Varaha Purana 13.26: Adhyaya 13, Shloka 26

The Genealogy of the Pitṛs and the Determination of Śrāddha Times

Pūrva Bhāga · Dāna-Śrāddha (Ritual Gifts and Ancestral Rites) — Yogin-focused injunctions

Devanagari script

तस्माच्छ्राद्धानि देयानि योगिनां योगिसत्तम । एष वै प्रथमः सर्गः सोमपानामनुत्तमः ॥ १३.२६ ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 13.26

Transliteration

tasmāc chrāddhāni deyāni yogināṃ yogisattama | eṣa vai prathamaḥ sargaḥ somapānām anuttamaḥ || 13.26 ||

ITRANS transliteration

Translation

ฉะนั้น โอผู้ประเสริฐในหมู่โยคี พึงถวายทานศราทธะเพื่อโยคีทั้งหลาย; นี่แลเป็นหมวด/พิธีอันเป็นปฐม และยอดยิ่งในหมู่ผู้ดื่มโสมะ

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• तस्मात्: therefore
• Type: Indeclinable
• Form: तस्मात्-इत्यव्ययप्राय (ablatival adverbial: ‘therefore/from that’), मूलतः पञ्चमी-एकवचन
• Role: हेतु/अपादान (Cause/Ablative sense)
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• श्राद्धानि: śrāddha offerings
• Type: Noun
• Form: प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Nom./Acc.), बहुवचन, नपुंसकलिङ्ग; विधेय-कर्तव्यकर्म (to be given)
• Role: कर्म (Karma/Object of obligation)
• Root: श्राद्ध (प्रातिपदिक)

• देयानि: should be given
• Type: Verb
• Form: णीयत्/यत्-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (Gerundive/Obligatory passive participle), प्रथमा/द्वितीया, बहुवचन, नपुंसकलिङ्ग; ‘should be given’
• Role: विधेय (Predicate of obligation)
• Root: दा (धातु) + य (णीयत्/यत् कृत्)

• योगिनाम्: for yogins
• Type: Noun
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन, पुल्लिङ्ग
• Role: सम्बन्ध (Genitive: for/of)
• Root: योगिन् (प्रातिपदिक)

• योगि-सत्तम: O best of yogins
• Type: Noun
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (योगिनां सत्तमः), सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative/सम्बोधन), एकवचन, पुल्लिङ्ग
• Role: सम्बोधन (Address)
• Root: योगिन् (प्रातिपदिक) + सत्तम (प्रातिपदिक)

• एषः: this
• Type: Noun
• Form: प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन, पुल्लिङ्ग
• Role: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• वै: indeed
• Type: Indeclinable
• Form: निपात (emphatic particle)
• Role: सम्बन्ध (Particle)
• Root: वै (अव्यय)

• प्रथमः: first
• Type: Adjective
• Form: प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन, पुल्लिङ्ग; ‘सर्गः’ इत्यस्य विशेषण
• Role: विशेषण (Adjective of ‘सर्गः’)
• Root: प्रथम (प्रातिपदिक)

• सर्गः: creation/emanation
• Type: Noun
• Form: प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन, पुल्लिङ्ग
• Role: कर्ता (Karta/Subject complement)
• Root: सर्ग (प्रातिपदिक)

• सोम-पानाम्: of the Soma-drinkers
• Type: Noun
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (सोमस्य पानम्/‘drinking of Soma’), षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive), बहुवचन, पुल्लिङ्ग; ‘(एषः) ... सोमपानाम्’ = of the Soma-drinkers
• Role: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation)
• Root: सोम (प्रातिपदिक) + प (पा धातु से) / पान (प्रातिपदिक)

• अनुत्तमः: unsurpassed
• Type: Adjective
• Form: प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन, पुल्लिङ्ग; ‘सर्गः’ इत्यस्य विशेषण
• Role: विशेषण (Adjective of ‘सर्गः’)
• Root: अनुत्तम (प्रातिपदिक)

Sandhi Notes

• तस्माच्छ्राद्धानि → तस्मात् श्राद्धानि
• सोमपानामनुत्तमः → सोमपानाम् अनुत्तमः

Speaker and setting

Shanta and Vira rasaSetting: Ritual taxonomy within cosmology

Speaker

Varāha

Bhu Devi and Varaha

In this verse

Varaha teaches her

Her state of mind

Receptive, seeking prescriptive clarity

What she asks

What is the practical injunction regarding śrāddha in relation to yogins, and why is this category considered foremost among Soma-drinkers?

The teaching

Kind of teaching

Dharma as support for mokṣa

Subjects

EthicsRitual PracticeDāna (Gifting)Śrāddha (Ancestral Rites)

Core idea

Dharma (śrāddha) and yoga are mutually reinforcing; honoring the pitṛ-stream and the yogic stream is presented as ‘first’ in a hierarchy of meritorious acts.

In practice

Integrate obligatory rites with liberation-oriented practice: perform śrāddha with purity, dedicate merit toward spiritual steadiness, and honor realized practitioners.

Dharma

Cross references

Tags

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

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It reflects a Purāṇic synthesis of ritual norms with ascetic/yogic communities, indicating that śrāddha and gifting practices were extended beyond household lineages into broader religious-ethical networks.

Which geographic location is identified?

No geographic location is named in this verse; the content is ritual-ethical rather than topographical.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

To perform or provide śrāddha-related offerings with attention to yogins, presenting such giving as a highly ranked (foremost) category within the verse’s ritual taxonomy.