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Varaha Purana 177.15: Adhyaya 177, Shloka 15

The Curse of Sāmba and the Prescribed Observance of Sun-Worship

कृष्णस्तु कथयामास नारदाय सविस्तरम् ॥ स्त्रीस्वभावं चरित्रं च आश्चर्यं पापकाकरकम्

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 177.15

kṛṣṇas tu kathayāmāsa nāradāya savistaram || strīsvabhāvaṃ caritraṃ ca āścaryaṃ pāpakārakam

फिर कृष्ण ने नारद को पूरा बताया। औरतों का कैसा स्वभाव होता है, वो समझाया। यह बात सुनने में अजीब थी, और बुरा काम करवाने वाली थी।

कृष्णःKṛṣṇa
कृष्णः:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootकृष्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन
तुbut/indeed
तु:
Discourse particle (निपातार्थ)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतु (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय, निपात
कथयामासtold/narrated
कथयामास:
Kriyā (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootकथय् (धातु, णिच्)
Formलिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद
नारदायto Nārada
नारदाय:
Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
TypeNoun
Rootनारद (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (Dative), एकवचन
सविस्तरम्in detail
सविस्तरम्:
Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootस + विस्तर (प्रातिपदिक)
Formअव्ययीभाव-समास; क्रियाविशेषण (adverbial)
स्त्रीस्वभावम्women’s nature
स्त्रीस्वभावम्:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootस्त्री + स्वभाव (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (‘स्त्रियाः स्वभावः’)
चरित्रम्conduct/behavior
चरित्रम्:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootचरित्र (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन
चand
च:
Connector (समुच्चय)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (अव्यय)
Formसमुच्चयार्थक अव्यय (conjunction)
आश्चर्यम्a wonder/astonishing thing
आश्चर्यम्:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootआश्चर्य (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन
पापकाकरकम्sin-causing
पापकाकरकम्:
Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootपाप + कारक (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (‘पापस्य कारकम्’ = causing sin) विशेषण (to ‘आश्चर्यम्’)

Varāha (default attribution; narrative reports Kṛṣṇa speaking)

P
Purāṇic Narrative
D
Discourse on Conduct
P
Philology
V
Vaiṣṇava Lore

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It exemplifies how Purāṇic texts sometimes embed generalized social observations within narrative dialogue; such passages are studied critically for their literary function and cultural context.

No geographic location is mentioned.

The verse frames certain behaviors as morally risky (pāpakāraka), emphasizing vigilance regarding actions that may lead to wrongdoing.

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