Varaha Purana 155.29: Adhyaya 155, Shloka 29

The Efficacy and Sacred Merit of Akrūra Tīrtha

Devanagari script

परदारांस्तु यो गच्छेत्काममोहप्रपीडितः ।

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 155.29

Transliteration

paradārāṃs tu yo gacchet kāmamohaprapīḍitaḥ |

Translation

Wer aber die Frau eines anderen aufsucht, bedrängt von Begierde und Verblendung—

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Word by Word

• पर-दारान्: others' wives
• पर-दारान्: कर्म (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पर (प्रातिपदिक) + दार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; समासः तत्पुरुष (परस्य दाराः)

• तु: but/indeed
• तु: सम्बन्ध/निपात (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), विरोध/विशेषार्थे ‘but/indeed’

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

• गच्छेत्: should go / approaches
• गच्छेत्: क्रिया (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• काम-मोह-प्रपीडितः: afflicted by desire and delusion
• काम-मोह-प्रपीडितः: विशेषण (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: काम (प्रातिपदिक) + मोह (प्रातिपदिक) + प्रपीडित (कृदन्त; प्र+पीड् धातु)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; भूतकृदन्त ‘प्रपीडित’ = ‘afflicted’; समासः तत्पुरुष (कामेन मोहेन च प्रपीडितः)

Speaker

Varāha (default, dialogue framework)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Ethics
• Dharma Norms
• Vaishnavism

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It echoes normative ethical discourse shared with Dharmaśāstra literature, where sexual misconduct is treated as a serious social transgression and often appears in lists of censured actions.

Which geographic location is identified?

No location is identified.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

It signals condemnation of violating marital boundaries, attributing such action to desire and delusion.