Varaha Purana 137.80: Adhyaya 137, Shloka 80

The Tale of the Vulture and the She-Jackal: The Māhātmya of the Saukarava Sacred Field

Devanagari script

तस्य वै कारणं येन तेन चाराधितोऽस्म्यहम् ॥ तस्य प्रीतोऽस्म्यहं देवि विशुद्धेनान्तरात्मना

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 137.80

Transliteration

tasya vai kāraṇaṃ yena tena cārādhito'smyaham || tasya prīto'smyahaṃ devi viśuddhenāntarātmanā

Translation

इसलिए मैं उसकी पूजा कर रहा हूँ। वही मुझे राज़ी कर सकता है। देवी, मैं उससे खुश हूँ क्योंकि उसका दिल साफ़ है।

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Word by Word

• tasya: of that/for that

• vai: indeed

• kāraṇam: cause/reason

• yena tena: by which/with whatever means (idiom of manner)

• ca: and

• ārādhitaḥ asmi: I have been propitiated/worshipped

• tasya: by him/of him

• prītaḥ asmi: I am pleased

• devi: O goddess/lady

• viśuddhena: by purified

• antar-ātmanā: inner self/inner mind

Speaker

Varāha (default dialogue frame; speaker not explicit in fragment)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Vaiṣṇavism
• Purāṇic Ethics
• Sanskrit Devotional Vocabulary

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It illustrates a Purāṇic emphasis on interior disposition (viśuddha antarātman) as a criterion for effective worship/propitiation, paralleling wider Sanskrit ethical and devotional literature.

Which geographic location is identified?

No geographic place-name appears in this verse.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

It foregrounds inner purity as central to meaningful practice and to the evaluation of actions.