←Previous Verse
Next Verse→

Varaha Purana 128.85: Adhyaya 128, Shloka 85

Rites for the comb, collyrium, and mirror; initiations for the four social orders; and the Gaṇāntikā vow/insignia

धरोवाच ॥ श्रुता दीक्षा यथान्यायं चातुर्वर्ण्यस्य केशव ॥ दीक्षितैः किं नु कर्तव्यं तव कर्मपरायणैः ।

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 128.85

dharovāca || śrutā dīkṣā yathā-nyāyaṃ cāturvarṇyasya keśava || dīkṣitaiḥ kiṃ nu kartavyaṃ tava karma-parāyaṇaiḥ

धराजी ने पूछा, अरे केशव, हमने सुना है कि चारों वर्ण के लिए दीक्षा का एक तरीका है। अब जो लोग दीक्षा ले चुके हैं और तुम्हारे बताए काम करते हैं, उनको आगे क्या करना चाहिए?

धरःDhara
धरः:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootधर (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (कर्ता), एकवचन; वक्तृ-निर्देश (speaker)
उवाचsaid
उवाच:
Kriya (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootवच् (धातु)
Formलिट् (perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद; 'said'
श्रुताheard
श्रुता:
Visheshana (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootश्रुत (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √श्रु धातु)
Formक्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; 'heard'
दीक्षाinitiation
दीक्षा:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootदीक्षा (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (कर्ता/विषय), एकवचन
यथा-न्यायम्according to proper procedure
यथा-न्यायम्:
Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootयथा (अव्यय) + न्याय (प्रातिपदिक)
Formअव्ययीभाव-समास; अव्ययत्वेन प्रयोगः; 'according to rule'
चातुर्वर्ण्यस्यof the four varṇas
चातुर्वर्ण्यस्य:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
TypeNoun
Rootचातुर्वर्ण्य (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (सम्बन्ध), एकवचन; 'of the fourfold varṇa-system'
केशवO Keśava
केशव:
Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
TypeNoun
Rootकेशव (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (vocative), एकवचन
दीक्षितैःby the initiated (persons)
दीक्षितैः:
Karana (करण)
TypeNoun
Rootदीक्षित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √दिक्ष्/दीक्ष् धातु)
Formक्त-प्रत्ययान्त, पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण/सह), बहुवचन; 'by/with the initiated'
किम्what
किम्:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootकिम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; प्रश्नार्थक (interrogative)
नुindeed/then (question particle)
नु:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootनु (अव्यय)
Formनिपात (interrogative/emphatic particle)
कर्तव्यम्should be done
कर्तव्यम्:
Kriya (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootकृ (धातु)
Formतव्यत्-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (gerundive/future passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; 'to be done/should be done'
तवyour
तव:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
TypeNoun
Rootत्वद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formषष्ठी (सम्बन्ध), एकवचन; 'of you/your'
कर्म-परायणैःby those devoted to (their) duties
कर्म-परायणैः:
Karana (करण)
TypeAdjective
Rootकर्मन् (प्रातिपदिक) + परायण (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन; तत्पुरुष: 'कर्मणि परायण' (devoted to duty)

Pṛthivī (Dhara)

C
Classical Literature
P
Purāṇa
V
Vaiṣṇavism
D
Dialogue Literature

FAQs

It preserves the pedagogical dialogue format typical of Purāṇas, where personified Earth queries Viṣṇu/Varāha, allowing systematic exposition of initiation norms and post-ritual obligations.

No specific place-name is given; the speaker is Dhara, the personified Earth.

Seek clarity about responsibilities after formal commitment (initiation), emphasizing accountability and correct practice.

Ask anything about this verse

Answers come straight from the texts, with the shlokas they draw on. Ask in your own words.

Not sure where to start?

A free sign-in with Google or Apple keeps your chat saved across web and the app.

Read Varaha Purana in the Vedapath app

Scan the QR code to open this directly in the app, with word-by-word meanings, Sanskrit recitation where available, and more.

Download on the App StoreGet it on Google Play

Continue reading in the Vedapath app

Open in App
Download on the App StoreGet it on Google Play