Varaha Purana 71.59: Adhyaya 71, Shloka 59

Vision of the Trimūrti in Rudra, the Gautama Curse, the Manifestation of the Godāvarī, and the Niḥśvāsa-saṃhitā Account

Devanagari script

तेषां गौतमशापाद्धि भविष्यन्त्यन्वये द्विजाः । तेषां मध्ये सदाचाराः ये ते मच्छासने रताः ॥ ७१.५९ ॥

Sanskrit recitationVaraha Purana 71.59

Transliteration

teṣāṁ gautamaśāpād dhi bhaviṣyanty anvaye dvijāḥ | teṣāṁ madhye sadācārā ye te macchāsane ratāḥ || 71.59 ||

Translation

De fato, por causa da maldição de Gautama, surgirão brāhmaṇas (dvijas) em sua linhagem. Entre eles haverá os de boa conduta, os que se deleitam em minha instrução.

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Word by Word

• तेषाम्: of them
• तेषाम्: सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (Genitive/षष्ठी), बहुवचन (Plural); सर्वनाम (pronoun)

• गौतम-शापात्: from Gautama's curse
• गौतम-शापात्: अपादान (Ablative source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गौतम (प्रातिपदिक) + शाप (प्रातिपदिक) (समास-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पञ्चमी (Ablative/पञ्चमी), एकवचन (Singular); पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine); तत्पुरुषः (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः: गौतमस्य शापः)

• हि: indeed
• हि: सम्बन्ध (particle; no direct kāraka)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle/emphasis)

• भविष्यन्ति: will become / will be
• भविष्यन्ति: क्रिया (Verb action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Future/लृट्), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person/प्रथम), बहुवचन (Plural); परस्मैपद

• अन्वये: in the lineage
• अन्वये: अधिकरण (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्वय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सप्तमी (Locative/सप्तमी), एकवचन (Singular); पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine)

• द्विजाः: Brahmins / twice-born
• द्विजाः: कर्ता (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्विज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा (Nominative/प्रथमा), बहुवचन (Plural); पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine)

• तेषाम्: of them
• तेषाम्: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (Genitive/षष्ठी), बहुवचन (Plural); सर्वनाम

• मध्ये: in the midst / among
• मध्ये: अधिकरण (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मध्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सप्तमी (Locative/सप्तमी), एकवचन (Singular); नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter)

• सदाचाराः: those of good conduct
• सदाचाराः: कर्ता (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सदाचार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा (Nominative/प्रथमा), बहुवचन (Plural); पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine)

• ये: who
• ये: कर्ता (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा (Nominative/प्रथमा), बहुवचन (Plural); पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine); सम्बन्ध-सर्वनाम (relative pronoun)

• ते: they
• ते: कर्ता (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा (Nominative/प्रथमा), बहुवचन (Plural); पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine); निर्देश-सर्वनाम (demonstrative)

• मत्-शासने: in my command/teaching
• मत्-शासने: अधिकरण (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मत् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + शासन (प्रातिपदिक) (समास-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सप्तमी (Locative/सप्तमी), एकवचन (Singular); नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter); तत्पुरुषः (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः: मम शासनम्)

• रताः: devoted / engaged
• रताः: कर्ता-विशेषण (Subject qualifier/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रत (प्रातिपदिक; कृदन्त from √रम्)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past participle-like adjective), प्रथमा (Nominative/प्रथमा), बहुवचन (Plural); पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine)

Speaker

Varāha (default dialogue frame)

Tags

• Purāṇic Literature
• Vaiṣṇavism
• Dharma-śāstra themes
• Sanskrit Philology

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It reflects a common Purāṇic narrative device: linking social-ethical ideals (sadācāra) to lineage accounts and to the authority of a revered sage (Gautama), situating moral discipline within inherited tradition.

Which geographic location is identified?

No explicit geographic location is named in this verse fragment; it focuses on lineage (anvaya) and ethical conduct rather than sacred geography.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The verse foregrounds sadācāra (good conduct) and sustained engagement with disciplined instruction (śāsana) as the distinguishing quality among those born into a lineage.