Varaha Purana 135.34: Adhyaya 135, Shloka 34

Prescriptions for Expiation of Offences: Red/Black Garments, Improper Touch in Darkness, Impure Leftovers, Eating Boar-Meat, and Consuming Jālapāda

Devanagari script

शृणु तत्त्वेन वसुधे प्रायश्चित्तं महौजसम् ॥ तरन्ति मानुषा येन त्यक्त्वा संसारसागरम् ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 135.34

Transliteration

śṛṇu tattvena vasudhe prāyaścittaṁ mahaujasam || taranti mānuṣā yena tyaktvā saṁsāra-sāgaram ||

Translation

वसुधे, अब साफ-साफ सुन। मैं तुझे एक उपाय बताता हूँ जो बहुत ताकतवाला है। इससे इंसान इस दुनिया के चक्कर से आज़ाद हो जाते हैं। यह उपाय इतना पावरफुल है कि लोग संसार के समुंदर से पार कर जाते हैं।

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Word by Word

• śṛṇu: hear

• tattvena: in truth/truly

• vasudhe: O Earth (Vasudhā)

• prāyaścittam: expiation

• mahaujasam: of great potency

• taranti: cross over

• mānuṣāḥ: humans

• yena: by which

• tyaktvā: having abandoned

• saṁsāra-sāgaram: the ocean of worldly cycle

Speaker

Varāha

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Vaishnavism
• Prāyaścitta
• Philosophical Metaphor

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It demonstrates a common Purāṇic rhetorical strategy: presenting ritual discipline as a means of existential crossing (saṁsāra as an ocean).

Which geographic location is identified?

The addressee “Vasudhā” is the Earth personified, not a specific terrestrial site.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

Ethical and ritual correction is presented as transformative, oriented toward liberation from repetitive worldly suffering.