Varaha Purana 132.13: Adhyaya 132, Shloka 13

Expiatory Rites for Contact with a Corpse and with a Menstruating Woman

Devanagari script

उवाच मधुरं वाक्यं सर्वलोकहिताय वै ॥ धरण्युवाच ॥ तव नाथ प्रपन्नानां क्व पापं विद्यते प्रभो ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 132.13

Transliteration

uvāca madhuraṃ vākyaṃ sarvalokahitāya vai | dharaṇy uvāca | tava nātha prapannānāṃ kva pāpaṃ vidyate prabho |

Translation

उसने सबकी भलाई के लिए अच्छी बात कही। धरनी ने कहा, नाथ, जो लोग आप की शरण में आते हैं, उनमे पाप कहाँ से आएगा प्रभु?

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Word by Word

• uvāca: said/spoke

• madhuram: sweet/pleasant

• vākyam: speech/statement

• sarva-loka-hitāya: for the welfare of all worlds

• dharaṇī: Earth

• nātha: lord/protector

• prapannānām: of those who have sought refuge

• kva: where?

• pāpam: sin/evil deed

• vidyate: exists/is found

• prabho: O Lord

Speaker

Pṛthivī (Dharaṇī/Vasundharā)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Dialogue
• Vaiṣṇavism
• Ethical Discourse

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It preserves a classical dialogic motif: Earth (Dharaṇī) questions the deity on moral causality and protection, a common Purāṇic pedagogical structure for teaching dharma.

Which geographic location is identified?

No specific geographic site is named in this verse.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The verse frames an inquiry into whether moral fault persists for those aligned with a protective ethical-spiritual refuge, introducing a discussion of accountability and expiation.