Varaha Purana 165.42: Adhyaya 165, Shloka 42

The Glory of Mathurā: The Account of Piṇḍa-Offering at the Catuḥsāmudrika Well

Devanagari script

ततः कालेन महता गतो वैवस्वतक्षयम् ॥ वैवस्वतनियोगेन ततोऽहं पूर्वकर्मभिः

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 165.42

Transliteration

tataḥ kālena mahatā gato vaivasvatakṣayam || vaivasvataniyogena tato'haṃ pūrvakarmabhiḥ

Translation

काफी टाइम बाद मैं यमराज के पास गया। यमराज के हुकुम से और अपने पुराने करम के हिसाब से मैं वहाँ पहुँचा।

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Word by Word

• tataḥ: then
• tataḥ: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatas (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Avyaya; adverb of sequence

• kālena: by/with time
• kālena: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kāla (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular

• mahatā: great/long
• mahatā: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mahat (महत् प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular; qualifier of kālena

• gataḥ: went/reached
• gataḥ: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √gam (गम् धातु) + kta (क्त)
• Form: Past participle (क्त-कृदन्त); Masculine, Nominative, Singular; refers to speaker (aham implied)

• vaivasvata-kṣayam: to Vaivasvata's abode (Yama's realm)
• vaivasvata-kṣayam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vaivasvata (वैवस्वत प्रातिपदिक) + kṣaya (क्षय प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular; tatpuruṣa: 'the abode/realm (kṣaya) of Vaivasvata (Yama)'

• vaivasvata-niyogena: by Vaivasvata's command
• vaivasvata-niyogena: Hetu/Karaṇa (हेतु/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vaivasvata (वैवस्वत) + niyoga (नियोग)
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular; tatpuruṣa: 'by the ordinance/command of Vaivasvata (Yama)'

• tataḥ: thereupon
• tataḥ: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatas (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Avyaya; adverb

• aham: I
• aham: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (अस्मद् सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun; Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular

• pūrva-karmabhiḥ: by previous actions
• pūrva-karmabhiḥ: Hetu/Karaṇa (हेतु/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pūrva (पूर्व) + karman (कर्मन्)
• Form: Neuter (कर्मन् is neuter), Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Plural (बहुवचन); tatpuruṣa: 'by former deeds'

Speaker

Unspecified narrator (the account attributed to the preta in surrounding verses; speaker inferred: Preta/Narrator)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Narrative
• Moral Philosophy
• Indic Eschatology (textual)

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It exemplifies Purāṇic narrative strategies that connect social ethics (giving/withholding) to post-mortem adjudication under Yama (Vaivasvata).

Which geographic location is identified?

No earthly location is specified; the reference is to Vaivasvata’s abode, a cosmological-ethical setting in the narrative.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

Actions are portrayed as carrying consequences across time, reinforcing accountability through the idiom of karmic continuity.