Varaha Purana 7.44: Adhyaya 7, Shloka 44

The Sanctity of Gayā: Raibhya’s Encounter and Hymn to Viṣṇu

Gadādhara

Pūrva Bhāga · Siddha–ṛṣi saṅgati (Pilgrimage/heritage geography context)

Devanagari script

क्षणाद् बभूव देवेन परितुष्टेन चक्रिणा । जगाम यत्र ते सिद्धाः सनकाद्या महर्षयः ॥ ७.४४ ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 7.44

Transliteration

kṣaṇād babhūva devena parituṣṭena cakriṇā | jagāma yatra te siddhāḥ sanakādyā maharṣayaḥ || 7.44 ||

ITRANS transliteration

Translation

ในชั่วขณะเดียว ด้วยพระกรุณาแห่งเทพผู้ทรงจักรซึ่งทรงพอพระทัยอย่างยิ่ง เขาได้ไปยังสถานที่ที่เหล่าสิทธะและมหาฤๅษีมีสนนกะเป็นต้นสถิตอยู่

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Word by Word

• kṣaṇāt: in a moment / immediately
• Type: Noun
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Pañcamī (Abl.5th), Ekavacana
• Role: Apādāna (अपादान; point of time/source)
• Root: kṣaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)

• babhūva: became/was
• Type: Verb
• Form: Liṭ-lakāra (Perfect), Prathama-puruṣa, Ekavacana
• Role: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Root: √bhū (भू धातु)

• devena: by the Lord
• Type: Noun
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Tṛtīyā (Instr.3rd), Ekavacana
• Role: Karaṇa (करण; agent/instrumental in passive sense)
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक)

• parituṣṭena: being pleased
• Type: Adjective
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Tṛtīyā (Instr.3rd), Ekavacana; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त; agrees with devena
• Role: Karaṇa-anvaya (करण-विशेषण)
• Root: pari-√tuṣ (तुष् धातु) + ta (क्त/कृदन्त)

• cakriṇā: by the discus-bearer (Viṣṇu)
• Type: Noun
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Tṛtīyā (Instr.3rd), Ekavacana; “one who has a discus” (Viṣṇu)
• Role: Karaṇa (करण; same referent as devena)
• Root: cakrin (प्रातिपदिक)

• jagāma: went
• Type: Verb
• Form: Liṭ-lakāra (Perfect), Prathama-puruṣa, Ekavacana
• Role: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Root: √gam (गम् धातु)

• yatra: where
• Type: Indeclinable
• Form: Deśa-avyaya (relative adverb of place)
• Role: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Root: yatra (अव्यय)

• te: your
• Type: Noun
• Form: Ṣaṣṭhī (Gen.6th), Ekavacana
• Role: Sambandha (genitive)
• Root: tvad (युष्मद्-प्रातिपदिक)

• siddhāḥ: the Siddhas
• Type: Noun
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā (Nom.1st), Bahuvacana
• Role: Karta (कर्ता; subject of implied ‘are/abide’)
• Root: siddha (प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्त-निष्पन्न)

• sanaka-ādyāḥ: beginning with Sanaka
• Type: Adjective
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Bahuvacana; तत्पुरुषः—“सनकः आदिः येषाम्” used adjectivally qualifying maharṣayaḥ
• Role: Karta-anvaya (कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Root: sanaka + ādi (प्रातिपदिक)

• maharṣayaḥ: great sages
• Type: Noun
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Bahuvacana; कर्मधारयः—“महान्तः ऋषयः”
• Role: Karta (कर्ता; subject of implied ‘are/abide’)
• Root: mahā + ṛṣi (प्रातिपदिक)

Sandhi Notes

• क्षणाद् = क्षणात् (final त् before voiced consonant → द्)
• सनकाद्या = सनक-आद्याः (आदि-समास)

Speaker and setting

Adbhuta and Shanta rasaSetting: Transcendent realm

Speaker

Varāha

The teaching

Path

Bhakti To Siddhi

Subjects

Heritage SitesSacred GeographyHagiographyPhilosophical Instruction

The Varaha avatara

Aspect

Cosmic power

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Narrative
• Vaiṣṇavism
• Sanskrit Studies

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It reflects a common Purāṇic narrative motif: movement to a sanctified locale associated with siddhas and ancient ṛṣis, indicating the text’s role in mapping cultural-heritage landscapes through revered lineages.

Which geographic location is identified?

The verse does not name a specific site; it identifies the destination by its resident community—siddhas and sages beginning with Sanaka—so the location remains unspecified in this fragment.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The passage emphasizes the principle that purposeful action and access to venerable circles (sages/siddhas) are facilitated by divine approval or moral-spiritual alignment, framed here as the deity’s satisfaction (parituṣṭa).