Varaha Purana 13.25: Adhyaya 13, Shloka 25

The Genealogy of the Pitṛs and the Determination of Śrāddha Times

Devanagari script

एते स्म पितरः श्राद्धे योगिनां योगवर्द्धनाः । आप्यायितास्तु ते पूर्वं योगं योगबले रतौ ॥ १३.२५ ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 13.25

Transliteration

ete sma pitaraḥ śrāddhe yogināṃ yogavarddhanāḥ | āpyāyitāstu te pūrvaṃ yogaṃ yogabale ratau || 13.25 ||

Translation

یہی شِرادھ میں پِترگن ہیں—یوگیوں کے یوگ کو بڑھانے والے۔ جب پہلے انہیں سیر کیا جاتا ہے تو وہ یوگ-بل میں رَت سادھک کے یوگ کو تقویت دیتے ہیں۔

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Word by Word

• एते: these
• एते: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन, पुल्लिङ्ग

• स्म: indeed/then (narrative)
• स्म: सम्बन्ध (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: स्म (अव्यय)
• Form: स्म-निपात (particle; past narrative/emphasis)

• पितरः: ancestors
• पितरः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पितृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन, पुल्लिङ्ग

• श्राद्धे: in the śrāddha rite
• श्राद्धे: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Context-location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्राद्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/सप्तमी), एकवचन, नपुंसकलिङ्ग

• योगिनाम्: of yogins
• योगिनाम्: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: योगिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन, पुल्लिङ्ग

• योग-वर्द्धनाः: increasers of yoga
• योग-वर्द्धनाः: विशेषण (Adjective of ‘पितरः’)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: योग (प्रातिपदिक) + वर्द्धन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (योगस्य वर्द्धनाः), प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन, पुल्लिङ्ग; ‘पितरः’ इत्यस्य विशेषण

• आप्यायिताः: were nourished/satisfied
• आप्यायिताः: विधेय/कर्मणि-क्रिया (Predicate in passive)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-√प्या/प्याय् (धातु) + त (कृत्)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (Past passive participle), प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन, पुल्लिङ्ग; ‘ते’ इत्यस्य विधेय

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

• ते: they
• ते: कर्ता/विधेय-आश्रय (Subject of predicate)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन, पुल्लिङ्ग

• पूर्वम्: formerly
• पूर्वम्: सम्बन्ध (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पूर्वम् (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: formerly/before)

• योगम्: yoga
• योगम्: कर्म (Karma/Object; implicit with ‘रतौ’)
• Type: Noun
• Root: योग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन, पुल्लिङ्ग

• योग-बले: in the power of yoga
• योग-बले: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: योग (प्रातिपदिक) + बल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (योगस्य बलम्), सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन, नपुंसकलिङ्ग

• रतौ: in devotion/attachment
• रतौ: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/State)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन, स्त्रीलिङ्ग; ‘(स्थितौ) रतौ’ = in devotion/attachment (locative of state)

Speaker

Varāha (default speaker per dialogue framework)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Studies
• Dharmaśāstra Interface
• Vaishnavism
• Sanskrit Philology

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It reflects a Purāṇic synthesis in which domestic ritual culture (śrāddha for ancestors) is presented as compatible with, and supportive of, ascetic or contemplative ideals (yoga), illustrating how multiple life-practices were integrated within Sanskrit ethical literature.

Which geographic location is identified?

No specific geographic location is named in this verse fragment; the focus is ritual and ethical rather than topographical.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The verse foregrounds reciprocity and continuity: properly performed ancestral offerings are portrayed as strengthening the practitioner’s disciplined life (yoga), emphasizing sustained ethical-ritual responsibility alongside spiritual practice.