Varaha Purana 71.47: Adhyaya 71, Shloka 47

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

Pūrva Bhāga · Śaiva–Kailāsa Context (Pilgrimage & Sacred Geography)

Devanagari script

त्वं ख्यातिं महतीं प्राप्य मुक्तिं यास्यसि शाश्वतीम् । एवमुक्त्वाऽथ मुनयो ययुः कैलासपर्वतम् । यत्राहमुमया सार्धं सदा तिष्ठामि सत्तमाः ॥ ७१.४७ ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 71.47

Transliteration

tvaṁ khyātiṁ mahatīṁ prāpya muktiṁ yāsyasi śāśvatīm | evam uktvā ’tha munayo yayuḥ kailāsaparvatam | yatrāham umayā sārdhaṁ sadā tiṣṭhāmi sattamāḥ || 71.47 ||

ITRANS transliteration

Translation

“เมื่อได้ชื่อเสียงอันยิ่งใหญ่แล้ว ท่านจักไปสู่โมกษะอันนิรันดร์” ครั้นกล่าวดังนี้ เหล่ามุนีจึงไปยังเขาไกรลาส—สถานที่ซึ่งเราสถิตอยู่กับพระอุมาเป็นนิตย์ โอ้ผู้ประเสริฐในหมู่สัตบุรุษ

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• त्वम्: you
• Type: Noun
• Form: उत्तम-पुरुष-सर्वनाम, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (कर्ता), एकवचन
• Role: Karta (कर्ता)
• Root: युष्मद् (प्रातिपदिक)

• ख्यातिम्: fame
• Type: Noun
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन
• Role: Karma (कर्म)
• Root: ख्याति (प्रातिपदिक)

• महतीम्: great
• Type: Adjective
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifying ख्यातिम्)
• Role: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Root: महत् (प्रातिपदिक)

• प्राप्य: having attained
• Type: Verb
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययभाव; ‘having attained’
• Role: Kriya-viseshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Root: प्र-आप् (धातु)

• मुक्तिम्: liberation
• Type: Noun
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन
• Role: Karma (कर्म)
• Root: मुक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)

• यास्यसि: you will go/attain
• Type: Verb
• Form: लृट्-लकार (भविष्यत्/future), परस्मैपद, मध्यम-पुरुष, एकवचन
• Role: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Root: या (धातु)

• शाश्वतीम्: eternal
• Type: Adjective
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifying मुक्तिम्)
• Role: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Root: शाश्वत (प्रातिपदिक)

• एवम्: thus
• Type: Indeclinable
• Form: प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (manner adverb)
• Role: Kriya-viseshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)

• उक्त्वा: having said
• Type: Verb
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययभाव; ‘having said’
• Role: Kriya-viseshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Root: वच् (धातु)

• अथ: then
• Type: Indeclinable
• Form: अनन्तरार्थक-अव्यय (then/thereupon)
• Role: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)

• मुनयः: sages
• Type: Noun
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (कर्ता), बहुवचन
• Role: Karta (कर्ता)
• Root: मुनि (प्रातिपदिक)

• ययुः: went
• Type: Verb
• Form: लिट्-लकार (परोक्श-भूत/perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष, बहुवचन
• Role: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Root: या (धातु)

• कैलासपर्वतम्: Mount Kailāsa
• Type: Noun
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म/गति-लक्ष्य), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: कैलासस्य पर्वतः (‘Mount Kailāsa’)
• Role: Karma (कर्म)
• Root: कैलास (प्रातिपदिक) + पर्वत (प्रातिपदिक)

• यत्र: where
• Type: Indeclinable
• Form: सम्बन्धक-अव्यय (relative locative adverb: where)
• Role: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Root: यत्र (अव्यय)

• अहम्: I
• Type: Noun
• Form: उत्तम-पुरुष-सर्वनाम, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (कर्ता), एकवचन
• Role: Karta (कर्ता)
• Root: अस्मद् (प्रातिपदिक)

• उमया: with Umā
• Type: Noun
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (सह), एकवचन
• Role: Sahakaraka (सह)
• Root: उमा (प्रातिपदिक)

• सार्धम्: together with
• Type: Indeclinable
• Form: सह-अर्थक-अव्यय (with/together)
• Role: Sahakaraka (सह)
• Root: सार्धम् (अव्यय)

• सदा: always
• Type: Indeclinable
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (always)
• Role: Kriya-viseshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Root: सदा (अव्यय)

• तिष्ठामि: I remain/stand
• Type: Verb
• Form: लट्-लकार (वर्तमान), परस्मैपद, उत्तम-पुरुष, एकवचन
• Role: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Root: स्था (धातु)

• सत्तमाः: O best ones / O excellent sages
• Type: Noun
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-प्रथमा (vocative), बहुवचन; उत्तम-तुल्य (superlative sense: best of the good)
• Role: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Root: सत् (प्रातिपदिक)

Sandhi Notes

• एवमुक्त्वाऽथ = एवम् + उक्त्वा + अथ (अ + अ → आ, avagraha)
• यत्राहमुमया = यत्र + अहम् + उमया (अहम् + उमया → अहमुमया by vowel coalescence)

Speaker and setting

Shanta and Adbhuta rasaSetting: Sacred mountain / Śaiva dhāma

Speaker

Varāha

The teaching

Path

Soteriology

Subjects

Sacred GeographyPilgrimage NetworksSoteriology (Liberation)Purāṇic Narrative

Core idea

Kīrti (renown from dharma) and mokṣa are linked; the narrative frames liberation as a promised culmination of right conduct and sacred association.

In practice

Pursue dharma that yields both loka-saṃgraha (good name) and inner release; honor multiple sacred centers without sectarian hostility.

Cross references

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Studies
• Sacred Geography
• Inter-sectarian Motifs (Vaiṣṇava–Śaiva)

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It reflects a common Purāṇic narrative pattern where sages (munayaḥ) transmit teachings and then relocate to a major sacred landscape (Kailāsa), linking ethical/soteriological promises (mukti) with culturally prominent pilgrimage geographies.

Which geographic location is identified?

Mount Kailāsa (कैलासपर्वत), a trans-Himalayan sacred mountain traditionally associated with Śiva; in modern scholarship it is commonly identified with the Kailash region in western Tibet (near Lake Manasarovar), though Purāṇic geography is often symbolic as well as locational.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The verse emphasizes the ideal of pursuing lasting liberation (śāśvatī mukti) and portrays sages as exemplars who follow disciplined spiritual trajectories connected to recognized cultural heritage sites.