Varaha Purana 7.35: Adhyaya 7, Shloka 35

The Sanctity of Gayā: Raibhya’s Encounter and Hymn to Viṣṇu

Gadādhara

Devanagari script

सत्त्वं रजश्चैव तमो गुणास्त्रयस् त्वेतॆषु नान्यस्य समुद्भवः किल । स चैक एव त्रिविधो गदाधरो दधातु धैर्यं मम धर्ममोक्षयोः ॥ ७.३५ ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 7.35

Transliteration

sattvaṁ rajaś caiva tamo guṇās trayas tv eteṣu nānyasya samudbhavaḥ kila | sa caika eva trividho gadādharo dadhātu dhairyaṁ mama dharma-mokṣayoḥ || 7.35 ||

Translation

సత్త్వం, రజస్సు, తమస్సు—ఇవి మూడు గుణములు; వీటికి అతీతంగా ప్రకటనకు మరొక మూలము లేదని చెప్పబడును. ఆ ఒక్క గదాధరుడే త్రివిధముగా వ్యక్తమగుచున్నాడు; ధర్మమూ మోక్షమూ విషయమున నాకు ధైర్యమును దయచేయుగాక।

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Word by Word

• sattvam: sattva (purity)
• sattvam: Karta (कर्ता) / listed item
• Type: Noun
• Root: sattva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; abstract noun

• rajaḥ: rajas (activity)
• rajaḥ: Karta (कर्ता) / listed item
• Type: Noun
• Root: rajas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• eva: indeed/only
• eva: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• tamaḥ: tamas (darkness)
• tamaḥ: Karta (कर्ता) / listed item
• Type: Noun
• Root: tamas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन

• guṇāḥ: qualities
• guṇāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: guṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन

• trayaḥ: three
• trayaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: traya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; संख्याविशेषण

• tu: but/indeed
• tu: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: विरोध/पुनरुक्त्यर्थक अव्यय (but/indeed)

• eteṣu: in these (three)
• eteṣu: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: etad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, सप्तमी (7th), बहुवचन; demonstrative pronoun

• na: not
• na: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक अव्यय (negation)

• anyasya: of another (anything else)
• anyasya: Sambandha/Genitive (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: anya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन

• samudbhavaḥ: origin/arising
• samudbhavaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: samudbhava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• kila: indeed/it is said
• kila: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: kila (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रसिद्ध्यर्थक/अनुश्रुत्यर्थक अव्यय (indeed/it is said)

• saḥ: he
• saḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; pronoun

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

• ekaḥ: one
• ekaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: eka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; संख्याविशेषण

• eva: only/indeed
• eva: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक अव्यय (only/indeed)

• trividhaḥ: threefold
• trividhaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tri + vidha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; तृतीयातत्पुरुष/संख्यापूर्वक-तत्पुरुष (threefold)

• gadādharaḥ: Gadādhara (mace-bearer, Viṣṇu)
• gadādharaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gadā + dhara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (gadāyāḥ dharaḥ)

• dadhātu: may (he) grant/hold
• dadhātu: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dhā (धा धातु)
• Form: लोट् (imperative/benedictive sense), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन

• dhairyam: steadfastness/courage
• dhairyam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dhairya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• mama: my
• mama: Sambandha/Genitive (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन; pronoun

• dharma-mokṣayoḥ: of dharma and liberation
• dharma-mokṣayoḥ: Sambandha/Genitive (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dharma + mokṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), द्विवचन; इतरेतर-द्वन्द्व

Speaker

Varāha (default speaker within Varāha–Pṛthivī dialogue framework; explicit attribution not present in excerpt)

Tags

• Purāṇic Literature
• Classical Sanskrit
• Vaiṣṇava Narrative Frame
• Indian Philosophy (Guṇa Theory)

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It reflects a widespread Purāṇic synthesis of philosophical categories—especially the triad of guṇas—used as a concise explanatory model for manifestation and human disposition, aligning Purāṇic teaching with broader classical Indian philosophical discourse.

Which geographic location is identified?

No geographic toponym appears in this verse; the content is doctrinal rather than tied to sacred geography or a specific heritage site.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The verse frames ethical life (dharma) and liberation (mokṣa) as aims requiring dhairya (steadfastness), articulated as a disciplined orientation of the practitioner amid the dynamics of the three guṇas.