Varaha Purana 174.46: Adhyaya 174, Shloka 46

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

Devanagari script

असद्भ्यः प्रतिगृह्णाति नास्तिकेभ्यो विशेषतः ॥ स पापो जायते प्रेत आहारादिविवर्जितः ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 174.46

Transliteration

asadbhyaḥ pratigṛhṇāti nāstikebhyo viśeṣataḥ || sa pāpo jāyate preta āhārādivivarjitaḥ ||

Translation

Wer Gaben oder Unterhalt von Übeltätern annimmt—besonders von Ungläubigen—wird sündhaft; ein solcher wird als Preta wiedergeboren, ohne Nahrung und andere Lebensnotwendigkeiten.

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Word by Word

• asadbhyaḥ: from the wicked/impious people
• asadbhyaḥ: Apadana (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (Ablative/5th), बहुवचन; 'असत्' इति विशेष्य-समूहः

• prati-gṛhṇāti: accepts/receives
• prati-gṛhṇāti: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √grah (धातु) उपसर्गः प्रति-
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• nāstikebhyaḥ: from atheists/deniers
• nāstikebhyaḥ: Apadana (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nāstika (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (Ablative/5th), बहुवचन

• viśeṣataḥ: especially
• viśeṣataḥ: Kriya-viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: viśeṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (adverbial/instrumental-ablatival usage)

• saḥ: he
• saḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• pāpaḥ: sinful
• pāpaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pāpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifying saḥ)

• jāyate: is born/becomes
• jāyate: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √jan (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपदम्

• pretaḥ: a preta (departed spirit)
• pretaḥ: Karta-samānādhikaraṇa (कर्तृ-समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: preta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विधेय/परिणाम-रूपेण (predicate nominative)

• āhāra-ādi-vivarjitaḥ: deprived of food and the like
• āhāra-ādi-vivarjitaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: āhāra (प्रातिपदिक) + ādi (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक) + vivarjita (√vṛj/√varj क्त-प्रत्यय, कृदन्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त विशेषणम्; समासः—आहारादि-विवर्जितः (आहार-आदि-भिः विवर्जितः)

Speaker

Varāha (default dialogue frame)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Ethics
• Vaiṣṇavism
• Afterlife Narratives

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It reflects a Purāṇic ethical discourse where social transactions (especially receiving gifts) are framed as karmically consequential, a theme common in Dharmaśāstra-influenced literature.

Which geographic location is identified?

No specific location is named in this verse.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

Exercise discernment in accepting support or gifts; harmful associations and unethical sources are presented as leading to negative karmic outcomes.