Varaha Purana 53.7: Adhyaya 53, Shloka 7

The Origin Account of Saptamūrti Svara and the Emergence of Saṃbhūti through Vibhūti

Devanagari script

सप्तमूर्त्तेष्टु चरितं शुश्रुवुः प्रथमं नृप । ब्रह्मचर्येण वर्त्तेत द्वितीयोऽस्य सनातनः ॥ ५३.७ ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 53.7

Transliteration

saptamūrteṣṭu caritaṃ śuśruvuḥ prathamaṃ nṛpa | brahmacaryeṇa vartteta dvitīyo 'sya sanātanaḥ || 53.7 ||

Translation

ข้าแต่มหาราช พวกเขาได้สดับเรื่องราวเกี่ยวกับรูปทั้งเจ็ดเป็นประการแรก คำสอนอันดึกดำบรรพ์ข้อนี้ประการที่สองคือ พึงดำรงชีวิตตามพรหมจรรย์

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Word by Word

• saptamūrtiṣu: among/in relation to the seven forms

• tu: and/indeed

• caritam: narrative, account, conduct

• śuśruvuḥ: they heard, listened

• prathamam: first, at the outset

• nṛpa: O king

• brahmacaryeṇa: by/with brahmacarya, disciplined continence

• vartteta: one should live/behave

• dvitīyaḥ: second

• asya: of this

• sanātanaḥ: ancient, perennial

Speaker

Varāha (default speaker framework; not explicit in excerpt)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Dharma
• Vaishnavism
• Sanskrit Philology

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It reflects the Purāṇic integration of narrative material with dharma-oriented instruction, presenting ethical discipline (brahmacarya) as a structured principle within a sequential teaching.

Which geographic location is identified?

No geographic location is named in this verse fragment; it focuses on doctrinal/ethical instruction rather than sacred geography.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The verse foregrounds brahmacarya—disciplined restraint and regulated conduct—as a key normative guideline within the teaching sequence.