Varaha Purana 134.33: Adhyaya 134, Shloka 33

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

Upaspṛśya

Devanagari script

भेकस्त्रिशतवर्षाणि यातुधानः पुनर्दश ॥ अपुमान् षट् च वर्षाणि रेतोभक्षस्तु जायते ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 134.33

Transliteration

bhekas triśata-varṣāṇi yātudhānaḥ punar daśa || apumān ṣaṭ ca varṣāṇi retobhakṣas tu jāyate ||

Translation

तीन सौ साल तक वो मेंढक बनता है। फिर दस साल तक यातुधान, वो बुरी आत्मा वाला। फिर छह साल तक वो नपुंसक बनता है। और फिर वो ऐसा जनम लेता है जहाँ वो वीर्य खाता है।

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Word by Word

• bhekaḥ: frog

• triśata-varṣāṇi: three hundred years

• yātudhānaḥ: a demonic/hostile being (term varies by context)

• punaḥ: again/then

• daśa: ten

• apumān: impotent/not male

• ṣaṭ: six

• ca: and

• varṣāṇi: years

• retas: semen

• bhakṣaḥ: eater/consumer

• tu: and/indeed

• jāyate: is born

Speaker

Varāha (default dialogue framework)

Tags

• Purāṇic Literature
• Rebirth Motifs
• Sanskrit Demonology Terms
• Moral Didacticism

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It shows how Purāṇic texts employ stark corporeal and social imagery to communicate moral warnings, especially around anger and self-control.

Which geographic location is identified?

No geographic location is provided.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The passage warns that uncontrolled anger can lead to degrading states of existence, framed as successive rebirths.