Varaha Purana 121.18: Adhyaya 121, Shloka 18

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

Devanagari script

न निन्देद्धर्मकार्याणि आत्मधर्मपथे स्थितः ॥ एभिर्गुणैः समायुक्तो मम कर्माणि कारयेत् ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 121.18

Transliteration

na nindeddharmakāryāṇi ātmadharmapathe sthitaḥ || ebhirguṇaiḥ samāyukto mama karmāṇi kārayet

Translation

Wer auf dem Pfad seines eigenen Dharma steht, soll die Werke der Rechtschaffenheit nicht schmähen. Mit diesen Tugenden ausgestattet, soll er die von Mir gebotenen Handlungen vollziehen.

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Word by Word

• na: not
• na: Sambandha (सम्बन्धः)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-अव्यय (negative particle)

• nindet: should not censure
• nindet: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: nind (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (imperative/optative sense), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (singular)

• dharma-kāryāṇi: acts/duties of dharma
• dharma-kāryāṇi: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dharma (प्रातिपदिक) + kārya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (accusative), बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः ‘धर्मस्य कार्याणि’

• ātma-dharma-pathe: on the path of one’s own dharma
• ātma-dharma-pathe: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ātman (प्रातिपदिक) + dharma (प्रातिपदिक) + patha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (locative), एकवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुषः ‘आत्मनः धर्मस्य पथे’

• sthitaḥ: standing/abiding
• sthitaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sthā (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषणम्

• ebhiḥ: by/with these
• ebhiḥ: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (instrumental), बहुवचन

• guṇaiḥ: qualities
• guṇaiḥ: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: guṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (instrumental), बहुवचन

• samāyuktaḥ: endowed/connected
• samāyuktaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sam-ā-yuj (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषणम्

• mama: my
• mama: Sambandha (सम्बन्धः)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, षष्ठी (genitive), एकवचन

• karmāṇi: actions/rites
• karmāṇi: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: karman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (accusative), बहुवचन

• kārayet: should cause (to be done)
• kārayet: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (धातु) [णिच् causative: kāray-]
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; णिजन्त (causative)

Speaker

Varāha (default dialogue framework)

Tags

• Purāṇic Literature
• Vaiṣṇavism
• Dharma-śāstra Influence
• Moral Philosophy

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It reflects Purāṇic ethical instruction shaped by dharma-śāstric vocabulary, emphasizing social and personal restraint as a means to a stable moral order.

Which geographic location is identified?

No geographic location is named in this verse.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

Do not denigrate righteous duties; remain steady in one’s own dharma and practice the prescribed observances.