Varaha Purana 136.65: Adhyaya 136, Shloka 65

A Sūtra-like Manual of Expiations for Ritual Transgressions

Devanagari script

ततो भवेत्सुपूतात्मा मद्भक्तः स न संशयः ॥ यस्तु भागवतो भूत्वा कामरागेण मोहितः

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 136.65

Transliteration

tato bhavet supūtātmā madbhaktaḥ sa na saṁśayaḥ || yas tu bhāgavato bhūtvā kāmarāgeṇa mohitaḥ

Translation

Dann wird er von ganz gereinigtem Selbst; er ist mein Verehrer, daran besteht kein Zweifel. Wer aber, nachdem er ein Verehrer des seligen Herrn geworden ist, von Begierde und Anhaftung betört wird…

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Word by Word

• ततः: then / thereafter
• ततः: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial modifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; तस्मात्-अर्थे (ablative adverb: ‘thereupon/from that’)

• भवेत्: would become / should be
• भवेत्: क्रिया (Kriyā/Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ्-लकार (Optative), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• सु-पूत-आत्मा: one whose self is well-purified
• सु-पूत-आत्मा: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सु (उपसर्ग/अव्यय) + पूत (कृदन्त; √पू ‘to purify’) + आत्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन; समासः—कर्मधारय (‘सुपूतः आत्मा यस्य/यः’)

• मत्-भक्तः: my devotee
• मत्-भक्तः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject/apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मत् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + भक्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (‘मम भक्तः’)

• सः: he
• सः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• न: not
• न: निषेध (Negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-अव्यय (negation particle)

• संशयः: doubt
• संशयः: कर्तृ-सम्बन्ध (Predicate nominal)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संशय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• यः: who
• यः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सम्बन्धवाचक-सर्वनाम (relative pronoun)

• तु: but
• तु: सम्बन्धसूचक (Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधान/विरोधार्थक-निपात (particle: ‘but/indeed’)

• भागवतः: a devotee of Bhagavān
• भागवतः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject complement with भूत्वा)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भागवत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• भूत्वा: having become
• भूत्वा: पूर्वकाल-क्रिया (Prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (Gerund/Absolutive), ‘having become’

• काम-रागेण: by lustful passion
• काम-रागेण: करण (Karaṇa/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काम (प्रातिपदिक) + राग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (‘कामस्य रागः’)

• मोहितः: deluded
• मोहितः: कर्तृ-विशेषण (Subject qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मुह् (धातु) → मोहित (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि-क्त (Past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

Speaker

Varāha

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Studies
• Vaiṣṇavism
• Moral Psychology

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It juxtaposes ideals of purified devotion with warnings about desire-driven delusion, reflecting a common Purāṇic ethical psychology.

Which geographic location is identified?

No location is identified in this verse.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

Devotional identity is presented as requiring inner purification and vigilance against desire and attachment.