Varaha Purana 130.19: Adhyaya 130, Shloka 19

Expiation and Dietary Discipline Concerning the Consumption of Royal Food

rājānna

Devanagari script

धरण्युवाच ॥ राजान्नं तु नरो भुक्त्वा शुद्धो भागवतः शुचिः ॥ कर्मणा केन शुद्ध्येत तन्मे ब्रूहि जनार्दन

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 130.19

Transliteration

dharaṇy uvāca || rājānnaṃ tu naro bhuktvā śuddho bhāgavataḥ śuciḥ || karmaṇā kena śuddhyeta tan me brūhi janārdana

Translation

धरती ने कहा, जनार्दन, मुझे बताओ। कोई शुद्ध भक्त भी हो, अगर राजा का खाना खाता है तो उसको साफ करने के लिए क्या करना पड़ेगा?

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Word by Word

• धरणी: Dharanī (Earth)
• धरणी: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धरणी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative (1st), Singular

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: Perfect (लिट्), 3rd person, Singular, Parasmaipada

• राज-अन्नम्: royal food / food of the king
• राज-अन्नम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन् (प्रातिपदिक) + अन्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa (तत्पुरुष) ‘king’s food’; Neuter, Accusative (2nd), Singular

• तु: but/indeed
• तु: Sambandha-bodhaka (सम्बन्धबोधक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: Particle (निपात)

• नरः: a man
• नरः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st), Singular

• भुक्त्वा: having eaten
• भुक्त्वा: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषणम्)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भुज् (धातु)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (क्त्वान्त), ‘having eaten’

• शुद्धः: pure
• शुद्धः: Kartṛ-samānādhikaraṇa (कर्तृसमानाधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुद्ध (प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्त)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st), Singular; predicate adjective of नरः

• भागवतः: a devotee (Bhāgavata)
• भागवतः: Kartṛ-samānādhikaraṇa (कर्तृसमानाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भागवत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st), Singular; in apposition to नरः

• शुचिः: clean/pure-minded
• शुचिः: Kartṛ-samānādhikaraṇa (कर्तृसमानाधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुचि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st), Singular; predicate adjective

• कर्मणा: by what act/rite
• कर्मणा: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental (3rd), Singular

• केन: by which?
• केन: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Interrogative pronoun, Instrumental (3rd), Singular (Masculine/Neuter)

• शुद्ध्येत: would be purified
• शुद्ध्येत: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: शुध् (धातु)
• Form: Optative (विधिलिङ्), 3rd person, Singular, Ātmanepada; ‘would become purified’

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (2nd), Singular; object of ब्रूहि

• मे: to me
• मे: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun, Dative (4th/चतुर्थी), Singular

• ब्रूहि: tell
• ब्रूहि: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ब्रू (धातु)
• Form: Imperative (लोट्), 2nd person (मध्यमपुरुष), Singular, Parasmaipada

• जनार्दन: O Janārdana (Viṣṇu)
• जनार्दन: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जनार्दन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Vocative (8th), Singular

Speaker

Pṛthivī (Dharaṇī/Vasundharā)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Vaiṣṇavism
• Political Theology
• Ritual Purity

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It preserves a social-ritual concern about patronage and dependence: consuming resources tied to royal power is treated as ethically/ritually consequential, requiring expiation.

Which geographic location is identified?

No geographic site is mentioned; the verse addresses a normative question about social practice.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

Even personal devotion and cleanliness are not presented as sufficient in every case; certain social transactions (here, royal food) may require a specific corrective rite.