Varaha Purana 136.115: Adhyaya 136, Shloka 115

A Sūtra-like Manual of Expiations for Ritual Transgressions

Uttara Bhāga · Ācāra-nirṇaya (Conclusion of instruction)

Devanagari script

एतत्ते कथितो देवि आचारस्य विनिश्चयः ॥ पूर्वं त्वया यत्पृष्टं तु किमन्यच्छ्रोतुमिच्छसि ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 136.115

Transliteration

etat te kathito devi ācārasya viniścayaḥ || pūrvaṁ tvayā yat pṛṣṭaṁ tu kim anyac chrotum icchasi

ITRANS transliteration

Translation

So, o Göttin, ist dir die endgültige Bestimmung über die rechte Lebensführung dargelegt worden. Was du zuvor gefragt hast, ist beantwortet—was möchtest du sonst noch hören?

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Word by Word

• etat: this
• Type: Noun
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom/Acc), एकवचन; सन्दर्भे कर्मरूपे (object)
• Role: Karma (कर्म/object)
• Root: etad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• te: to you/for you
• Type: Noun
• Form: चतुर्थी (Dative/4th), एकवचन; सर्वनाम
• Role: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान/recipient)
• Root: yusmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• kathitaḥ: told/related
• Type: Verb
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nom/1st), एकवचन; ‘एतत्’ इत्यस्य विधेय-भावः
• Role: Kriya (क्रिया/predicative)
• Root: kath (धातु) + ta (कृत्-प्रत्यय)

• devi: O goddess
• Type: Noun
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन
• Role: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/address)
• Root: devī (प्रातिपदिक)

• ācārasya: of conduct/practice
• Type: Noun
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (Genitive/6th), एकवचन
• Role: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/genitive)
• Root: ācāra (प्रातिपदिक)

• viniścayaḥ: determination/decision
• Type: Noun
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचन
• Role: Karta (कर्ता/subject)
• Root: viniścaya (प्रातिपदिक)

• pūrvam: previously
• Type: Indeclinable
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक-क्रियाविशेषण (adverb: previously/earlier)
• Role: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/adverbial)
• Root: pūrva (प्रातिपदिक/अव्ययीभाव)

• tvayā: by you
• Type: Noun
• Form: तृतीया (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन; सर्वनाम
• Role: Karana (करण/agent-instrument)
• Root: yusmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• yat: which/that (what)
• Type: Noun
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन; सम्बन्धक-प्रत्यय (relative pronoun)
• Role: Karma (कर्म/object)
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• pṛṣṭam: asked
• Type: Verb
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Acc/2nd), एकवचन; ‘यत्’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्
• Role: Karma (कर्म/object)
• Root: prach (धातु) + ta (कृत्-प्रत्यय)

• tu: but/indeed
• Type: Indeclinable
• Form: अव्यय; अवधान/विरोधार्थक-निपात
• Role: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Root: tu (अव्यय)

• kim: what?
• Type: Noun
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Acc/2nd), एकवचन; प्रश्नवाचक-सर्वनाम
• Role: Karma (कर्म/object)
• Root: kim (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• anyat: other/else
• Type: Adjective
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Acc/2nd), एकवचन; विशेषणम् ‘किम्’
• Role: Karma (कर्म/object qualifier)
• Root: anya (प्रातिपदिक)

• śrotum: to hear
• Type: Verb
• Form: तुमुनन्त (infinitive), अव्ययवत्; प्रयोजनार्थक (purpose)
• Role: Prayojana (प्रयोजन/purpose)
• Root: śru (धातु) + tumun (कृत्)

• icchasi: do you wish
• Type: Verb
• Form: लट् (Present), परस्मैपद, मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन
• Role: Kriya (क्रिया/predicate)
• Root: iṣ (धातु)

Sandhi Notes

• एतत्ते = एतत् + ते
• यत्पृष्टं = यत् + पृष्टम्
• किमन्यच्छ्रोतुमिच्छसि = किम् + अन्यत् + श्रोतुम् + इच्छसि (त् + श् → च्छ्)

Speaker and setting

Shanta and Vatsalya rasaSetting: Dialogue-space (purāṇic setting)

Speaker

Varāha

Bhu Devi and Varaha

In this verse

Varaha teaches her

Her state of mind

Curious, attentive; previously questioning and now invited to ask further.

What she asks

What further topic beyond ācāra-determination does the Goddess wish to hear?

The teaching

Kind of teaching

Dharma-epistemology (śravaṇa–praśna)

Subjects

EthicsDialogue Structure

Core idea

Dharma is clarified through authoritative instruction and disciplined questioning.

In practice

After learning a rule-set, confirm understanding and ask targeted follow-up questions before practice.

The Varaha avatara

With the Earth

Didactic address to Devī (Bhū), concluding an instruction on ācāra (proper conduct).

Dharma

Cross references

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Dialogue
• Didactic Closure

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It marks a formal closure typical of Purāṇic dialogue, indicating the end of a thematic unit (ācāra-nirṇaya) within the chapter.

Which geographic location is identified?

No geographic location is identified in this closing formula.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The ethical content is meta-textual: it signals that the rules of conduct have been fully stated and invites further inquiry.