Varaha Purana 5.3: Adhyaya 5, Shloka 3

Reconciliation of Action and Knowledge: Offering All Acts to Nārāyaṇa and the Hymn to the Yajña-Puruṣa

Devanagari script

कपिल उवाच । कस्ते मनसि सन्देहो राजन् परमधार्मिक । छिन्दामि येन तच्छ्रुत्वा ब्रूहि यत्तेऽभिवाञ्छितम् ॥ ५.३ ॥

Sanskrit recitationVaraha Purana 5.3

Transliteration

kapila uvāca | kas te manasi saṃdeho rājan paramadhārmika | chindāmi yena tac chrutvā brūhi yat te ’bhivāñchitam || 5.3 ||

Translation

กปิละกล่าวว่า “ข้าแต่พระราชาผู้ทรงตั้งมั่นในธรรมยิ่งนัก ความสงสัยใดเกิดขึ้นในพระทัย? โปรดตรัสสิ่งที่ทรงปรารถนาจะรู้; เมื่อได้ฟังแล้วเราจักขจัดความสงสัยนั้น”

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Word by Word

• कपिलः: Kapila
• कपिलः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कपिल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; नाम

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• कः: what/which
• कः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किम् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; प्रश्नवाचक सर्वनाम

• ते: your
• ते: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (Genitive), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• मनसि: in (your) mind
• मनसि: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (Locative), एकवचन

• सन्देहः: doubt
• सन्देहः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सन्देह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• राजन्: O king
• राजन्: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन

• परमधार्मिक: O supremely righteous one
• परमधार्मिक: Visheshana (विशेषण; to राजन्)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परम (प्रातिपदिक) + धार्मिक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन; कर्मधारय (परमः धार्मिकः)

• छिन्दामि: I cut/remove (resolve)
• छिन्दामि: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: छिद् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• येन: by which
• येन: Karana (करण/Means)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन; सम्बन्धक सर्वनाम

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘that (doubt/question)’

• श्रुत्वा: having heard
• श्रुत्वा: Purvakala (पूर्वकाल/Anterior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (Gerund/Absolutive)

• ब्रूहि: tell (me)
• ब्रूहि: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ब्रू (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• यत्: what (that which)
• यत्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; सम्बन्धक सर्वनाम

• ते: your
• ते: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (Genitive), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• अभिवाञ्छितम्: desired (thing)
• अभिवाञ्छितम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अभि-√वाञ्छ् (धातु) → अभिवाञ्छित (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (PPP), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘desired’ (object of ब्रूहि)

Speaker

Kapila

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Dialogue
• Sanskrit Studies
• Indic Philosophy

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It reflects a common Purāṇic pedagogical frame: a respected teacher invites a ruler to articulate a doubt (saṃdeha), establishing inquiry and clarification as a legitimate method of transmitting dharma and philosophical instruction.

Which geographic location is identified?

No geographic location is named in this verse; it functions as a dialogue-setting prompt rather than a description of sacred geography.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The verse models ethical discourse through humility and openness: the inquirer should state the desired question clearly, and the teacher should respond by removing doubt through attentive listening and reasoned explanation.