Varaha Purana 70.18: Adhyaya 70, Shloka 18

Nārāyaṇa as the Sacrificial Principle, Analysis of the Three Guṇas, and the Account of Delusion-Doctrines

Devanagari script

रजसा तमसा युक्तः सोऽपि मां त्वसृजत् प्रभुः । यत्सत्त्वं स हरिर्देवो यो हरिस्तत्परं पदम् ॥ ७०.१८ ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 70.18

Transliteration

rajasā tamasā yuktaḥ so 'pi māṃ tv asṛjat prabhuḥ | yat sattvaṃ sa harir devo yo haris tat paraṃ padam || 70.18 ||

Translation

พระผู้เป็นเจ้าผู้ประกอบด้วยรชัสและตมัสนั้น ได้ทรงสร้างข้าพเจ้าด้วยเช่นกัน สิ่งที่เป็นสัตตวะนั้นคือพระหริผู้เป็นเทพ และพระหรินั่นเองคือปรมบท

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Word by Word

• रजसा: by rajas
• रजसा: करण (Karaṇa/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रजस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन

• तमसा: by tamas
• तमसा: करण (Karaṇa/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तमस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (Instrumental), एकवचन

• युक्तः: associated
• युक्तः: विशेषण (Adjectival to subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: युज् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण

• सः: he
• सः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• अपि: also
• अपि: सम्बन्ध/निपात (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (particle)

• माम्: me
• माम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तम-पुरुष-सर्वनाम, द्वितीया (Accusative), एकवचन

• तु: but/indeed
• तु: सम्बन्ध/निपात (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (adversative particle)

• असृजत्: created
• असृजत्: क्रिया (Verb/Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सृज् (धातु)
• Form: लुङ्-लकार (Aorist), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• प्रभुः: the Lord
• प्रभुः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject, appositive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रभु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; समानााधिकरण

• यत्: which
• यत्: कर्ता (Karta/Subject in relative clause)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; सम्बन्ध-सर्वनाम (relative pronoun)

• सत्त्वम्: sattva
• सत्त्वम्: कर्ता (Karta/Subject/predicate)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सत्त्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; यत्-सम्बन्ध (correlative)

• सः: that (he)
• सः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तद्-सम्बन्ध (correlative)

• हरिः: Hari
• हरिः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject, appositive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; समानााधिकरण

• देवः: god
• देवः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject, appositive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; समानााधिकरण

• यः: who
• यः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject in relative clause)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; सम्बन्ध-सर्वनाम

• हरिः: Hari
• हरिः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• तत्: that
• तत्: कर्ता (Karta/Subject/predicate)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तद्-सम्बन्ध (correlative)

• परम्: supreme
• परम्: विशेषण (Adjectival to padam)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण

• पदम्: state/abode
• पदम्: कर्ता (Karta/Subject/predicate)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

Speaker

Varāha (default dialogue frame; speaker not explicit in excerpt)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Studies
• Vaiṣṇavism
• Sāṃkhya-influenced Cosmology

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It reflects a Purāṇic synthesis of cosmological creation-language with guṇa-theory (rajas, tamas, sattva), a conceptual vocabulary also prominent in classical Indian philosophical traditions.

Which geographic location is identified?

No geographic location is specified in this verse; the content is primarily cosmological and theological.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

Rather than a direct moral rule, the verse presents a philosophical hierarchy: sattva is associated with clarity and the divine principle (Hari), implying an evaluative preference for lucid discernment over states dominated by rajas and tamas.