Varaha Purana 130.6: Adhyaya 130, Shloka 6

Expiation and Dietary Discipline Concerning the Consumption of Royal Food

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Devanagari script

कर्मणा केन शुद्ध्यन्ति अपराधस्य कारिणः ॥ तन्ममाचक्ष्व तत्त्वेन मम प्रीत्या च माधव ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 130.6

Transliteration

karmaṇā kena śuddhyanti aparādhasya kāriṇaḥ || tanmamācakṣva tattvena mama prītyā ca mādhava ||

Translation

कौनसा काम करें जो इंसान को साफ कर दे, जो पाप करता है। माधव, मुझे सच बता दो, मुझसे प्यार है ना तो बता दो।

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Word by Word

• karmaṇā: by what act/deed
• karmaṇā: Karaṇa (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: karman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter/नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Tṛtīyā vibhakti (Instrumental/तृतीया), Ekavacana (singular/एकवचन)

• kena: by which?
• kena: Karaṇa (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kim (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Sarvanāma (interrogative pronoun/किम्), Puṃliṅga/Napuṃsaka, Tṛtīyā vibhakti (Instrumental/तृतीया), Ekavacana (singular/एकवचन)

• śuddhyanti: become purified
• śuddhyanti: Kriyā (क्रिया/Verbal action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: śudh (धातु)
• Form: Laṭ-lakāra (Present/लट्), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद), Prathama-puruṣa (3rd person/प्रथमपुरुष), Bahuvacana (plural/बहुवचन)

• aparādhasya: of offence
• aparādhasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: aparādha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga (masculine/पुंलिङ्ग), Ṣaṣṭhī vibhakti (Genitive/षष्ठी), Ekavacana (singular/एकवचन)

• kāriṇaḥ: doers, perpetrators
• kāriṇaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kārin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga (masculine/पुंलिङ्ग), Prathamā vibhakti (Nominative/प्रथमा), Bahuvacana (plural/बहुवचन)

• tat: that (matter)
• tat: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Sarvanāma (pronoun/सर्वनाम), Napuṃsakalिङ्ग (neuter/नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Dvitīyā vibhakti (Accusative/द्वितीया), Ekavacana (singular/एकवचन)

• mama: my
• mama: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Sarvanāma (pronoun/सर्वनाम), Ṣaṣṭhī vibhakti (Genitive/षष्ठी), Ekavacana (singular/एकवचन)

• ācakṣva: tell, explain
• ācakṣva: Kriyā (क्रिया/Command)
• Type: Verb
• Root: cakṣ (धातु)
• Form: Loṭ-lakāra (Imperative/लोट्), Ātmanepada (आत्मनेपद), Madhyama-puruṣa (2nd person/मध्यमपुरुष), Ekavacana (singular/एकवचन)

• tattvena: truly, in accordance with reality
• tattvena: Karaṇa (करण/Instrument/Means)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tattva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter/नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Tṛtīyā vibhakti (Instrumental/तृतीया), Ekavacana (singular/एकवचन); bhāva/hetu sense 'in accordance with truth'

• mama: my
• mama: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Sarvanāma (pronoun/सर्वनाम), Ṣaṣṭhī vibhakti (Genitive/षष्ठी), Ekavacana (singular/एकवचन)

• prītyā: out of affection; for (my) pleasure
• prītyā: Hetu (हेतु/Cause)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prīti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga (feminine/स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Tṛtīyā vibhakti (Instrumental/तृतीया), Ekavacana (singular/एकवचन)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; samuccaya (conjunction/समुच्चय)

• mādhava: O Mādhava (Vishnu)
• mādhava: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mādhava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga (masculine/पुंलिङ्ग), Sambodhana (Vocative/सम्बोधन), Ekavacana (singular/एकवचन)

Speaker

Dharaṇī / Pṛthivī (explicitly addressing Mādhava)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Ethics
• Ritual Studies
• Vaiṣṇavism

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It introduces a classic Dharma question—how wrongdoing is repaired—within a Purāṇic dialogue, bridging narrative theology and practical ethics.

Which geographic location is identified?

No geographic location is identified in this verse.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

Accountability is paired with remediation: wrongdoing is not only named but followed by inquiry into corrective action.