Varaha Purana 193.13: Adhyaya 193, Shloka 13

Naciketas’ Journey to Yama’s Abode and the Eulogy of Truthfulness

Devanagari script

तेन रुष्टेन शप्तोऽभूत्पुत्रः परमधार्मिकः ॥ गच्छ शीघ्रं यमं पश्य मम क्रोधेन दुर्मते ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 193.13

Transliteration

tena ruṣṭena śapto 'bhūt putraḥ paramadhārmikaḥ || gaccha śīghraṃ yamaṃ paśya mama krodhena durmate ||

Translation

पिता ने गुस्से में अपने बेटे को श्राप दिया। बड़ा धरम वाला बेटा था वो। पिता ने कहा, जल्दी जा और यम को देख। मेरी गुस्से की वजह से यह होगा, बेवकूफ।

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Word by Word

• tena: by him/therefore

• ruṣṭena: by one who is angered

• śaptaḥ: cursed

• abhūt: became/was

• putraḥ: son

• paramadhārmikaḥ: supremely righteous

• gaccha: go

• śīghram: quickly

• yamam: Yama (lord of justice/death)

• paśya: see/behold

• mama: my

• krodhena: by anger

• durmate: O evil-minded/foolish one

Speaker

Unspecified (narrative voice; speaker of direct address not named in excerpt)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Narrative
• Dharma Ethics
• Dialogue Literature

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It reflects a common Purāṇic narrative device: moral causality is expressed through speech-acts (śāpa), illustrating how social-ethical order is reinforced in classical Sanskrit literature.

Which geographic location is identified?

No specific geographic site is named in this verse; the reference is to Yama as a mythic-judicial figure rather than a place-name.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The verse foregrounds the destructive force of anger (krodha) and the gravity of harmful speech, implying restraint and responsibility in judgment.