Varaha Purana 39.66: Adhyaya 39, Shloka 66

Discrimination of the Three Bodies and the Dharaṇī Vow: A Manual for Dvādaśī Observance

Devanagari script

ततो ब्रह्मोपसंहारे तल्लयं तिष्ठते चिरम् । पुनः सृष्टौ भवेद् देवो वैराजानां महातपाः ॥ ३९.६६ ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 39.66

Transliteration

tato brahmopasaṁhāre tallayaṁ tiṣṭhate ciram | punaḥ sṛṣṭau bhaved devo vairājānāṁ mahātapāḥ || 39.66 ||

Translation

Rồi đến lúc đại hoại diệt, khi Phạm Thiên (Brahmā) thu nhiếp trở về, Ngài an trụ rất lâu trong trạng thái dung nhập ấy. Khi thời kỳ sáng tạo lại khởi lên, vị Thần ấy—đại khổ hạnh—lại hiện hữu trong hàng Virāja.

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Word by Word

• tataḥ: then/thereafter
• tataḥ: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatas (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), adverb (क्रियाविशेषण)

• brahma-upasaṁhāre: at the dissolution/withdrawal of Brahmā (cosmic dissolution)
• brahma-upasaṁhāre: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brahman + upasaṁhāra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular; tatpuruṣa-samāsa (ब्रह्मणः उपसंहारे)

• tat-layam: that dissolution/merging
• tat-layam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad + laya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular; tatpuruṣa (तस्य लयम्)

• tiṣṭhate: remains/stands
• tiṣṭhate: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sthā (स्था धातु)
• Form: Laṭ-lakāra (लट्, present), Ātmanepada, Prathama-puruṣa (3rd), Singular

• ciram: for a long time
• ciram: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: cira (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), adverb of time (कालवाचक क्रियाविशेषण)

• punaḥ: again
• punaḥ: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: punar (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), adverb (क्रियाविशेषण)

• sṛṣṭau: in (the time of) creation
• sṛṣṭau: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sṛṣṭi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular

• bhavet: would become/comes to be
• bhavet: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhū (भू धातु)
• Form: Liṅ-lakāra (लिङ्, optative/potential), Parasmaipada, Prathama-puruṣa (3rd), Singular

• devaḥ: the god/deity
• devaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular

• vairājānām: of the Vairājas
• vairājānām: Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vairāja (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Plural

• mahā-tapāḥ: greatly austere / of great penance
• mahā-tapāḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mahā + tapas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; karmadhāraya (महान् तपाः)

Speaker

Varāha (default dialogue framework)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Cosmology
• Vaiṣṇavism
• Sanskrit Studies

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It reflects a common Purāṇic model of cyclical time—creation, dissolution, and re-creation—using technical terms (sṛṣṭi, upasaṁhāra, laya) that are central to early medieval Sanskrit cosmological discourse.

Which geographic location is identified?

No geographic location is named in this verse; it is primarily cosmological and metaphysical rather than topographical.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

Rather than a direct ethical rule, the verse conveys a philosophical instruction: beings and cosmic agents undergo periods of dissolution (laya) and re-emergence, emphasizing impermanence of manifested forms and continuity of cyclical order.