Varaha Purana 202.39: Adhyaya 202, Shloka 39

Description of Infernal Punishments and the Ripening of Karmic Consequences

Uttara Bhāga · Karmavipāka and Naraka (Ethical Retribution Narratives)

Devanagari script

तत्रापि दारुणं दुःखमुपभुङ्क्ते दुरात्मवान् ॥ सर्वदुष्कृतकार्येषु सह सङ्घातचिन्तकैः ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 202.39

Transliteration

tatrāpi dāruṇaṃ duḥkham upabhuṅkte durātmavān || sarvaduṣkṛtakāryeṣu saha saṅghātacintakaiḥ ||

ITRANS transliteration

Translation

वहाँ भी उस बुरा आदमी को बड़ा दुख मिलता है। वो लोगों के साथ मिल के बुरा काम करता है जो गलत काम सोचते हैं।

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Word by Word

• तत्र: there
• Type: Indeclinable
• Form: अव्यय; देश/प्रसङ्गवाचक
• Role: अधिकरण (स्थान/Adhikaraṇa)
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)

• अपि: also
• Type: Indeclinable
• Form: अव्यय; ‘also/even’
• Role: सम्बन्ध (particle)
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)

• दारुणम्: severe
• Type: Adjective
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; (दुःखम् इति विशेष्ये)
• Role: कर्मविशेषण (object-qualifier)
• Root: दारुण (प्रातिपदिक)

• दुःखम्: suffering
• Type: Noun
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन
• Role: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Root: दुःख (प्रातिपदिक)

• उपभुङ्क्ते: experiences/enjoys (undergoes)
• Type: Verb
• Form: लट्-लकार, आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन
• Role: क्रिया (Verb)
• Root: उप+√भुज् (धातु)

• दुरात्मवान्: evil-minded person
• Type: Noun
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; बहुव्रीहि, कर्तृपद
• Role: कर्ता (कर्ता/Subject)
• Root: दुरात्मन् + वत् (प्रातिपदिक)

• सर्वदुष्कृतकार्येषु: in all sinful acts
• Type: Noun
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; तत्पुरुष (बहुपद) ‘in all evil-deed activities’
• Role: अधिकरण (विषय/Adhikaraṇa)
• Root: सर्व + दुष्कृत + कार्य (प्रातिपदिक)

• सह: together with
• Type: Indeclinable
• Form: अव्यय; सहार्थक उपसर्ग/निपात ‘together with’ (सह + तृतीया)
• Role: सहकारक (association)
• Root: सह (अव्यय)

• सङ्घातचिन्तकैः: with group-plotters/conspirators
• Type: Noun
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/तृतीया), बहुवचन; तत्पुरुष ‘plotting/contriving in groups’
• Role: सहकारी (associates; सह-योग)
• Root: सङ्घात + चिन्तक (प्रातिपदिक)

Sandhi Notes

• तत्रापि = तत्र + अपि
• दुःखमुपभुङ्क्ते = दुःखम् + उपभुङ्क्ते (म् + उ → मुप्)

Speaker and setting

Karuna and Bhayanaka rasaSetting: Otherworld/liminal rebirth condition

Speaker

Varāha

The teaching

Kind of teaching

Ethics of intention and association

Subjects

Ethics

Core idea

Duṣṭa-buddhi (corrupt intention) and saṅga (harmful association) intensify karmic bondage and suffering.

In practice

Avoid gangs/collectives devoted to harm; choose sādhusaṅga, transparency, and accountability in communal action.

Dharma

Cross references

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Narrative
• Social Ethics
• Karma Theory

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

The verse is notable for extending karmic accountability to collaborative or organized wrongdoing, a theme that intersects with broader Dharmaśāstra discussions of complicity.

Which geographic location is identified?

No location is specified.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

Participation in coordinated harmful actions is treated as ethically weighty, implying responsibility not only for individual acts but also for collective planning.