Varaha Purana 38.32: Adhyaya 38, Shloka 32

The Hunter’s Austerity and the Gaining of Durvāsas’ Favor

Pūrva Bhāga · Dialogic Narrative (Ṛṣi–instructional passage)

Devanagari script

ऋषिरुवाच । प्राक्षरीरं गतं तेऽद्य निराहारस्य सत्तम । तपोमयं शरीरं ते पृथग्भूतं न संशयः ॥ ३८.३२ ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 38.32

Transliteration

ṛṣir uvāca | prākśarīraṁ gataṁ te 'dya nirāhārasya sattama | tapomayaṁ śarīraṁ te pṛthagbhūtaṁ na saṁśayaḥ || 38.32 ||

ITRANS transliteration

Translation

ฤๅษีกล่าวว่า “โอ ผู้ประเสริฐในหมู่ผู้ถือพรตไม่เสวยอาหาร วันนี้ท่านได้บรรลุสภาวะก่อนมีร่าง (อันละเอียด) แล้ว ไร้ข้อสงสัย ร่างอันเกิดจากตบะของท่านได้แยกออกเป็นเอกเทศ”

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Word by Word

• ऋषिः: the sage
• Type: Noun
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन
• Role: Karta (कर्ता)
• Root: ऋषि (प्रातिपदिक)

• उवाच: said
• Type: Verb
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद
• Role: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Root: वच् (धातु)

• प्राक्-शरीरम्: the former body
• Type: Adjective
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; अव्ययीभावः — 'former/previous body'
• Role: Karma (कर्म)
• Root: प्राक् (अव्यय) + शरीर (प्रातिपदिक)

• गतम्: has gone
• Type: Verb
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; 'gone' (with prākśarīram)
• Role: Karma-viśeṣaṇa (कर्मविशेषण)
• Root: गम् (धातु)

• ते: your
• Type: Noun
• Form: सर्वनाम; षष्ठी (सम्बन्ध), एकवचन — 'your'
• Role: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Root: त्वद् (प्रातिपदिक)

• अद्य: today / now
• Type: Indeclinable
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक (temporal adverb)
• Role: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (कालाधिकरण)
• Root: अद्य (अव्यय)

• निराहारस्य: of the fasting one
• Type: Noun
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (सम्बन्ध), एकवचन; 'of one who is without food/fasting'
• Role: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Root: निराहार (प्रातिपदिक)

• सत्तम: O best one
• Type: Noun
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन; संबोधन
• Role: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Root: सत्तम (प्रातिपदिक)

• तपः-मयम्: consisting of austerity
• Type: Adjective
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; तृतीया/षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषार्थः — 'made of austerity'
• Role: Karma-viśeṣaṇa (कर्मविशेषण)
• Root: तपस् (प्रातिपदिक) + मय (प्रातिपदिक)

• शरीरम्: body
• Type: Noun
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), एकवचन
• Role: Karma (कर्म)
• Root: शरीर (प्रातिपदिक)

• ते: your
• Type: Noun
• Form: सर्वनाम; षष्ठी (सम्बन्ध), एकवचन — 'your'
• Role: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Root: त्वद् (प्रातिपदिक)

• पृथक्-भूतम्: separated / distinct
• Type: Adjective
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (भूत) with अव्ययीभावपूर्वपद — 'become separate'
• Role: Karma-viśeṣaṇa (कर्मविशेषण)
• Root: पृथक् (अव्यय) + भू (धातु)

• न: not
• Type: Indeclinable
• Form: अव्यय; निषेध (negation particle)
• Role: Nishedha (निषेध)
• Root: न (अव्यय)

• संशयः: doubt
• Type: Noun
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन
• Role: Karta (कर्ता)
• Root: संशय (प्रातिपदिक)

Sandhi Notes

• ऋषिरुवाच = ऋषिः + उवाच
• तेऽद्य = ते + अद्य
• प्राक्षरीरम् = प्राक् + शरीरम्
• पृथग्भूतम् = पृथक् + भूतम्

Speaker and setting

Shanta and Adbhuta rasaSetting: Āśrama

Speaker

Ṛṣi

The teaching

Path

Yoga Body Metaphysics

Subjects

AsceticismPhilosophy of the bodyYoga/discipline

Core idea

Through austerity and restraint (nirāhāra), one can shift from gross identification to a subtler, tapas-constituted embodiment.

In practice

Adopt disciplined restraint under guidance; interpret bodily practices as means to refine awareness, not as self-harm; cultivate steadiness and purity.

Symbolism of the boar

Cross references

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Studies
• Sanskrit Philology
• Vaishnavism

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It reflects a common Purāṇic and wider Sanskrit intellectual theme: the transformation of embodied existence through tapas (ascetic discipline), articulated in a dialogue format typical of didactic narrative transmission.

Which geographic location is identified?

No specific geographic location is named in this verse; the passage focuses on an ascetic-physiological and philosophical state rather than sacred geography.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The verse foregrounds disciplined restraint (nirāhāra) and tapas as practices associated with inner transformation, presented descriptively rather than as coercive command.