Varaha Purana 155.49: Adhyaya 155, Shloka 49

The Efficacy and Sacred Merit of Akrūra Tīrtha

Devanagari script

तेन सत्येन मां भुङ्क्ष्व ब्रह्मराक्षस दारुण ॥ वणिजस्तु वचः श्रुत्वा ततोऽसौ ब्रह्मराक्षसः

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 155.49

Transliteration

tena satyena māṃ bhuṅkṣva brahmarākṣasa dāruṇa || vaṇijas tu vacaḥ śrutvā tato 'sau brahmarākṣasaḥ

Translation

Bei dieser Wahrheit, verschlinge mich, o schrecklicher brahma-rākṣasa. Dann, als der Kaufmanns Worte vernommen waren, antwortete jener brahma-rākṣasa und handelte weiter.

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Word by Word

• तेन: by that
• तेन: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन — Instrumental singular (with that)

• सत्येन: by (the) truth
• सत्येन: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सत्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन — Neuter, Instrumental singular

• माम्: me
• माम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वितीया, एकवचन — Accusative singular

• भुङ्क्ष्व: eat (me)
• भुङ्क्ष्व: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भुज् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (आज्ञार्थ), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन, आत्मनेपद — Imperative, 2nd person singular, Ātmanepada

• ब्रह्म-राक्षस: O brahmarākṣasa
• ब्रह्म-राक्षस: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् + राक्षस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन — Masculine vocative singular; कर्मधारय (ब्रह्मराक्षसः = ब्राह्मण-राक्षसः)

• दारुण: O fierce one
• दारुण: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दारुण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन — Masculine vocative singular (qualifying संबोधन)

• वणिजः: the merchant
• वणिजः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वणिज् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन — Masculine nominative singular

• तु: but
• तु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: विरोध/अवधारण-अव्यय (particle: but/indeed)

• वचः: words
• वचः: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वचस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन — Neuter accusative singular

• श्रुत्वा: having heard
• श्रुत्वा: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund), ‘श्रुत्वा’ — Absolutive/gerund: having heard

• ततः: then
• ततः: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: देश/कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: then/from there)

• असौ: that (one)
• असौ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: असद्/असौ (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन — Pronoun; Masculine nominative singular

• ब्रह्म-राक्षसः: the brahmarākṣasa
• ब्रह्म-राक्षसः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् + राक्षस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन — Masculine nominative singular; कर्मधारय

Speaker

Sudhana (first pāda); Narrator (second pāda)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Narrative
• Dharma Ethics
• Sanskrit Philology

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

The brahma-rākṣasa figure is a widely attested narrative type in Sanskrit literature, used to discuss moral transgression, restitution, and the possibility of transformation.

Which geographic location is identified?

No location is specified in this verse.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

Truth is invoked as a binding moral force; the speaker frames personal integrity as stronger than fear or coercion.