Varaha Purana 207.35: Adhyaya 207, Shloka 35

Section on the ‘Person’ who Entices Beings within the Cycle of Rebirth

Devanagari script

ज्ञानविज्ञानमारोग्यं रूपसौभाग्यसंपदः ॥ तपसा प्राप्यते भोगो मनसा नोपदिश्यते

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 207.35

Transliteration

jñānavijñānam ārogyaṃ rūpasaubhāgyasampadaḥ || tapasā prāpyate bhogo manasā nopadiśyate

Translation

ญาณและวิญญาณ (ความรู้และความรู้จำแนก), ความไม่มีโรค, ทรัพย์แห่งรูปงามและสิริมงคล—ความสุขเสพย์ย่อมได้ด้วยตบะ; มิใช่ได้มาเพียงด้วยความคิดตั้งใจ

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Word by Word

• jñāna-vijñānam: knowledge and realization
• jñāna-vijñānam: Karma (कर्म; passive subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jñāna + vijñāna (प्रातिपदिके)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative/Accusative (प्रथमा/द्वितीया), Singular/एकवचन; dvandva ‘knowledge and discernment’

• ārogyam: health
• ārogyam: Karma (कर्म; passive subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ārogya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative/Accusative (प्रथमा/द्वितीया), Singular/एकवचन

• rūpa-saubhāgya-sampadaḥ: beauty, good fortune, and wealth
• rūpa-saubhāgya-sampadaḥ: Karma (कर्म; passive subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rūpa + saubhāgya + sampad (प्रातिपदिके)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Nominative/प्रथमा (1), Plural/बहुवचन; interpreted as dvandva list ‘beauty, good fortune, and prosperities’ (समाहार/इतरेतर sense)

• tapasā: by austerity
• tapasā: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tapas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Instrumental/तृतीया (3), Singular/एकवचन

• prāpyate: is attained
• prāpyate: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra + āp (धातु)
• Form: Present/लट् (लट्-लकार), 3rd person/प्रथमपुरुष, Singular/एकवचन, Ātmanepada (आत्मनेपद), Passive sense (कर्मणि प्रयोग)

• bhogaḥ: enjoyment
• bhogaḥ: Karma (कर्म; passive subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhoga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative/प्रथमा (1), Singular/एकवचन

• manasā: by mind (mere intention)
• manasā: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: manas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Instrumental/तृतीया (3), Singular/एकवचन

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

• upadiśyate: is taught / is prescribed
• upadiśyate: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: upa + diś (धातु)
• Form: Present/लट् (लट्-लकार), 3rd person/प्रथमपुरुष, Singular/एकवचन, Ātmanepada (आत्मनेपद), Passive sense (कर्मणि प्रयोग)

Speaker

Yama

Tags

• Purāṇic Ethics
• Sanskrit
• Moral Psychology

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It articulates a discipline-based ethic: attainments are linked to sustained practice (tapas) rather than solely to desire or intention, echoing themes across classical Sanskrit moral literature.

Which geographic location is identified?

No geographic location is identified.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

Valued attainments—knowledge, health, prosperity—are framed as results of disciplined practice, not merely of mental wishing.