Varaha Purana 136.58: Adhyaya 136, Shloka 58

A Sūtra-like Manual of Expiations for Ritual Transgressions

Devanagari script

अन्यच्च ते प्रवक्ष्यामि तच्छृणुष्व वसुन्धरे ॥ यां गतिं सम्प्रपद्येत मम कर्मपरायणः

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 136.58

Transliteration

anyac ca te pravakṣyāmi tac chṛṇuṣva vasundhare || yāṃ gatiṃ samprapadyeta mama karmaparāyaṇaḥ

Translation

Und noch Weiteres will ich dir sagen — höre, o Vasundharā: welches Geschick (gati) der erlangt, der sich der von mir vorgeschriebenen Lebensführung hingibt.

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Word by Word

• anyat: something else/further

• ca: and

• te: to you

• pravakṣyāmi: I will explain

• tat: that

• śṛṇuṣva: listen

• vasundhare: O Earth (voc.)

• yām: which

• gatim: destiny/attainment

• samprapadyeta: would attain/reach

• mama: my

• karma-parāyaṇaḥ: devoted to (prescribed) action/duty

Speaker

Varāha

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Vaiṣṇavism
• Purāṇic Soteriology
• Didactic Dialogue

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It signals a thematic continuation typical of Purāṇic compilation style, structuring instruction through serial teachings on gati (destiny) and conduct.

Which geographic location is identified?

No location is named; the verse introduces a doctrinal discussion of 'gati'.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

Steadfast adherence to prescribed ethical conduct is framed as determining one’s ultimate destiny.