Varaha Purana 134.55: Adhyaya 134, Shloka 55

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

Upaspṛśya

Devanagari script

संसारं ते न गच्छन्ति अपराधविवर्जिताः ॥ श्रीवराह उवाच ॥ अकर्मण्येन पुष्पेण यो मामर्चयते भुवि ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 134.55

Transliteration

saṃsāraṃ te na gacchanti aparādhavivarjitāḥ || śrīvarāha uvāca || akarmaṇyena puṣpeṇa yo mām arcayate bhuvi ||

Translation

जिन लोगों का कोई बड़ा पाप नहीं होता, वो फिर से जनम के चक्कर में नहीं पड़ते। वराह भगवान ने कहा कि जो कोई मुझे फूल से पूजा करता है, पर वो फूल उसने किसी और का काम छीन के या गलत तरीके से लाया हो।

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Word by Word

• saṃsāram: transmigratory cycle

• te: they

• na: not

• gacchanti: go

• aparādha: offense/fault

• vivarjitāḥ: free from/avoiding

• śrīvarāha uvāca: Śrī Varāha said

• akarmaṇyena: without proper work/through improper non-action

• puṣpeṇa: with a flower

• yaḥ: who

• mām: me

• arcayate: worships

• bhuvi: on earth

Speaker

Varāha (speaker tag present)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Vaiṣṇavism
• Ritual Ethics
• Sanskrit Philology

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It illustrates Purāṇic concern with ‘aparādha’ (fault/offense) and the legitimacy of ritual materials, showing how moral economy intersects with worship practice.

Which geographic location is identified?

No specific location is identified; “bhuvi” is generic (‘on earth’).

What is the primary ethical instruction?

Avoid offenses and avoid offering ritual items acquired or used without proper ethical/ritual basis; faultlessness is presented as protective against continued saṃsāra.