Varaha Purana 142.20: Adhyaya 142, Shloka 20

The Greatness of Esoteric Practice: Menstrual Impurity, Mental Equanimity, and Seasonal Conjugal Ethics

Devanagari script

सदा दिवानिशोश्चैव कुर्वन्तः कर्मसङ्करम् ॥ तेऽपि यान्ति परां सिद्धिं यदि चित्तं व्यवस्थितम् ॥

Sanskrit recitationVaraha Purana 142.20

Transliteration

sadā divāniśoś caiva kurvantaḥ karma-saṅkaram | te 'pi yānti parāṁ siddhiṁ yadi cittaṁ vyavasthitam ||

Translation

పగలు-రాత్రి ఎల్లప్పుడూ కర్మమిశ్రమాన్ని చేస్తూ ఉండేవారైనా, చిత్తము సుస్థిరంగా ఉంటే వారు కూడా పరమ సిద్ధిని పొందుతారు।

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Word by Word

• sadā: always
• sadā: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sadā (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: 'always')

• divā-niśoḥ: of day and night
• divā-niśoḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive of time)
• Type: Noun
• Root: divā (प्रातिपदिक) + niśā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), द्विवचन; द्वन्द्व (day and night)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय

• eva: indeed/just
• eva: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक-निपात

• kurvantaḥ: doing
• kurvantaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/agent-participle)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (धातु)
• Form: शतृ-प्रत्यय (present active participle), पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; कर्तरि

• karma-saṅkaram: confusion/mixture of actions
• karma-saṅkaram: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: karma (प्रातिपदिक) + saṅkara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (कर्मणः सङ्करः)

• te: they
• te: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; पुल्लिङ्ग (contextual)

• api: also/even
• api: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/अपि-निपात (particle: 'also/even')

• yānti: go/attain
• yānti: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: yā (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• parām: supreme
• parām: Karma (कर्म/Object-qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: para (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; विशेषण (siddhim)

• siddhim: attainment/perfection
• siddhim: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: siddhi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• yadi: if
• yadi: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/condition marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yadi (अव्यय)
• Form: शर्तार्थक-अव्यय (if)

• cittam: mind
• cittam: Karta (कर्ता/Subject of implied 'asti')
• Type: Noun
• Root: citta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• vyavasthitam: well-established, steady
• vyavasthitam: Karta (कर्ता/subject-complement)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vi + ava + sthā (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्यय (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेषण (cittam)

Speaker

Varāha (implicit continuation)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Studies
• Yoga and Saṃnyāsa
• Karma and Liberation

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It articulates a key Purāṇic reconciliation: liberation is not restricted to external renunciation; mental stability can render active life compatible with the highest attainment.

Which geographic location is identified?

No geographic location is identified.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

Maintain a well-established mind; even amid complex or mixed activities, such stability is presented as sufficient for the highest accomplishment.