Varaha Purana 175.27: Adhyaya 175, Shloka 27

The Sanctity of the Kṛṣṇagaṅgā Pilgrimage-Ford and the Account of the Brahmin Vasu’s Daughter

Uttara Bhāga · Āśrama, Siddhi, and Yogic/Insight Motifs (fragment; chapter numbering irregular in input)

Devanagari script

त्रिकालदर्शी शुद्धात्मा सिद्धत्वं प्राप्नुयात्प्रभुः॥ तस्याश्रमपदस्थस्य यद्दृष्टं ज्ञानचक्षुषा ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 175.27

Transliteration

trikāladarśī śuddhātmā siddhatvaṃ prāpnuyāt prabhuḥ | tasyāśramapadasthasya yad dṛṣṭaṃ jñānacakṣuṣā ||

ITRANS transliteration

Translation

त्रिकालदर्शी शुद्धात्मा सिद्धत्वं प्राप्नुयात्प्रभुः॥ तस्याश्रमपदस्थस्य यद्दृष्टं ज्ञानचक्षुषा॥

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Word by Word

• tri-kāla-darśī: seer of the three times
• Type: Adjective
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण
• Role: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Root: tri (प्रातिपदिक) + kāla (प्रातिपदिक) + darśin (प्रातिपदिक)

• śuddha-ātmā: pure-souled
• Type: Adjective
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण
• Role: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Root: śuddha (प्रातिपदिक) + ātman (प्रातिपदिक)

• siddhatvam: perfection / siddhahood
• Type: Noun
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन
• Role: Karma (कर्म)
• Root: siddhatva (प्रातिपदिक)

• prāpnuyāt: would attain / may attain
• Type: Verb
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative/विधि), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन
• Role: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Root: pra√āp (धातु)

• prabhuḥ: the lord
• Type: Noun
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन
• Role: Karta (कर्ता)
• Root: prabhu (प्रातिपदिक)

• tasya: of him
• Type: Noun
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन; सर्वनाम
• Role: Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• āśrama-pada-sthasya: of (him) who was staying at the hermitage
• Type: Adjective
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन; विशेषण (one who is situated in the hermitage-place)
• Role: Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Root: āśrama (प्रातिपदिक) + pada (प्रातिपदिक) + stha (प्रातिपदिक)

• yat: what / that which
• Type: Noun
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; सम्बन्धबोधक सर्वनाम (relative pronoun)
• Role: Karma (कर्म)
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• dṛṣṭam: was seen
• Type: Verb
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन
• Role: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Root: √dṛś (धातु) + kta (क्त)

• jñāna-cakṣuṣā: with the eye of knowledge
• Type: Noun
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन
• Role: Karaṇa (करण)
• Root: jñāna (प्रातिपदिक) + cakṣus (प्रातिपदिक)

Sandhi Notes

• prāpnuyāt prabhuḥ: external sandhi not applied
• tasyāśramapadasthasya = tasya āśrama-pada-sthasya (स्वर-सन्धि: a + ā → ā)

Speaker and setting

Shanta and Adbhuta rasaSetting: Ascetic retreat / forest hermitage

Speaker

Varāha

The teaching

Path

Yoga/jñāna

Subjects

YogaEthicsPhilosophy

Core idea

Purity of self (śuddhātman) and disciplined dwelling (āśrama-sthiti) culminate in higher perception and siddhi; true seeing is through knowledge, not senses.

In practice

Adopt daily śauca, satya, indriya-nigraha, and meditation; cultivate discernment so decisions are guided by long-view (trikāla) awareness.

Symbolism of the boar

Cross references

Tags

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

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It preserves yogic-ascetic vocabulary (trikāladarśin, jñānacakṣus, siddhatva) that overlaps with broader Indic soteriological discourse, helping map Purāṇic participation in ascetic thought.

Which geographic location is identified?

Only an āśrama (hermitage) is mentioned generically; no named geographic site appears.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

It valorizes purity (śuddhātmā) and insight (jñānacakṣus) as conditions associated with spiritual accomplishment (siddhatva).