Varaha Purana 210.45: Adhyaya 210, Shloka 45

Inquiry into Moral Agency (Karma) and Practical Means for the Dissolution of Sin: the Śiśumāra Contemplation

Devanagari script

लोकानां श्रेयसोऽर्थं तु पापानां तु विनाशनम् ॥ क्रियाकारनियोगं च प्रोच्यमानं निबोध मे ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 210.45

Transliteration

lokānāṃ śreyaso 'rthaṃ tu pāpānāṃ tu vināśanam | kriyākāra-niyogaṃ ca procyamānaṃ nibodha me ||

Translation

„Zum Heil der Welten und zur Vernichtung der Sünden erkenne von mir, was gelehrt wird: die vorgeschriebene Ordnung für rituelles Handeln und Lebensführung.“

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Word by Word

• lokānām: of people/worlds
• lokānām: Sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: loka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga (Masculine), Ṣaṣṭhī (Genitive, 6th), Bahuvacana (Plural)

• śreyasaḥ: of welfare / good
• śreyasaḥ: Sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śreyas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napुंसakaliṅga (Neuter), Ṣaṣṭhī (Genitive, 6th), Ekavacana (Singular)

• artham: for the sake (of)
• artham: Prayojana (प्रयोजन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: artha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga (Masculine), Dvitīyā (Accusative, 2nd), Ekavacana (Singular); purpose-accusative

• tu: indeed / but
• tu: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: Avadhāraṇa/Viśeṣa-nipāta (emphatic particle)

• pāpānām: of sins
• pāpānām: Sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pāpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napुंसakaliṅga (Neuter), Ṣaṣṭhī (Genitive, 6th), Bahuvacana (Plural)

• tu: and / indeed
• tu: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: Avadhāraṇa/Viśeṣa-nipāta (particle)

• vināśanam: destruction
• vināśanam: Karma (कर्म) / Vidheya (predicate)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vināśana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napुंसakaliṅga (Neuter), Prathamā/Dvitīyā (Nom./Acc., 1st/2nd), Ekavacana (Singular); here as predicate/object sense ‘destruction’

• kriyā-kāra-niyogam: the injunction regarding performance of actions (rites)
• kriyā-kāra-niyogam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kriyā (प्रातिपदिक) + kāra (प्रातिपदिक) + niyoga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga (Masculine), Dvitīyā (Accusative, 2nd), Ekavacana (Singular); samāsa: ‘injunction/assignment concerning the performance of rites/actions’

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Samuccaya-nipāta (conjunction)

• procyamānam: being proclaimed / to be explained
• procyamānam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pra + vac (धातु)
• Form: Vartamāna-kāla karmaṇi (present passive participle), Puṃliṅga (Masculine), Dvitīyā (Accusative, 2nd), Ekavacana (Singular); qualifying kriyā-kāra-niyogam: ‘being proclaimed’

• nibodha: understand / heed
• nibodha: Kriyā (मुख्य क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: budh (धातु) with ni-
• Form: Loṭ-lakāra (Imperative), Madhyama-puruṣa (2nd person), Ekavacana (Singular), Parasmaipada

• me: from me / my
• me: Apādāna (अपादान) / Sambandha
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Ṣaṣṭhī/Caturthī enclitic (Gen./Dat. singular) ‘of/to me’ (contextually ‘from me’ as speaker)

Speaker

Yama

Tags

• Purāṇic Literature
• Normative Instruction
• Sanskrit Ritual Vocabulary

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It articulates the typical dual aim of normative Purāṇic passages—public welfare (śreyas) and moral purification (pāpa-vināśa)—and introduces a rule-based framework (niyoga).

Which geographic location is identified?

None is identified in this verse.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

Ethical life is presented as structured by actionable injunctions (niyoga) intended to promote collective welfare and reduce moral harm.