Varaha Purana 174.20: Adhyaya 174, Shloka 20

The Sanctifying Power of River Confluences: Release from the Preta-State and the Rite of Śravaṇa Dvādaśī with Vāmana Worship

Devanagari script

समारुह्योद्विग्नमना रोधकस्तेन शोच्यते ॥ मौनेनापि स्थितो नित्यं याचितोऽपि लिखेन्महीम्

Sanskrit recitationVaraha Purana 174.20

Transliteration

samāruhyodvignamanā rodhakas tena śocyate || maunenāpi sthito nityaṃ yācito'pi likhen mahīm

Translation

„Hinaufgestiegen und mit unruhigem Sinn wird er daher ‚Rodhaka‘ (der Hemmende) genannt. Selbst wenn er beständig schweigend dasteht, selbst wenn man ihn bittet, würde er nur auf die Erde ‚schreiben/zeichnen‘.“

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Word by Word

• समारुह्य: having climbed
• समारुह्य: Kriya-sambandha (क्रियासम्बन्ध/Converb)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सम् + आ + रुह् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (gerund): 'having climbed/ascended'

• उद्विग्न-मनाḥ: agitated-minded
• उद्विग्न-मनाḥ: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उद्विग्न (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; उद्+विज्) + मनस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; बहुव्रीहि: उद्विग्नं मनः यस्य = 'whose mind is agitated'

• रोधकः: Rodhaka
• रोधकः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रोधक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• तेन: therefore/by that (reason)
• तेन: Hetu (हेतु/Cause)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, तृतीया, एकवचन

• शोच्यते: is lamented
• शोच्यते: Kriya (क्रिया/Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: शुच् (धातु)
• Form: लट्, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; कर्मणि-प्रयोग (passive)

• मौनेन: by silence
• मौनेन: Karana (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मौन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन

• अपि: even/also
• अपि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/अपवादार्थक-निपात (particle: 'also/even')

• स्थितः: remaining/standing
• स्थितः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject complement)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्था (धातु) → स्थित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; 'standing/remaining'

• नित्यम्: always
• नित्यम्: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण/Adverb)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नित्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषणरूपेण नपुंसक-द्वितीया-एकवचन (adverbial accusative): 'always'

• याचितः: though requested
• याचितः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject complement)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: याच् (धातु) → याचित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; 'having been requested'

• अपि: even
• अपि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle: 'even/also')

• लिखेत्: would write/should write
• लिखेत्: Kriya (क्रिया/Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: लिख् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• महीम्: the earth/ground
• महीम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मही (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

Speaker

Preta

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Dialogue
• Moral Psychology
• Karmic Semiotics

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It shows how Purāṇic texts link social non-cooperation and evasive behavior to post-mortem identities, reflecting moral psychology in narrative form.

Which geographic location is identified?

None; “mahī” here denotes the ground/earth as a surface, not a named site.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

Obstructive conduct—refusing to respond or help even when asked—is framed as morally consequential.