Varaha Purana 136.23: Adhyaya 136, Shloka 23

A Sūtra-like Manual of Expiations for Ritual Transgressions

Devanagari script

त्वं वैशाख्यं वियोगं च त्वं योनिस्त्वं परायणम् ॥ त्वमुग्रदेवदेवादिस्त्वं साम त्वं तथा दिशः

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 136.23

Transliteration

tvaṃ vaiśākhyaṃ viyogaṃ ca tvaṃ yonis tvaṃ parāyaṇam || tvam ugradevadevādīs tvaṃ sāma tvaṃ tathā diśaḥ

Translation

พระองค์ทรงเป็นไวศาขยะและความพลัดพราก; ทรงเป็นโยนิคือครรภ์-ต้นกำเนิด และทรงเป็นที่พึ่งสูงสุด พระองค์ทรงเป็นอุคระ เป็นปฐมแห่งเหล่าเทวะและหมู่ทิพย์; ทรงเป็นบทสวดสามัน และทรงเป็นทิศทั้งหลายด้วย

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Word by Word

• tvam: you
• tvam: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yusmad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun; Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular

• vaiśākhyam: separation/discord (vaiśākhya)
• vaiśākhyam: Karta (कर्ता) (predicate complement)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vaiśākhya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative (प्रथमा/द्वितीया), Singular; predicate nominative with ‘tvam’

• viyogam: separation/disunion
• viyogam: Karta (कर्ता) (predicate complement)
• Type: Noun
• Root: viyoga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative/Accusative, Singular; predicate complement

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

• tvam: you
• tvam: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yusmad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun; Nominative, Singular

• yoniḥ: source/womb/origin
• yoniḥ: Karta (कर्ता) (predicate complement)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yoni (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular; predicate complement

• tvam: you
• tvam: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yusmad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun; Nominative, Singular

• parāyaṇam: supreme refuge/ultimate goal
• parāyaṇam: Karta (कर्ता) (predicate complement)
• Type: Noun
• Root: parāyaṇa (प्रातिपदik)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular; predicate complement

• tvam: you
• tvam: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yusmad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun; Nominative, Singular

• ugradevadevādiḥ: the fierce god, the first among gods
• ugradevadevādiḥ: Karta (कर्ता) (predicate complement)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ugra + deva + deva + ādi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa (तत्पुरुष) chain: ‘ugraḥ devaḥ’ + ‘devānām ādiḥ’; Masculine, Nominative, Singular; predicate complement

• tvam: you
• tvam: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yusmad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun; Nominative, Singular

• sāma: Sāma (chant/Sāma-veda)
• sāma: Karta (कर्ता) (predicate complement)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sāman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular; Vedic chant / Sāma-veda; predicate complement

• tvam: you
• tvam: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yusmad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun; Nominative, Singular

• tathā: also/likewise
• tathā: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध) / emphasis
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya, adverb/particle ‘thus/also’

• diśaḥ: the directions
• diśaḥ: Karta (कर्ता) (predicate complement)
• Type: Noun
• Root: diś (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Plural (बहुवचन); predicate complement

Speaker

Varāha (default framework)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Vaishnavism
• Vedic Intertext

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It demonstrates Purāṇic assimilation of Vedic elements (Sāman) and cosmological structuring (directions), typical of encyclopedic Purāṇa style.

Which geographic location is identified?

The verse mentions diśaḥ (directions) as a cosmological category, not a specific named location.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

By enumerating identities (source, refuge, cosmic order), it encourages a perspective of integrated responsibility rather than disorientation.