Varaha Purana 115.35: Adhyaya 115, Shloka 35

The Arising of Diverse Dharmas: Devotional Observances and Varṇa-Based Duties

Devanagari script

निरहङ्कारशुद्धात्मा आतिथेयो विनीतवान् ॥ श्रद्धधानोऽतिपूतात्मा लोभमोहविवर्जितः ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 115.35

Transliteration

nirahaṅkāraśuddhātmā ātitheyo vinītavān | śraddadhāno 'tipūtātmā lobhamohavivarjitaḥ ||

Translation

Vom Ich-Dünkel befreit und im Selbst geläutert, gastfreundlich und von guter Zucht; voll Glauben, von überaus reiner Gesinnung und frei von Gier und Verblendung.

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Word by Word

• निर्-अहङ्कार-शुद्ध-आत्मा: whose self is purified, free from ego
• निर्-अहङ्कार-शुद्ध-आत्मा: कर्तृ-विशेषण
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निर् (उपसर्ग/अव्यय) + अहङ्कार (प्रातिपदिक) + शुद्ध (प्रातिपदिक) + आत्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: बहुव्रीहि-समास (possessive), प्रथमा एकवचन पुल्लिङ्ग; विशेषण (one whose self is purified, free from ego)

• आतिथेयः: hospitable / honoring guests
• आतिथेयः: कर्तृ-विशेषण
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आतिथेय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा, एकवचन, पुल्लिङ्ग; विशेषण

• विनीतवान्: well-disciplined / courteous
• विनीतवान्: कर्तृ-विशेषण
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि + नी (धातु)
• Form: क्तवत्-प्रत्ययान्त कृत् (Past active participle), प्रथमा एकवचन पुल्लिङ्ग; अर्थ: ‘विनीतः/विनययुक्तः’

• श्रद्धधानः: faithful / having faith
• श्रद्धधानः: कर्तृ-विशेषण
• Type: Adjective
• Root: श्रद्धा (प्रातिपदिक) + धा (धातु)
• Form: शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त वर्तमानकृदन्त (Present active participle), प्रथमा एकवचन पुल्लिङ्ग; अर्थ: ‘श्रद्धां धारयन्’

• अति-पूत-आत्मा: very pure-souled
• अति-पूत-आत्मा: कर्तृ-विशेषण
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अति (अव्यय) + पूत (प्रातिपदिक; √पू) + आत्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय-समास (descriptive), प्रथमा एकवचन पुल्लिङ्ग; विशेषण

• लोभ-मोह-विवर्जितः: free from greed and delusion
• लोभ-मोह-विवर्जितः: कर्तृ-विशेषण
• Type: Adjective
• Root: लोभ (प्रातिपदिक) + मोह (प्रातिपदिक) + विवर्जित (प्रातिपदिक; वि+वृज्/वर्ज्)
• Form: तत्पुरुष (determinative; ‘लोभमोहयोः विवर्जितः’), प्रथमा एकवचन पुल्लिङ्ग; विशेषण

Speaker

Varāha (default dialogue-frame attribution)

Tags

• Varāha Purāṇa
• Purāṇic Virtues
• Hospitality (Atithi-dharma)
• Sanskrit Ethics

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It preserves a classical virtue-catalogue used across Dharma literature: humility, hospitality, faith, and freedom from greed—central to household and community ethics.

Which geographic location is identified?

No geographic location is identified.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

Cultivate humility, purity, hospitality, faith, and freedom from greed and delusion.