Varaha Purana 121.2: Adhyaya 121, Shloka 2

Avoidance of Rebirth in the Womb: Ethical Conduct and the Prevention of Degraded Rebirth

Devanagari script

कृत्वापि विपुलं कर्म आत्मानं न प्रशंसति ॥ करोति बहुकर्माणि शुद्धेनैवान्तरात्मना ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 121.2

Transliteration

kṛtvāpi vipulaṁ karma ātmānaṁ na praśaṁsati || karoti bahukarmāṇi śuddhenaivāntarātmanā

Translation

حتى بعد أن ينجز أعمالاً كثيرة، لا يمدح نفسه؛ بل يقوم بأعمال عديدة بنَفْسٍ باطنة قد تطهّرت حقاً.

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Word by Word

• kṛtvā: having done
• kṛtvā: Kriyā (पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (धातु)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (क्त्वा)

• api: even/although
• api: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध-सूचक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: Concessive particle (अपि इति अव्यय)

• vipulam: abundant/great
• vipulam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vipula (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया/2), Singular (एकवचन); adjective qualifying karma

• karma: deed/ritual act
• karma: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: karman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया/2), Singular (एकवचन)

• ātmānam: oneself
• ātmānam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ātman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया/2), Singular (एकवचन)

• na: not
• na: Pratiṣedha (निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: Negation particle (निषेध अव्यय)

• praśaṁsati: praises
• praśaṁsati: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra+śaṁs (धातु)
• Form: Laṭ (लट्/present), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन); parasmaipada

• karoti: does
• karoti: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (धातु)
• Form: Laṭ (लट्/present), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन); parasmaipada

• bahu-karmāṇi: many deeds
• bahu-karmāṇi: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bahu (प्रातिपदिक) + karman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया/2), Plural (बहुवचन); karmadhāraya 'many deeds'

• śuddhena: with pure (one)
• śuddhena: Karana (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śuddha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine/Neuter (पुं/नपुंसक), Instrumental (तृतीया/3), Singular (एकवचन); adjective used substantively qualifying antarātmanā

• eva: indeed/only
• eva: Avadhāraṇa (अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: Emphatic particle (अवधारण अव्यय)

• antar-ātmanā: by/with the inner self
• antar-ātmanā: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: antar (प्रातिपदिक/उपसर्गसदृश) + ātman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Instrumental (तृतीया/3), Singular (एकवचन); tatpuruṣa 'inner self'

Speaker

Varāha

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Ethics

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It articulates a moral psychology common to dharma literature: ethical value is linked to inner disposition, not merely the quantity of deeds.

Which geographic location is identified?

No geographic reference is present.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

Perform duties with inner purity and avoid self-congratulation.