Varaha Purana 149.32: Adhyaya 149, Shloka 32

The Sacred Geography and Merit of Dvārakā

Uttara Bhāga · Tīrtha-Māhātmya (Prabhāsa / Sāgara-tīra)

Devanagari script

॥ न किञ्चिदपराध्यन्ति स्नायमाना जले ततः ॥ अथात्र प्रक्षिपेत्पिण्डान्प्रसन्ने सलिले नरः ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 149.32

Transliteration

|| na kiñcid aparādhyanti snāyamānā jale tataḥ || athātra prakṣipet piṇḍān prasanne salile naraḥ ||

ITRANS transliteration

Translation

जब लोग वहाँ पानी में नहाते हैं, कोई गलती नहीं होती। फिर शांत पानी में पिंड डाल देना चाहिए।

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Word by Word

• na: not
• Type: Indeclinable
• Form: निषेध-अव्यय (negative particle)
• Role: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Root: na (अव्यय)

• kiñcit: anything
• Type: Noun
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative, 2nd), एकवचन (Singular); अनिश्चितार्थ (indefinite: ‘anything’)
• Role: Karma (कर्म)
• Root: kim (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• aparādhyanti: commit an offense / sin
• Type: Verb
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), परस्मैपद (Parasmaipada), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन (Plural)
• Role: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Root: aparādh (धातु)

• snāyamānāḥ: bathing
• Type: Verb
• Form: वर्तमान-कृदन्त (Present middle participle; शानच्/मान-प्रत्यय), आत्मनेपद-अर्थ, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन
• Role: Karta (कर्ता)
• Root: snā (धातु)

• jale: in water
• Type: Noun
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative, 7th), एकवचन (Singular)
• Role: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Root: jala (प्रातिपदिक)

• tataḥ: thereafter
• Type: Indeclinable
• Form: अनन्तर/हेतुवाचक-अव्यय (thereupon/thereafter)
• Role: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Root: tataḥ (अव्यय)

• atha: then
• Type: Indeclinable
• Form: अनन्तरार्थक-अव्यय (then)
• Role: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Root: atha (अव्यय)

• atra: here
• Type: Indeclinable
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (locative adverb: ‘here’)
• Role: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Root: atra (अव्यय)

• prakṣipet: should throw/place
• Type: Verb
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद (Parasmaipada), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular); उपसर्गः प्र-
• Role: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Root: kṣip (धातु)

• piṇḍān: rice-balls (funeral offerings)
• Type: Noun
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative, 2nd), बहुवचन (Plural)
• Role: Karma (कर्म)
• Root: piṇḍa (प्रातिपदिक)

• prasanne: clear / calm
• Type: Adjective
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative, 7th), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषणम् (qualifying)
• Role: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Root: prasanna (प्रातिपदिक)

• salile: in water
• Type: Noun
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative, 7th), एकवचन (Singular)
• Role: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Root: salila (प्रातिपदिक)

• naraḥ: a man
• Type: Noun
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative, 1st), एकवचन (Singular)
• Role: Karta (कर्ता)
• Root: nara (प्रातिपदिक)

Sandhi Notes

• kiñcidaparādhyanti resolved as kiñcit + aparādhyanti
• athātra = atha + atra (a+a sandhi)
• prakṣipetpiṇḍān resolved as prakṣipet + piṇḍān.

Speaker and setting

Shanta rasa

Speaker

Varāha

The teaching

Path

Ritual Ethics

Subjects

Heritage SitesEthicsRitual Practice

Core idea

Purity is not only moral but also spatial and material; sacred water supports acts of remembrance and gratitude to ancestors.

In practice

Perform snāna with restraint (no harm, no arrogance), then offer piṇḍas with sincerity and cleanliness in calm water.

Symbolism of the boar

Dharma

Cross references

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Ritual Studies
• Ancient Geography
• Cultural Heritage

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It provides evidence for the linkage between tīrtha bathing and ancestral rites (piṇḍa), useful for reconstructing ritual repertoires associated with coastal pilgrimage centers.

Which geographic location is identified?

The Prabhāsa coastal tīrtha setting (implied by the immediately preceding verse), specifically a body of calm/clear water suitable for ritual acts.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

Perform rites in a purified, non-harmful manner: bathe without transgression and make offerings in calm, clean water—an implicit ethic of ritual cleanliness and environmental care.