Varaha Purana 72.13: Adhyaya 72, Shloka 13

Instruction on the Unity of the Triad

Brahmā-Viṣṇu-Rudra

Devanagari script

पशूनां शमनं यज्ञे होमकर्म च यद्भवेत् । तदोमिति च विख्यातं तत्राहं संव्यवस्थितः ॥ ७२.१३ ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 72.13

Transliteration

paśūnāṃ śamanaṃ yajñe homakarma ca yad bhavet | tad om iti ca vikhyātaṃ tatrāhaṃ saṃvyavasthitaḥ || 72.13 ||

Translation

ในพิธีบูชายัญ การทำให้สัตว์สงบและพิธีโหมะอันเป็นการถวายอาหุติ—สิ่งนั้นเป็นที่รู้จักว่า ‘โอม’; และ ณ ที่นั้นเราดำรงมั่นคงอยู่

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Word by Word

• पशूनाम्: of animals
• पशूनाम्: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पशु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive, 6th), बहुवचन

• शमनम्: pacification/appeasement
• शमनम्: कर्ता/विशेष्य (Subject/Topic)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शमन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative, 1st), एकवचन

• यज्ञे: in the sacrifice
• यज्ञे: अधिकरण (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यज्ञ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative, 7th), एकवचन

• होमकर्म: the act of oblation (homa-rite)
• होमकर्म: कर्ता/विशेष्य (Subject/Topic)
• Type: Noun
• Root: होमकर्म (प्रातिपदिक) = होम + कर्मन्
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (होमस्य कर्म)

• च: and
• च: सम्बन्ध (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक-निपात (conjunction)

• यत्: whatever/that which
• यत्: सम्बन्ध (Relative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सम्बन्धसूचक (relative pronoun)

• भवेत्: may be/should be
• भवेत्: क्रिया (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• तत्: that
• तत्: कर्ता/विशेष्य (Subject/Topic)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• ओम्: Om
• ओम्: नाम/उपपद (Apposition)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ओम् (अव्यय/प्रणव)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रणव-शब्द (sacred syllable)

• इति: thus
• इति: सम्बन्ध (Quotation marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; इत्यादि-उद्धरणार्थक (quotative particle)

• च: and
• च: सम्बन्ध (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक-निपात

• विख्यातम्: is well-known/called
• विख्यातम्: क्रिया (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि + ख्या (धातु) → विख्यात (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (Past Passive Participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• तत्र: there/in that (Om)
• तत्र: अधिकरण (Adverbial location)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक-क्रियाविशेषण (locative adverb)

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

• संव्यवस्थितः: am firmly established/present
• संव्यवस्थितः: क्रिया (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + वि + अव + स्था (धातु) → संव्यवस्थित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त/निष्ठा (Past participle in active sense), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘स्थितः’ = ‘established/present’

Speaker

Varāha

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Sanskrit
• Vaishnavism
• Vedic Ritualism

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It reflects a Purāṇic integration of Vedic ritual vocabulary—especially yajña and homa—with a theological framing of the syllable ‘Om’ as a recognized liturgical designation, illustrating how later Sanskrit texts preserve and reinterpret earlier ritual semantics.

Which geographic location is identified?

No geographic location is named in this verse; the content is conceptual and liturgical, focusing on sacrifice (yajña), oblation (homa), and the formula ‘Om’.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The verse foregrounds ‘śamana’ (pacification/appeasement) within sacrificial practice, implying an ideal of ritual restraint and calming influence—particularly regarding animals—rather than emphasizing harm or coercion.