Varaha Purana 210.37: Adhyaya 210, Shloka 37

Inquiry into Moral Agency (Karma) and Practical Means for the Dissolution of Sin: the Śiśumāra Contemplation

Devanagari script

नारद उवाच ॥ एतच्छ्रेयॊहितं चैव सर्वेषां वै परन्तप ॥ उपपन्नं च युक्तं च तत्त्वया समुदाहृतम् ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 210.37

Transliteration

nārada uvāca | etac chreyo-hitaṃ caiva sarveṣāṃ vai parantapa | upapannaṃ ca yuktaṃ ca tattvayā samudāhṛtam ||

Translation

नारद ने कहा कि यह बात सबके लिए अच्छी है। यह सबको भला करती है। तुमने जो बताया वो सही है और साफ-साफ समझ में आता है।

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Word by Word

• नारदः: Nārada
• नारदः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नारद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (क्रिया/Verbal action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद

• एतत्: this
• एतत्: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Nom./Acc. 1st/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• श्रेयःहितम्: beneficial and auspicious
• श्रेयःहितम्: Karma (कर्म/Object complement)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: श्रेयस् + हित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Nom./Acc. 1st/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); समासः—कर्मधारय (श्रेयश्च तत् हितं च)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण-अव्यय (particle of emphasis)

• सर्वेषाम्: of all
• सर्वेषाम्: Shashthi-sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध/Possessive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (generic), षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), बहुवचन (Plural)

• वै: indeed
• वै: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (emphatic particle)

• परन्तप: O scorcher of foes
• परन्तप: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: परन्तप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन (Singular)

• उपपन्नम्: well-established
• उपपन्नम्: Karma (कर्म/Object complement)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उपपन्न (कृदन्त; उप + पद्)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Nom./Acc. 1st/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• युक्तम्: proper/appropriate
• युक्तम्: Karma (कर्म/Object complement)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: युक्त (कृदन्त; युज्)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Nom./Acc. 1st/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• तत्त्वया: with truth / in accordance with reality
• तत्त्वया: Karana (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तत्त्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन (Singular)

• समुदाहृतम्: has been well-stated
• समुदाहृतम्: Kriya (क्रिया/Predicative)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + उद् + आ + हृ (धातु)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Nom./Acc. 1st/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle)

Speaker

Nārada

Tags

• Purāṇic Literature
• Sanskrit Dialogue
• Dharma Discourse

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It illustrates a common Purāṇic dialogic method: an interlocutor (here Nārada) validates a teaching as logically grounded and aligned with tattva, reflecting didactic norms in post-Vedic Sanskrit literature.

Which geographic location is identified?

No geographic location is specified in this verse; the focus is evaluative and philosophical rather than topographical.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The verse emphasizes that ethical guidance should be both welfare-oriented (śreyas-hita) and rationally/ontologically grounded (yukta, tattvayā).