Varaha Purana 197.5: Adhyaya 197, Shloka 5

The Division of the Gates of Yama’s City and the Description of the Tribunal Hall

Devanagari script

मानुषाणां सुकृतिनां प्रवेशस्तत्र निर्मितः ॥ अग्निघर्मसमाकीर्णं सर्वदोषसमन्वितम् ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 197.5

Transliteration

mānuṣāṇāṃ sukṛtināṃ praveśas tatra nirmitaḥ || agni-gharma-samākīrṇaṃ sarva-doṣa-samanvitam ||

Translation

अच्छे लोगों के लिए वहाँ एक दरवाज़ा बनाया गया है। एक और जगह है जहाँ आग और गर्मी भरी है, और हर तरह की बुरी बातें हैं।

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Word by Word

• मानुषाणाम्: of humans
• मानुषाणाम्: सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मानुष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), बहुवचन; Genitive plural

• सुकृतिनाम्: of the virtuous / meritorious
• सुकृतिनाम्: सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुकृतिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), बहुवचन; Genitive plural

• प्रवेशः: entry / entrance
• प्रवेशः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रवेश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; Nominative singular

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Location)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; स्थानवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (locative adverb)

• निर्मितः: constructed / made
• निर्मितः: क्रियाविशेषण/विधेय (Predicate participle)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि√मा (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle/क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; agrees with प्रवेशः

• अग्निघर्मसमाकीर्णम्: filled with fire and heat
• अग्निघर्मसमाकीर्णम्: विशेषण (Viśeṣaṇa/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अग्नि + घर्म + समाकीर्ण (प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; adjective used predicatively; समाकीर्ण = ‘filled’ (PPP of सम्+आ√कॄ)

• सर्वदोषसमन्वितम्: endowed with all faults
• सर्वदोषसमन्वितम्: विशेषण (Viśeṣaṇa/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व + दोष + समन्वित (प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; समन्वित = ‘endowed/associated’ (PPP of सम्+अनु√इ)

Speaker

Ṛṣiputra (continuation; explicit in 197.1)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Studies
• Moral Topography
• Afterlife Imagery

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It shows a Purāṇic technique of mapping ethical categories onto spatial passages—virtuous entry contrasted with a heat/fire-laden zone—useful for studying moral topography in Sanskrit narrative.

Which geographic location is identified?

No external geography is named; the verse depicts internal zones/portals within a described complex.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

Merit (sukṛti) is linked to access and safety; faults (doṣa) correlate with harsh, heat-filled conditions—an ethical contrast rather than a site-description.