Varaha Purana 71.23: Adhyaya 71, Shloka 23

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

Devanagari script

एवमुक्त्वा पुनश्चोचुः सोपाधिगमनं प्रति । कृत्वा मायामयीं गां तु तच्छालौ ते व्यसर्जयन् ॥ ७१.२३ ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 71.23

Transliteration

evam uktvā punaś cocuḥ sopādhigamanaṁ prati | kṛtvā māyāmayīṁ gāṁ tu tacchālau te vyasarjayan || 71.23 ||

Translation

ఇలా చెప్పి వారు మళ్లీ ఒక నెపంతో అతనియొద్దకు వెళ్లుట గురించి పలికిరి; మాయామయమైన ఆవును సృష్టించి అతని గోశాలలో విడిచిరి।

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Word by Word

• evam: thus
• evam: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: evam (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक अव्यय (manner adverb)

• uktvā: having spoken
• uktvā: Kriya (क्रिया-पूर्वक)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √vac (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययभाव (gerund/absolutive); 'having said'

• punaḥ: again
• punaḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: punaḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: पुनरावृत्तिवाचक अव्यय (again)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक अव्यय (conjunction)

• ūcuḥ: they said
• ūcuḥ: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √vac (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), बहुवचन (pl); परस्मैपद

• sa-upādhi-gamanam: going with a pretext/condition
• sa-upādhi-gamanam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sa (सह) + upādhi + gamana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (n.), द्वितीया विभक्ति (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन (sg); उपपद-तत्पुरुष: 'upādhinā saha gamanam' (going with a pretext/condition)

• prati: towards / regarding
• prati: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: prati (अव्यय)
• Form: उपसर्ग/अव्यय (preposition-like indeclinable) governing accusative; 'towards/with regard to'

• kṛtvā: having made
• kṛtvā: Kriya (क्रिया-पूर्वक)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √kṛ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययभाव (gerund/absolutive); 'having made'

• māyā-mayīm: illusory / made of magic
• māyā-mayīm: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: māyā + maya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (f.), द्वितीया विभक्ति (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन (sg); 'māyāyāḥ mayī' (made of illusion) qualifying 'gām'

• gām: cow
• gām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: go (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (f.), द्वितीया विभक्ति (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन (sg)

• tu: indeed
• tu: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle)

• tat-śālau: to those huts/abodes (two)
• tat-śālau: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad + śāla (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (m.), द्वितीया विभक्ति (2nd/द्वितीया), द्विवचन (du); 'tad-śāla' = 'that hut/house'; here dual indicates 'to those two huts/abodes' (contextual)

• te: they
• te: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (m.), प्रथमा विभक्ति (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन (pl)

• vyasarjayan: they sent forth / dispatched / released
• vyasarjayan: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vi√sṛj (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (imperfect/past), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), बहुवचन (pl); परस्मैपद

Speaker

Varāha (default dialogue framework; speaker not explicit in excerpt)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Narrative
• Vaiṣṇavism
• Textual Philology

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It illustrates a common Purāṇic narrative device—testing or manipulating a situation through māyā (artifice/illusion)—useful for studying plot mechanics and ethical framing in Sanskrit narrative literature.

Which geographic location is identified?

No explicit geographic location is named in this verse; the setting detail is limited to a cowshed (śālā), a generic rural/pastoral space in Sanskrit narrative contexts.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

Implicitly, it foregrounds the theme of deceptive approach (sopādhi-gamana) and the creation of an illusory object, inviting reflection on intention, manipulation, and the moral evaluation of means used to reach an end.