Varaha Purana 71.52: Adhyaya 71, Shloka 52

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

Devanagari script

मयैव मोहितास्ते हि भविष्यं जानता द्विजाः । लौल्यार्थिनस्तु शास्त्राणि करिष्यन्ति कलौ नराः ॥ ७१.५२ ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 71.52

Transliteration

mayaiva mohitāste hi bhaviṣyaṁ jānatā dvijāḥ | laulyārthinastu śāstrāṇi kariṣyanti kalau narāḥ || 71.52 ||

Translation

मयैव ते द्विजा मोहिताः, भविष्यं जानन्तोऽपि; कलौ तु नराः लौल्यार्थिनः शास्त्राणि करिष्यन्ति॥

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Word by Word

• मया: by me
• मया: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/करण), एकवचन (Singular)

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha-bodhaka (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (Emphatic particle/निपात)

• मोहिताः: deluded
• मोहिताः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मुह् (धातु) → मोहित (कृदन्त; क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), बहुवचन (Plural); क्त-प्रत्ययान्त

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

• हि: indeed/for
• हि: Sambandha-bodhaka (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (Particle/निपात; हेत्वर्थ/निश्चय)

• भविष्यम्: the future
• भविष्यम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भविष्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन (Singular)

• जानता: by (one) knowing
• जानता: Karana (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ज्ञा (धातु) → जानत् (कृदन्त; शतृ)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), एकवचन (Singular); शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त वर्तमानकृदन्त (present participle)

• द्विजाः: brahmins/twice-born
• द्विजाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्विज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), बहुवचन (Plural)

• लौलि-अर्थिनः: seeking greed/avarice
• लौलि-अर्थिनः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: लौलि (प्रातिपदिक) + अर्थिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), बहुवचन (Plural); तत्पुरुष-समास (लौलिं अर्थयन्ति/लौलि-अर्थिनः = greedy/desirous of fickle gain)

• तु: but
• तु: Sambandha-bodhaka (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (Particle/निपात)

• शास्त्राणि: treatises
• शास्त्राणि: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शास्त्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/कर्म), बहुवचन (Plural)

• करिष्यन्ति: will compose/make
• करिष्यन्ति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future/भविष्यत्), परस्मैपद (Parasmaipada), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन (Plural)

• कलौ: in the Kali age
• कलौ: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कलि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/अधिकरण), एकवचन (Singular)

• नराः: men/people
• नराः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/कर्ता), बहुवचन (Plural)

Speaker

Varāha (default dialogue framework)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Studies
• Vaiṣṇavism
• Dharma-śāstra Discourse

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It reflects a Purāṇic motif that critiques later-era textual proliferation, attributing it to social decline in Kali-yuga and raising questions about authority and motivation in composing normative literature.

Which geographic location is identified?

No geographic location is named in this verse; the reference is temporal and cultural (Kali-yuga) rather than spatial.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The verse cautions that greed-driven motives can distort the production and use of authoritative texts, implying the need for discernment regarding intention and integrity in ethical or legal instruction.