Varaha Purana 5.32: Adhyaya 5, Shloka 32

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

Devanagari script

ततो विलक्षणभावेन ब्राह्मणः शंसितव्रतः । तूष्णीम्भूतस्थितस्तावल्लुब्धको वाक्यमब्रवीत् ॥ ५.३२ ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 5.32

Transliteration

tato vilakṣa-bhāvena brāhmaṇaḥ śaṃsita-vrataḥ | tūṣṇīṃ-bhūta-sthitas tāval lubdhako vākyam abravīt || 5.32 ||

Translation

ครั้นแล้วพราหมณ์ผู้มีพรตอันได้รับการสรรเสริญนั้น เปลี่ยนอาการอย่างเห็นได้ชัด ยืนนิ่งเงียบอยู่ชั่วครู่; ระหว่างนั้นนายพรานได้กล่าวถ้อยคำเหล่านี้

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Word by Word

• tataḥ: then / thereafter
• tataḥ: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tataḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), discourse/temporal adverb (अनन्तरार्थ)

• vilakṣa-bhāvena: with a strange feeling
• vilakṣa-bhāvena: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vilakṣa (विलक्ष) + bhāva (भाव) (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular; tatpuruṣa (तत्पुरुष) 'by a strange state/feeling'

• brāhmaṇaḥ: the brahmin
• brāhmaṇaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brāhmaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• śaṃsita-vrataḥ: of renowned vow
• śaṃsita-vrataḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śaṃsita (शंसित, 'praised/declared') + vrata (व्रत) (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; bahuvrīhi (बहुव्रीहि) 'one whose vow is praised/declared' qualifying brāhmaṇaḥ

• tūṣṇīm: silently
• tūṣṇīm: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tūṣṇīm (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), adverb 'silently' (मौनार्थक)

• bhūta-sthitaḥ: having become (silent) and standing
• bhūta-sthitaḥ: Karta (कर्ता) (predicate of brāhmaṇaḥ)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: bhūta (भूत, PPP of भू) + sthita (स्थित, PPP of स्था) (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular; karmadhāraya (कर्मधारय) 'having become (thus) and standing' i.e., 'standing having become silent'

• tāvat: for that while
• tāvat: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tāvat (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), temporal/extent particle 'for that long/then' (तावत्)

• lubdhakaḥ: the hunter
• lubdhakaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: lubdhaka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• vākyam: a statement
• vākyam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vākya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• abravīt: said
• abravīt: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: brū (ब्रू धातु)
• Form: Aorist (लुङ्), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन)

Speaker

Narrator (speaker not explicit in the verse; default narrative voice within Varāha–Pṛthivī framework)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Narrative
• Sanskrit Philology
• Ethical Discourse

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It illustrates a common Purāṇic narrative technique: a pause and shift in demeanor before a key speech act, helping structure dialogue-driven ethical or philosophical episodes within the wider Varāha Purāṇa tradition.

Which geographic location is identified?

No geographic location is named in this verse; it functions as a narrative connector introducing the hunter’s forthcoming statement.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The verse itself does not state an explicit instruction; it prepares an ethical or philosophical exchange by highlighting restraint (silence) and the initiation of dialogue (the hunter’s speech).