Varaha Purana 210.46: Adhyaya 210, Shloka 46

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

Devanagari script

प्राप्नुयादीप्सितान्कामान्पापैर्मुक्तो यथासुखम् ॥ यः कुर्याद्धर्मसंयुक्तं विशुद्धेनान्तरात्मना ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 210.46

Transliteration

prāpnuyād īpsitān kāmān pāpair mukto yathāsukham | yaḥ kuryād dharma-saṃyuktaṃ viśuddhenāntarātmanā ||

Translation

„Von Sünden befreit erlangt man mühelos die ersehnten Ziele—wenn man das dharmagemäße Handeln vollzieht, mit geläuterter innerer Seele.“

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Word by Word

• prāpnuyāt: may attain
• prāpnuyāt: Kriyā (मुख्य क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: āp (धातु) with pra-
• Form: Vidhi-liṅ-lakāra (Optative), Prathama-puruṣa (3rd person), Ekavacana (Singular), Parasmaipada

• īpsitān: desired
• īpsitān: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: īpsita (प्रातिपदिक; from īps ‘to desire’)
• Form: Kta-pratyaya (क्त) past participle used adjectivally, Puṃliṅga (Masculine), Dvitīyā (Accusative, 2nd), Bahuvacana (Plural); qualifying kāmān

• kāmān: desires
• kāmān: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kāma (प्रातिपदik)
• Form: Puṃliṅga (Masculine), Dvitīyā (Accusative, 2nd), Bahuvacana (Plural)

• pāpaiḥ: from/by sins
• pāpaiḥ: Hetu/Karaṇa (हेतु/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pāpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napुंसakaliṅga (Neuter), Tṛtīyā (Instrumental, 3rd), Bahuvacana (Plural)

• muktaḥ: freed
• muktaḥ: Karta (कर्ता) / Viśeṣaṇa
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mukta (प्रातिपदिक; from muc धातु)
• Form: Kta-pratyaya (क्त) past participle, Puṃliṅga (Masculine), Prathamā (Nominative, 1st), Ekavacana (Singular); predicate adjective

• yathā-sukham: comfortably / at ease
• yathā-sukham: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yathā (अव्यय) + sukha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Avyayībhāva-samāsa functioning adverbially (kriyā-viśeṣaṇa): ‘according to comfort/at ease’

• yaḥ: who
• yaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga (Masculine), Prathamā (Nominative, 1st), Ekavacana (Singular); relative pronoun

• kuryāt: should do
• kuryāt: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (धातु)
• Form: Vidhi-liṅ-lakāra (Optative), Prathama-puruṣa (3rd person), Ekavacana (Singular), Parasmaipada

• dharma-saṃyuktam: that which is joined with dharma / righteous (act)
• dharma-saṃyuktam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dharma (प्रातिपदिक) + saṃyukta (प्रातिपदिक; from yuj धातु)
• Form: Napुंसakaliṅga (Neuter), Dvitīyā (Accusative, 2nd), Ekavacana (Singular); samāsa used as object/predicate: ‘endowed with dharma’

• viśuddhena: pure
• viśuddhena: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: viśuddha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga (Masculine)/Napुंसaka (Neuter) as required by agreement, Tṛtīyā (Instrumental, 3rd), Ekavacana (Singular); qualifies antarātmanā

• antar-ātmanā: with (one’s) inner self
• antar-ātmanā: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: antar (उपसर्ग/पूर्वपद) + ātman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga (Masculine), Tṛtīyā (Instrumental, 3rd), Ekavacana (Singular); samāsa: ‘with the inner self/mind’

Speaker

Yama

Tags

• Purāṇic Literature
• Dharma Practice
• Moral Psychology

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It connects outward practice with inward moral psychology (viśuddha antarātman), a theme shared across Dharma literature and later ethical-theological synthesis.

Which geographic location is identified?

No geographic location is referenced here.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

Actions should be dharma-aligned and motivated by a purified inner disposition; moral efficacy is linked to both conduct and intention.