Varaha Purana 134.37: Adhyaya 134, Shloka 37

Expiations for Ritual and Temporal Offences in Worship, and the Prescribed Purificatory Procedure

Upaspṛśya

Devanagari script

श्रुत्वा सुदुस्तरं सारं भीतास्मि परिदेविता ॥ नाहमाज्ञापयामि त्वां देवदेव जगत्पते ॥

Sanskrit recitationVaraha Purana 134.37

Transliteration

śrutvā sudustaraṃ sāraṃ bhītāsmi paridevitā || nāham ājñāpayāmi tvāṃ deva-deva jagat-pate ||

Translation

Nachdem ich dieses Wesen vernommen habe, so schwer zu überschreiten, bin ich voller Furcht und klage. Ich befehle dir nicht, o Gott der Götter, o Herr der Welt.

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Word by Word

• śrutvā: having heard
• śrutvā: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √śru (श्रु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययभाव (indeclinable verbal)

• sudustaraṃ: very difficult to cross
• sudustaraṃ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: su + dustara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (n.), द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन (sg)

• sāraṃ: essence
• sāraṃ: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sāra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (n.), द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन (sg)

• bhītā: afraid
• bhītā: Kartṛ-samānādhikaraṇa (कर्तृसमानााधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: bhīta (कृदन्त) from √bhī (भी)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (f.), प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (sg); भूतकृदन्त

• asmi: I am
• asmi: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √as (अस्)
• Form: लट् (Present), परस्मैपद, उत्तमपुरुष (1st), एकवचन (sg)

• paridevitā: lamenting
• paridevitā: Kartṛ-samānādhikaraṇa (कर्तृसमानााधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: paridevita (कृदन्त) from pari-√div (दिव्/देव् ‘lament’)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (f.), प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (sg); भूतकृदन्त (one who has lamented / lamenting)

• na: not
• na: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/negator)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक अव्यय (negation)

• aham: I
• aham: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: aham (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (sg)

• ājñāpayāmi: I command/order
• ājñāpayāmi: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ā-√jñā + ṇic (आज्ञा/आज्ञापय)
• Form: लट् (Present), परस्मैपद, उत्तमपुरुष (1st), एकवचन (sg); णिजन्त (causative)

• tvām: you
• tvām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: मध्यमपुरुष-सर्वनाम (2nd person pronoun), द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन (sg)

• deva-deva: O God of gods
• deva-deva: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva + deva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (m.), सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन (sg)

• jagat-pate: O Lord of the world
• jagat-pate: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jagat + pati (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (m.), सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन (sg)

Speaker

Pṛthivī/Dharaṇī (default continuity; direct address to devadeva)

Tags

• Purāṇic Literature
• Varāha–Pṛthivī Dialogue
• Sanskrit Rhetoric
• Moral Psychology

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It demonstrates the Purāṇic pedagogical stance where the inquirer expresses fear and humility before receiving further instruction, reinforcing the seriousness of ethical teaching.

Which geographic location is identified?

No geographic location is mentioned.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The verse models intellectual humility and the recognition that ethical-spiritual knowledge can be challenging to embody.