Varaha Purana 202.33: Adhyaya 202, Shloka 33

Description of Infernal Punishments and the Ripening of Karmic Consequences

Devanagari script

बुभुक्षारुग्विकारैश्च सततं तत्र पीड्यताम् ॥ पापाचारमिमं घोरं मित्रविश्वासघातकम्

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 202.33

Transliteration

bubhukṣārugvikāraiś ca satataṃ tatra pīḍyatām || pāpācāram imaṃ ghoraṃ mitraviśvāsaghātakam

Translation

Dort werde er unablässig von Hunger, Krankheit und Gebrechen gequält — dieser furchtbare Täter böser Lebensführung, der das Vertrauen eines Freundes bricht.

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Word by Word

• bubhukṣā-ruk-vikāraiḥ: by hunger, disease, and ailments
• bubhukṣā-ruk-vikāraiḥ: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bubhukṣā + ruk + vikāra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine) (समाहार-द्वन्द्वे एकवचन-प्रायः; अत्र तृतीया-बहुवचन-रूपम्), तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), बहुवचन (Plural); इतरेतर-द्वन्द्वः (hunger + disease + disorders)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, समुच्चय-बोधक

• satatam: constantly
• satatam: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रिया-विशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: satata (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययवत् क्रियाविशेषणम् (adverbial accusative)

• tatra: there
• tatra: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण-सूचक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, देशवाचक

• pīḍyatām: let (him) be afflicted/tormented
• pīḍyatām: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pīḍ (धातु)
• Form: लकारः: लोट् (Imperative), कर्मणि-प्रयोगः (Passive), पुरुषः: प्रथम (3rd), वचनम्: एकवचन (Singular)

• pāpa-ācāram: sinful conduct
• pāpa-ācāram: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pāpa + ācāra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); कर्मधारयः (‘sinful’ as qualifier of conduct)

• imam: this
• imam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); सर्वनाम, विशेषणरूपेण

• ghoram: terrible
• ghoram: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ghora (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषणम्

• mitra-viśvāsa-ghātakam: destroying friends’ trust
• mitra-viśvāsa-ghātakam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mitra + viśvāsa + ghātaka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (friend’s trust + destroyer)

Speaker

Varāha (default, instructor voice in dialogue framework)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Ethics
• Vaishnavism

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It documents a moral vocabulary around social trust and betrayal, showing that Purāṇic ethics address interpersonal obligations as well as ritual or legal norms.

Which geographic location is identified?

No location is specified.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

Betraying a friend’s trust is depicted as a serious ethical failure with enduring consequences.