan na jānanti mohataḥ || 72.4 ||

Translation

Rudra rzekł: "Sam Viṣṇu jest najwyższym Brahmanem; tutaj jest recytowany jako mający trójdzielne rozróżnienie. Jednak przez ułudę ludzie nie rozumieją tej prawdy na ścieżkach ustalonych wniosków Wed."

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Word by Word

• रुद्रः: Rudra
• रुद्रः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रुद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

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

• विष्णुः: Viṣṇu
• विष्णुः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष्णु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• एव: indeed, alone
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चयार्थ-अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• परम्: supreme
• परम्: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; ब्रह्मणः विशेषणम्

• ब्रह्म: Brahman (Absolute)
• ब्रह्म: Samānādhikaraṇa (समानाधिकरण/predicate noun)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• त्रिभेदम्: threefold division
• त्रिभेदम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रि-भेद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; द्विगु-समास (threefold division)

• इह: here
• इह: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Context)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इह (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of place)

• पठ्यते: is taught / is read
• पठ्यते: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पठ् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन, आत्मनेपद; कर्मणि-प्रयोग (passive)

• वेदसिद्धान्तमार्गेषु: in the paths of Vedic doctrine
• वेदसिद्धान्तमार्गेषु: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वेद-सिद्धान्त-मार्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (Locative, 7th), बहुवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुष (in the paths of Vedic doctrine)

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• न: not
• न: Pratishedha (प्रतिषेध/Negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्यय (negation particle)

• जानन्ति: they know
• जानन्ति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ज्ञा (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन (Plural), परस्मैपद

• मोहतः: due to delusion
• मोहतः: Hetu (हेतु/Cause)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: मोहतः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; हेत्वर्थ क्रियाविशेषण (adverb of cause: ‘out of delusion’)

Speaker

Rudra

Tags

• Purāṇic Literature
• Vaiṣṇavism
• Vedānta
• Sanskrit Textual Tradition

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It reflects a Purāṇic strategy of articulating Vedānta-like doctrinal claims (Brahman discourse) through authoritative speakers, presenting theological identity statements within the broader Sanskrit manuscript tradition.

Which geographic location is identified?

No geographic location is named in this verse; the content is doctrinal and epistemological rather than topographical.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The verse emphasizes intellectual and philosophical clarity: it critiques “delusion” (moha) as an obstacle to understanding what is presented as the Vedic-established conclusion.