Varaha Purana 71.4: Adhyaya 71, Shloka 4

Vision of the Trimūrti in Rudra, the Gautama Curse, the Manifestation of the Godāvarī, and the Niḥśvāsa-saṃhitā Account

Devanagari script

तं दृष्ट्वा विस्मिताः सर्वे याजका ऋषयो मम । जयशब्दरवांश्चक्रुः सामऋग्यजुषां स्वनम् ॥ ७१.४ ॥

Sanskrit recitationVaraha Purana 71.4

Transliteration

taṁ dṛṣṭvā vismitāḥ sarve yājakā ṛṣayo mama | jayaśabdaravāṁś cakruḥ sāmaṛgyajuṣāṁ svanam || 71.4 ||

Translation

ครั้นเห็นพระองค์ ทุกคนต่างพิศวง—ทั้งพราหมณ์ผู้ประกอบพิธีและฤๅษีของเรา; พวกเขาเปล่งเสียง “ชัย!” และก้องกังวานด้วยการสาธยายสามัน ฤก และยชุรเวท

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Word by Word

• तम्: him
• तम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन; सर्वनाम (pronoun)

• दृष्ट्वा: having seen
• दृष्ट्वा: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (gerund/absolutive), पूर्वकालिक क्रिया; ‘having seen’

• विस्मिताः: astonished
• विस्मिताः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विस्मित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √स्मि/विस्मि)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past participle)

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषण

• याजकाः: priests
• याजकाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: याजक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• ऋषयः: sages
• ऋषयः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऋषि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• मम: of me / my
• मम: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति (सम्बन्ध/Genitive), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• जय: victory
• जय: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रातिपदिक-रूप (समासपूर्वपद)

• शब्द: sound/cry
• शब्द: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शब्द (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रातिपदिक-रूप (समासपूर्वपद)

• रवान्: roars/cries
• रवान्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; ‘रव’ = roar/sound

• चक्रुः: they made/uttered
• चक्रुः: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• साम: of Sāma (chants)
• साम: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सामन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन (समासपूर्वपद/समाहार); ‘of Sāma (chants)’

• ऋक्: of Ṛg (hymns)
• ऋक्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऋच्/ऋक् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन (समासपूर्वपद); ‘of Ṛg (hymns)’

• यजुषाम्: of Yajus (formulas)
• यजुषाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यजुस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; ‘of Yajus (formulas)’

• स्वनम्: sound/resonance
• स्वनम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

Speaker

Varāha (default framework; first-person 'mama' suggests narrator voice)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Narrative
• Vedic Tradition
• Vaiṣṇavism

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It preserves a Purāṇic depiction of Vedic ritual culture, explicitly referencing the three streams of Vedic liturgy—Ṛk, Yajus, and Sāman—within a narrative setting, useful for studying how later Sanskrit texts represent earlier ritual soundscapes.

Which geographic location is identified?

No geographic location is named in this verse fragment; the content focuses on a ritual gathering and the sonic/performative response of priests and seers.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

Rather than a direct ethical injunction, the verse foregrounds communal recognition and disciplined ritual speech—suggesting the cultural value placed on learned recitation, collective affirmation, and orderly ceremonial response.