Varaha Purana 136.76: Adhyaya 136, Shloka 76

A Sūtra-like Manual of Expiations for Ritual Transgressions

Devanagari script

करोति मम कर्माणि स्पृशते मां तदा स्थितः ॥ मृगो वै जायते देवि वर्षाणि त्रीणि सप्त च ॥

Sanskrit recitationVaraha Purana 136.76

Transliteration

karoti mama karmāṇi spṛśate māṃ tadā sthitaḥ | mṛgo vai jāyate devi varṣāṇi trīṇi sapta ca ||

Translation

Se tenant là, il accomplit mes rites et me touche ; de ce fait, ô Déesse, il naît assurément en cerf pour trois et sept années.

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Word by Word

• karoti: does/performs

• mama karmāṇi: my rites/acts

• spṛśate: touches

• mām: me

• tadā: then/at that time

• sthitaḥ: standing/remaining

• mṛga: deer

• jāyate: is born

• devi: O goddess

• varṣāṇi: years

• trīṇi: three

• sapta: seven

• ca: and

Speaker

Varāha

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Studies
• Moral Didacticism
• Vaiṣṇavism

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It demonstrates how Purāṇic texts encode ritual propriety through narrative consequence, using rebirth imagery as a moral-educational device.

Which geographic location is identified?

No geographic location is identified.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

Ritual engagement is portrayed as requiring proper conditions; improper conduct is linked to adverse karmic outcomes.