Varaha Purana 134.61: Adhyaya 134, Shloka 61

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

Upaspṛśya

Devanagari script

अकर्मण्यं विशालाक्षि पुष्पं ये च ददन्ति वै ॥ धरण्युवाच ॥ भगवन्यदि तुष्टोऽसि विशुद्धेनान्तरात्मना ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 134.61

Transliteration

akarmaṇyaṃ viśālākṣi puṣpaṃ ye ca dadanti vai | dharaṇy uvāca | bhagavan yadi tuṣṭo 'si viśuddhenāntarātmanā ||

Translation

बड़ी आँखों वाली, जो लोग गलत फूल चढ़ाते हैं, वो पाप करते हैं। धरणी ने कहा, भगवान, अगर आप खुश हो और आपका दिल साफ है

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Word by Word

• akarmaṇyam: ineffective/ritually improper

• viśālākṣi: O wide-eyed lady

• puṣpam: flower/offering

• ye: those who

• ca: and

• dadanti: give/offer

• vai: indeed

• dharaṇī: Earth

• uvāca: said

• bhagavan: O Lord

• yadi: if

• tuṣṭaḥ asi: you are satisfied

• viśuddhena: by/with purified

• antara-ātmanā: inner self

Speaker

Pṛthivī (Dharaṇī)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Vaiṣṇavism
• Purāṇic Dialogue
• Ritual Ethics

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It illustrates a common Purāṇic emphasis on both external ritual correctness and internal purity, bridging ritualism and moral psychology.

Which geographic location is identified?

No geographic location is mentioned here.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

Ritual value is connected to efficacy and purity; inner purification is presented as a condition for spiritual approval.