Varaha Purana 8.40: Adhyaya 8, Shloka 40

Dialogue on the Ethical Limits of Subsistence and the Five Great Sacrifices

Dharmavyādha, Mātaṅga, and Prasanna

Devanagari script

ततो देवान् पितॄन् भक्त्या पूजयित्वा विचक्षणः । पुत्रं चार्जुनकं स्थाप्य स्वसन्ताने महातपाः ॥ ८.४० ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 8.40

Transliteration

tato devān pitṝn bhaktyā pūjayitvā vicakṣaṇaḥ | putraṃ cārjunakaṃ sthāpya svasantāne mahātapāḥ || 8.40 ||

Translation

ต่อจากนั้น ผู้มีปัญญาและเป็นมหาตบัส ได้บูชาทวยเทพและบรรพชนด้วยศรัทธา; แล้วสถาปนาบุตรชื่ออรชุนกะไว้ในสายสกุลของตนเป็นผู้สืบต่อ

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Word by Word

• tataḥ: then/thereafter
• tataḥ: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatas (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (indeclinable), तस्मात्/ततः = 'then, thereafter' (adverb)

• devān: the gods
• devān: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), बहुवचन

• pitṝn: the ancestors (pitṛs)
• pitṝn: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pitṛ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), बहुवचन

• bhaktyā: with devotion
• bhaktyā: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhakti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), एकवचन

• pūjayitvā: having worshipped
• pūjayitvā: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pūj (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), 'having worshipped'

• vicakṣaṇaḥ: the discerning one
• vicakṣaṇaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vicakṣaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifier)

• putram: son
• putram: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: putra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• arjunakam: Arjunaka (name)
• arjunakam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: arjunaka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन; पुत्रस्य नाम (proper name/apposition)

• sthāpya: having installed/established
• sthāpya: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sthā (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-प्राय (absolutive/gerundial usage), 'having installed/placed'

• sva-santāne: in his own lineage/line of descent
• sva-santāne: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sva (प्रातिपदिक) + santāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: 'of oneself' + 'lineage'); पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative), एकवचन

• mahā-tapāḥ: great ascetic / of great austerity
• mahā-tapāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mahā (प्रातिपदिक) + tapas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय-समास ('great' + 'austerity'); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषण (epithet)

Speaker

Varāha (default narrative framework; explicit speaker not stated in excerpt)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Narrative
• Vaishnavism
• Dharma Traditions

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It reflects a common Purāṇic cultural pattern: a ruler/ascetic legitimizes succession through devotion, ancestor veneration, and the formal establishment of an heir—useful for studying how genealogies and social memory are narrated in Purāṇic literature.

Which geographic location is identified?

No geographic toponym is explicitly present in this verse; it focuses on ritual action and succession within a lineage.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The verse foregrounds responsible continuity: honoring devas and ancestors with devotion and prudently securing lineage succession, presented as a model of orderly social and familial duty.