Varaha Purana 13.19: Adhyaya 13, Shloka 19

The Genealogy of the Pitṛs and the Determination of Śrāddha Times

Devanagari script

चत्वारो मूर्त्तिमन्तो वै त्रयस्त्वन्ये ह्यमूर्त्तयः । तेषां लोकनिसर्गं च कीर्त्तयिष्यामि तच्छृणु ॥ १३.१९ ॥

Sanskrit recitationVaraha Purana 13.19

Transliteration

catvāro mūrttimanto vai trayas tv anye hy amūrttayaḥ | teṣāṃ lokanisargaṃ ca kīrtayiṣyāmi tac chṛṇu || 13.19 ||

Translation

నాలుగురు నిజంగా మూర్తిమంతులు; మరి ముగ్గురు అమూర్తులు. వారి లోకాల సృష్టిని కూడా నేను వర్ణించెదను—వినుము.

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Word by Word

• चत्वारः: four
• चत्वारः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चतुर् (संख्या/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; संख्यावाचक

• मूर्त्तिमन्तः: embodied
• मूर्त्तिमन्तः: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मूर्ति + मन्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषण (possessive adjective)

• वै: indeed
• वै: Nipata (निपात/Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चयार्थक-अव्यय (particle)

• त्रयः: three
• त्रयः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रि (संख्या/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; संख्यावाचक

• तु: but
• तु: Nipata (निपात/Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: विरोध/विशेषार्थक-अव्यय (but/indeed)

• अन्ये: others
• अन्ये: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• हि: indeed/for
• हि: Nipata (निपात/Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: हेतौ/निश्चये निपात (for/indeed)

• अमूर्त्तयः: formless
• अमूर्त्तयः: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अ + मूर्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; नञ्-समासपूर्वक विशेषण (non-embodied)

• तेषाम्: of them
• तेषाम्: Shashthi-sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन

• लोकनिसर्गम्: origin/creation of the worlds
• लोकनिसर्गम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक + निसर्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (लोकस्य निसर्गः)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• कीर्त्तयिष्यामि: I will describe/proclaim
• कीर्त्तयिष्यामि: Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कीर्तय् (धातु; √कीर्त् causative)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future), उत्तम-पुरुष (1st person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘that’ (object of hearing)

• शृणु: listen
• शृणु: Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), मध्यम-पुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

Speaker

Varāha

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Cosmology
• Vaiṣṇavism
• Sanskrit Philology

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It reflects a common Purāṇic method of presenting cosmology through enumerated categories (embodied vs. formless), serving as a framework for explaining world-origination (loka-nisarga) in a didactic dialogue.

Which geographic location is identified?

No specific geographic location is named in this verse; it functions as a transitional statement introducing a cosmological explanation rather than a sacred-geography passage.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The verse primarily conveys a pedagogical instruction—attentive listening and orderly inquiry—rather than a direct ethical rule; it frames knowledge transmission in the dialogue format.