Varaha Purana 95.35: Adhyaya 95, Shloka 35

The Slaying of the Daitya Ruru, the Hymn to Cāmuṇḍā/Kālarātri, and the Doctrine of the Threefold Power

Devanagari script

या स्त्री सगर्भा देवेशि अन्यस्त्रीपरिधानकम् । परिधत्ते स्पृशेच्चापि पुरुषस्य विशेषतः ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 95.35

Transliteration

yā strī sagarbhā deveśi anyastrīparidhānakam | paridhatte spṛśec cāpi puruṣasya viśeṣataḥ ||

Translation

Jede schwangere Frau, o Herrin der Götter, die das Gewand einer anderen Frau anlegt—oder es auch nur berührt, besonders im Zusammenhang mit einem Mann—(zieht die im umgebenden Kontext genannte Folge auf sich).

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Word by Word

• yā: who (a woman)
• yā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; सम्बन्धबोधक (relative pronoun)

• strī: woman
• strī: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: strī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

• sa-garbhā: pregnant
• sa-garbhā: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sa (उपसर्ग/सह) + garbha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; बहुव्रीहिः (गर्भः अस्ति यस्याः)

• deveśi: O goddess
• deveśi: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deveśī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/सम्बोधन), एकवचन

• anya-strī-paridhānakam: another woman’s garment
• anya-strī-paridhānakam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: anya (प्रातिपदिक) + strī (प्रातिपदिक) + paridhānaka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (अन्यस्त्रियाः परिधानकम्)

• paridhatte: wears / puts on
• paridhatte: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pari-dhā (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present/लट्), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• spṛśet: should touch
• spṛśet: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: spṛś (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative/विधिलिङ्), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक (conjunction: and)

• api: also
• api: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (particle: also/even)

• puruṣasya: of a man
• puruṣasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: puruṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन

• viśeṣataḥ: especially
• viśeṣataḥ: Kriya-viseshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: viśeṣatas (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकार/विशेषवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (adverb: especially)

Speaker

Narrator (unspecified; normative statement within narrative)

Tags

• Purāṇic Literature
• Dharma-śāstra influence (comparative)
• Social history (textual)

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It indicates the presence of social-normative material within Purāṇic compilations, reflecting interaction with broader Dharma discourse in premodern South Asia.

Which geographic location is identified?

No geographic location is identified.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

It describes a restrictive norm associated with pregnancy and contact/wearing garments; the precise ethical or ritual consequence depends on surrounding verses not included here.