Varaha Purana 198.72: Adhyaya 198, Shloka 72

Description of the Torments within the Cycle of Rebirth: Hymn to Yama and the Introduction to Citragupta’s Administration

Devanagari script

वृत्तस्था भुञ्जते हेमांश्चातुर्वर्ण्यान्विशेषतः ॥ ततः सत्यरता शान्ता दयावन्तः सुधार्मिकाः

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 198.72

Transliteration

vṛttasthā bhuñjate hemāṃś cāturvarṇyān viśeṣataḥ || tataḥ satyaratā śāntā dayāvantaḥ sudhārmikāḥ

Translation

जो लोग सही ढंग से रहते हैं, वो ऐश करते हैं। चार वर्ण में भी खास तरह से। इससे वो लोग बनते हैं जो सच पर चले, शांत हो, दया रखते हैं, और धरम से जुड़ जाते हैं।

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Word by Word

• वृत्तस्थाः: steadfast in right conduct
• वृत्तस्थाः: कर्ता (कर्तृपद/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वृत्त + स्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (वृत्ते स्थाः = conduct/discipline + abiding), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; Nominative plural

• भुञ्जते: enjoy/partake
• भुञ्जते: क्रिया (verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भुज् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; Present 3rd pl (Ātmanepada)

• हेमान्: gold (objects of gold)
• हेमान्: कर्म (object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हेम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), बहुवचन; Accusative plural

• चातुर्वर्ण्यान्: pertaining to the four varṇas
• चातुर्वर्ण्यान्: कर्म (object-qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चातुर्वर्ण्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (चतुर्णां वर्णानां भावः/सम्बन्धः), पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन; Accusative plural (qualifying heman)

• विशेषतः: especially
• विशेषतः: क्रियाविशेषण (adverbial modifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: विशेषतः (अव्यय)
• Form: रीत्यर्थक-अव्यय (adverb: especially)

• ततः: then/thereafter
• ततः: सम्बन्ध (sequencing)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: तस्मात्-प्रभव-अव्यय; क्रम/हेतु/अपादानार्थक (then/thereafter/from that)

• सत्यरताः: devoted to truth
• सत्यरताः: कर्ता (subject qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सत्य + रत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (सत्ये रताः), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; Nominative plural

• शान्ताः: peaceful
• शान्ताः: कर्ता (subject qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शान्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; Nominative plural

• दयावन्तः: compassionate
• दयावन्तः: कर्ता (subject qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दयावत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; Nominative plural

• सुधार्मिकाः: very righteous
• सुधार्मिकाः: कर्ता (subject qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु + धार्मिक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; Nominative plural

Speaker

Varāha

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Social Ethics
• Dharma Traditions

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It reflects Purāṇic consolidation of ethical ideals (truth, peace, compassion) alongside inherited social categories, useful for studying normative discourse in late Sanskrit traditions.

Which geographic location is identified?

No specific location is mentioned; the verse is thematic, describing moral-social outcomes.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

Proper conduct is presented as the basis for prosperity and for cultivating truthfulness, tranquility, compassion, and dharmic stability.