Varaha Purana 136.88: Adhyaya 136, Shloka 88

A Sūtra-like Manual of Expiations for Ritual Transgressions

Devanagari script

सर्वसङ्गं परित्यज्य मम लोकं स गच्छति ॥ अदत्त्वा गन्धमाल्यानि यो मे धूपं प्रयच्छति ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 136.88

Transliteration

sarvasaṅgaṃ parityajya mama lokaṃ sa gacchati || adattvā gandhamālyāni yo me dhūpaṃ prayacchati ||

Translation

Indem er alle Bindungen aufgibt, gelangt er in meine Welt. Wer mir jedoch Räucherwerk darbringt, ohne Düfte und Blumengirlanden zu geben—

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Word by Word

• sarva-saṅgam: all attachments/associations

• parityajya: having abandoned

• mama: my

• lokam: world/realm

• saḥ: he

• gacchati: goes

• adattvā: without giving

• gandha-mālyāni: perfumes and garlands

• yaḥ: whoever

• me: to me

• dhūpam: incense

• prayacchati: offers/gives

Speaker

Varāha (default, instructional voice)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Studies
• Vaiṣṇavism
• Ritual Aesthetics

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It juxtaposes inner renunciation with external offering protocol, reflecting a Purāṇic tendency to integrate ethical interiority and ritual form.

Which geographic location is identified?

No earthly geographic location is named; 'mama loka' is a theological realm reference rather than a mapped site.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

Cultivate non-attachment while also observing completeness and propriety in offering practices.