Varaha Purana 136.31: Adhyaya 136, Shloka 31

A Sūtra-like Manual of Expiations for Ritual Transgressions

Devanagari script

एवं मह्यं हरो वाक्यमुक्त्वा भूतमहेश्वरः ॥ मुहूर्त्तं ध्यानमास्थाय पुनः प्रोवाच माधवि

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 136.31

Transliteration

evaṃ mahyaṃ haro vākyam uktvā bhūtamaheśvaraḥ || muhūrttaṃ dhyānam āsthāya punaḥ provāca mādhavi

Translation

ครั้นตรัสถ้อยคำนี้แก่ข้าพเจ้าแล้ว หระผู้เป็นมหาอิศวรแห่งสรรพภูตได้เข้าสมาธิชั่วขณะหนึ่ง แล้วจึงตรัสอีกครั้ง, โอ้ มาธวี.

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Word by Word

• evaṃ: thus

• mahyam: to me

• haraḥ: Hara (Śiva)

• vākyam: words/speech

• uktvā: having spoken

• bhūta: beings/creatures

• maheśvaraḥ: great lord

• muhūrttam: for a moment

• dhyānam: meditation

• āsthāya: having entered/undertaken

• punaḥ: again

• provāca: spoke

• mādhavi: O Mādhavī (voc.)

Speaker

Narrator (default framework: Varāha as instructor) (inferred narrative voice)

Tags

• Purāṇic Narrative
• Sanskrit Literature
• Meditation Terminology
• Textual Framing

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It preserves a common Purāṇic narrative technique: a brief meditative pause marks a shift from praise/identity statements to practical instruction.

Which geographic location is identified?

No geographic reference appears in this verse.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

It models reflective restraint: pausing in dhyāna before further speech, implying deliberation prior to action or counsel.