Varaha Purana 179.7: Adhyaya 179, Shloka 7

Enumeration of Ritual Offenses and Their Expiations; The Sacred Merit of Saukara and Mathurā Pilgrimage

Uttara Bhāga · Catalog of Prohibited/Impure Acts (context: ritual purity and conduct)

Devanagari script

अदानं तुवरान्नस्य जालपादवराकयोः ॥ भक्षणं देवतागारे सोपानत्कोपसर्पणम् ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 179.7

Transliteration

adānaṃ tuvarānnasya jālapādavarākayoḥ || bhakṣaṇaṃ devatāgāre sopānatkopasarpaṇam ||

ITRANS transliteration

Translation

तुवर दाल जैसे खाने को दान करना चाहिए, नहीं रखना। जाल, पाद और वराक नाम की चीज़ें भी नहीं खानी। मंदिर में सीढ़ियों के पास गलत तरह से जाना भी ठीक नहीं है।

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Word by Word

• अदानम्: not giving (charity)
• Type: Noun
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; नञ्-प्रत्ययार्थ (non-giving)
• Role: Karta (कर्ता)
• Root: अ-दान (प्रातिपदिक)

• तुवर-अन्नस्य: of tuvara-grain food (a kind of pulse)
• Type: Noun
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (तुवरस्य अन्नम्)
• Role: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Root: तुवर (प्रातिपदिक) + अन्न (प्रातिपदिक)

• जाल-पाद-वराकयोः: of jālapāda and varāka (two items/foods)
• Type: Noun
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, द्विवचन; द्वन्द्व (जालपादः च वराकः च—तयोः)
• Role: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Root: जाल (प्रातिपदिक) + पाद (प्रातिपदिक) + वराक (प्रातिपदिक)

• भक्षणम्: eating
• Type: Noun
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन
• Role: Karta (कर्ता)
• Root: भक्षण (प्रातिपदिक)

• देवता-आगारे: in a temple/shrine
• Type: Noun
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (अधिकरण), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (देवतायाः आगारम्)
• Role: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Root: देवता (प्रातिपदिक) + आगार (प्रातिपदिक)

• सोपानत्कोपसर्पणम्: crawling/creeping on steps (in the shrine)
• Type: Noun
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुष (सोपाने उत्कोपः/उत्क्रमणम् इव—सर्पणम् = creeping/crawling on steps)
• Role: Karma (कर्म)
• Root: सोपान (प्रातिपदिक) + उत्कोप (प्रातिपदिक) + सर्पण (प्रातिपदिक)

Sandhi Notes

• तुवरान्नस्य → तुवर-अन्नस्य
• देवतागारे → देवता-आगारे
• सोपानत्कोपसर्पणम्: पाठे संधि/समास-सम्भवः (सोपान + उत्कोप/उत्क्रम + सर्पण)

Speaker and setting

Shanta and Bibhatsa rasaSetting: Heritage/ritual site

Speaker

Varāha

The teaching

Path

Ritual Ethics

Subjects

EthicsHeritage Sites

Core idea

Sacred space demands heightened mindfulness; generosity (dāna) and bodily discipline together sustain dharma.

In practice

Give what is prescribed when obligated, avoid questionable foods, and follow local temple protocols for entry, footwear, and movement near steps/sanctum.

Dharma

Cross references

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Temple Etiquette
• Purity Codes
• Sanskrit Philology

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It suggests regulated behavior within temple precincts and links gift-giving/food practices to ritual propriety, relevant to the study of early temple culture.

Which geographic location is identified?

No named site appears; “devatāgāra” indicates a temple space in general.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

To follow prescribed norms of giving, eating, and physical approach within sacred/heritage ritual spaces.