Varaha Purana 135.46: Adhyaya 135, Shloka 46

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

Devanagari script

क्षान्तं दान्तं तथा कृत्वा अहङ्कारविवर्जितः ॥ दिनान्येकोनपञ्चाशच्चरेत्कृतविनिश्चयः ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 135.46

Transliteration

kṣāntaṃ dāntaṃ tathā kṛtvā ahaṅkāravivarjitaḥ || dināny ekonapañcāśac caret kṛtaviniścayaḥ

Translation

अपने आप को शांत रखो, कंट्रोल में रहो। अपने आप को बड़ा मत समझो। नियम के साथ 49 दिन तक यह करो। दिल से फैसला करके चलो।

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Word by Word

• kṣāntam: patient / forbearing
• kṣāntam: Karma (कर्म/द्वितीया)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kṣānta (क्षान्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); used adverbially/elliptically with kṛtvā: 'having become patient'

• dāntam: self-controlled
• dāntam: Karma (कर्म/द्वितीया)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dānta (दान्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); with kṛtvā

• tathā: thus / likewise
• tathā: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (तथा)
• Form: Adverb (क्रियाविशेषण-अव्यय)

• kṛtvā: having done / having made oneself
• kṛtvā: Purvakāla-kriya (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (कृ-धातु)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त)

• ahaṅkāra-vivarjitaḥ: free from ego
• ahaṅkāra-vivarjitaḥ: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ahaṅkāra (अहङ्कार-प्रातिपदिक) + vivarjita (विवर्जित-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); 'devoid of ego'

• dināni: days (for ... days)
• dināni: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (कालाधिकरण/अवधि-द्वितीया)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dina (दिन-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया), Plural (बहुवचन); duration-accusative

• ekona-pañcāśat: forty-nine
• ekona-pañcāśat: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ekona (एकोन-प्रातिपदिक) + pañcāśat (पञ्चाशत्-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Numeral compound; used indeclinably here qualifying dināni; 'one less than fifty' (=49)

• caret: should practice / should perform (a regimen)
• caret: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: car (चर्-धातु)
• Form: Present optative (विधिलिङ्), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन); Parasmaipada

• kṛta-viniścayaḥ: one with firm resolve
• kṛta-viniścayaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kṛta (कृत-प्रातिपदिक) + viniścaya (विनिश्चय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); 'one whose resolve is made'

Speaker

Varāha (default speaker per dialogue framework)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Prāyaścitta
• Yoga and Self-Discipline

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It foregrounds inner virtues (kṣānti, dama) alongside external austerity, reflecting a mature ethical synthesis in Purāṇic didactic style.

Which geographic location is identified?

No geographic location is mentioned.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

Atonement is incomplete without humility, self-control, and sustained commitment.