Varaha Purana 17.49: Adhyaya 17, Shloka 49

King Prajāpāla’s Visit to Sage Mahātapā’s Hermitage and the Doctrinal Praise of Nārāyaṇa

Devanagari script

एवमुक्त्वा गतो धर्मस्तच्छरीरं न शीऱ्यते । ततो ब्रवीन्महादेवः अव्यक्तो भूतनायकः ॥ १७.४९ ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 17.49

Transliteration

evam uktvā gato dharmas taccharīraṃ na śīryate | tato bravīn mahādevaḥ avyakto bhūtanāyakaḥ || 17.49 ||

Translation

ครั้นกล่าวดังนี้แล้วพระธรรมก็จากไป แต่กายนั้นไม่เสื่อมสลาย แล้วมหาเทพผู้เป็นอวิยกตะและเป็นนายแห่งภูตทั้งหลายจึงตรัส

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Word by Word

• evam: thus
• evam: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: evam (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya, manner adverb

• uktvā: having said
• uktvā: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vac (धातु)
• Form: Absolutive (क्त्वा)

• gataḥ: went away
• gataḥ: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: gam (धातु)
• Form: Past active participle (क्त), Masculine Nominative Singular; agrees with dharmaḥ

• dharmaḥ: Dharma
• dharmaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dharma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative Singular

• tat: that
• tat: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun used adjectivally, Neuter Accusative Singular; qualifies śarīram

• śarīram: body
• śarīram: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śarīra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative Singular

• na: not
• na: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: Negation particle

• śīryate: decays / is destroyed
• śīryate: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: śṝ (धातु)
• Form: Present (लट्), Ātmanepada, 3rd person Singular; passive/intransitive sense ‘decays/is destroyed’

• tataḥ: then
• tataḥ: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatas (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Avyaya, temporal adverb

• bravīt: said
• bravīt: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: brū (धातु)
• Form: Imperfect (लङ्), Parasmaipada, 3rd person Singular (poetic/variant for abravīt)

• mahādevaḥ: Mahādeva (Śiva)
• mahādevaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahā + deva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative Singular; कर्मधारय (‘great’ + ‘god’)

• avyaktaḥ: unmanifest
• avyaktaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: a-vyakta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative Singular; qualifies mahādevaḥ

• bhūtanāyakaḥ: leader of beings
• bhūtanāyakaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhūta + nāyaka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative Singular; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (‘of beings’ + ‘leader’)

Speaker

Narrator (implicit); then Mahādeva is introduced as the next speaker

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Narrative
• Śaiva-Vaiṣṇava Intertext
• Sanskrit Philology

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It exemplifies a common Purāṇic narrative technique: personified Dharma acts within the story, and the text marks a transition to a divine discourse (here attributed to Mahādeva), reflecting the layered theological and ethical storytelling typical of Purāṇic literature.

Which geographic location is identified?

No geographic location is specified in this verse fragment; it functions as a narrative hinge introducing the next speech.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

Implicitly, the verse underscores the stability or non-decay associated with Dharma (personified), while preparing for a doctrinal statement by Mahādeva; the ethical content is suggestive rather than explicit in this single line.