Varaha Purana 199.3: Adhyaya 199, Shloka 3

Description of the Torments of Rebirth: The Asipatravana Punishment and the Mechanics of Karmic Retribution

Devanagari script

ये तु धर्मरताः दाता वपुष्मन्तो यथा गृहे ॥ परिपान्ति क्षितिं सर्वे पात्यन्ते पापकाःरिणः

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 199.3

Transliteration

ye tu dharmaratā dātā vapuṣmanto yathā gṛhe || paripānti kṣitiṃ sarve pātyante pāpakāriṇaḥ

Translation

أمّا الذين يثبتون على الدارما ويجودون بالعطاء، مزدهرين كأنهم في بيوتهم، فإنهم يحمون الأرض؛ وأما مرتكبو الإثم فيُطرَحون ويُسقَطون.

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Word by Word

• ye: those who
• ye: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun (सर्वनाम), Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Plural (बहुवचन)

• tu: but/indeed
• tu: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: Particle (निपात), contrast/emphasis

• dharma-ratāḥ: devoted to dharma
• dharma-ratāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dharma (प्रातिपदिक) + rata (कृदन्त; रम् धातु)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa (तत्पुरुष) compound; Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Plural (बहुवचन); adjective qualifying 'ye'

• dātā: giver/donor
• dātā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dātṛ (प्रातिपदिक; दा धातु)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन); used collectively/apposition to 'ye'

• vapuṣmantaḥ: having bodies/embodied
• vapuṣmantaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vapuṣmant (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Plural (बहुवचन); adjective qualifying 'ye'

• yathā: as/just as
• yathā: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yathā (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb (क्रियाविशेषण) of manner/comparison

• gṛhe: in the house
• gṛhe: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gṛha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Locative (सप्तमी/7), Singular (एकवचन)

• paripānti: they protect/guard all around
• paripānti: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pari + pā (धाातु)
• Form: Present tense (लट्), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Plural (बहुवचन); with upasarga 'pari-'

• kṣitim: the earth
• kṣitim: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kṣiti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया/2), Singular (एकवचन)

• sarve: all (of them)
• sarve: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Plural (बहुवचन)

• pātyante: are cast down/fall
• pātyante: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pat (धातु) [causative sense implied]
• Form: Present tense (लट्), Ātmanepada (आत्मनेपद), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Plural (बहुवचन); passive-like usage ‘are made to fall/are cast down’

• pāpa-kāriṇaḥ: evil-doers/sinners
• pāpa-kāriṇaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pāpa (प्रातिपदिक) + kārin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa (तत्पुरुष) compound; Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Plural (बहुवचन)

Speaker

Varāha

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Ethics
• Vaiṣṇavism
• Moral Philosophy

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It reflects a common Purāṇic ethical framework where social virtues (dharma, generosity) are linked to cosmic stability and welfare, while wrongdoing is associated with decline and punitive outcomes.

Which geographic location is identified?

No specific geographic site is named in this verse; it uses the universal term kṣiti (“earth”).

What is the primary ethical instruction?

Cultivation of dharma and generosity is presented as socially and cosmically sustaining, while harmful actions lead to downfall.