Varaha Purana 134.17: Adhyaya 134, Shloka 17

Expiations for Ritual and Temporal Offences in Worship, and the Prescribed Purificatory Procedure

Upaspṛśya

Uttara Bhāga · Ācāra-vidhi (Purificatory rites and devotional conduct)

Devanagari script

त्रीणि कोशान्पिबेत्तत्र सर्वपापविशोधनम् ॥ मुखं कराभ्यां मार्जेत सर्वमिन्द्रियनिग्रहम्

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 134.17

Transliteration

trīṇi kośān pibet tatra sarvapāpaviśodhanam || mukhaṃ karābhyāṃ mārjet sarvam indriyanigraham

ITRANS transliteration

Translation

वहाँ तीन बार पानी पीना है। यह सब पाप साफ कर देता है। दोनों हाथ से चेहरा पोछा करो। यह इन्द्रियों को कंट्रोल में रखता है।

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Word by Word

• trīṇi: three
• Type: Adjective
• Form: Numeral adjective; Neuter, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Plural; qualifies 'kośān' by count (semantic mismatch in gender due to usage)
• Role: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Root: tri (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)

• kośān: sheaths/sacs
• Type: Noun
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Plural
• Role: Karma (कर्म)
• Root: kośa (प्रातिपदिक)

• pibet: should drink
• Type: Verb
• Form: Vidhi-liṅ (विधिलिङ्/optative), Parasmaipada, 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular
• Role: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Root: √pā (धातु)

• tatra: there/then
• Type: Indeclinable
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), locative adverb
• Role: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Root: tatra (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)

• sarva-pāpa-viśodhanam: purification of all sins
• Type: Noun
• Form: Tatpuruṣa (षष्ठी/कर्मधारय-प्राय); Neuter, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular; used appositionally to the act/result
• Role: Karma (कर्म)
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक) + pāpa (प्रातिपदिक) + viśodhana (प्रातिपदिक)

• mukham: face/mouth
• Type: Noun
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular
• Role: Karma (कर्म)
• Root: mukha (प्रातिपदिक)

• karābhyām: with (both) hands
• Type: Noun
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Dual (द्विवचन)
• Role: Karaṇa (करण)
• Root: kara (प्रातिपदिक)

• mārjet: should wipe/clean
• Type: Verb
• Form: Vidhi-liṅ (विधिलिङ्/optative), Parasmaipada, 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular
• Role: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Root: √mṛj (धातु)

• sarvam: all/complete
• Type: Adjective
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular; qualifies 'indriyanigraham'
• Role: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)

• indriya-nigraham: restraint of the senses
• Type: Noun
• Form: Tatpuruṣa (षष्ठी) compound; Masculine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular
• Role: Karma (कर्म)
• Root: indriya (प्रातिपदिक) + nigraha (प्रातिपदिक)

Sandhi Notes

• kośān pibet (no sandhi)
• sarvapāpaviśodhanam and indriyanigraham are tatpuruṣa compounds

Speaker and setting

Shanta and Bhakti rasa

Speaker

Varāha

The teaching

Kind of teaching

Yoga-ethics (niyama)

Subjects

Ritual PracticeEthicsPhilosophy

Core idea

Sense-restraint is cultivated through repeated embodied disciplines; purity is both physical and psychological.

In practice

Use ritual washing/sipping as a cue to withdraw the senses, reduce impulsivity, and enter worship with collected attention.

Symbolism of the boar

Dharma

Cross references

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Vaishnavism
• Purity Codes
• Yoga-related Terminology

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It links external purification acts to internal discipline (indriya-nigraha), showing overlap between ritual culture and contemplative ethics.

Which geographic location is identified?

No geographic location is identified.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

Purity is not only physical: the verse explicitly connects cleansing with sensory restraint and self-regulation.