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Varaha Purana 210.54: Adhyaya 210, Shloka 54

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

सौम्यरूपो यदा चन्द्रः कुरुते च प्रदक्षिणाम् ॥ हृदि कृत्वा तु तत्पापं यो ध्यायेदक्षरं शुचिः ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 210.54

saumyarūpo yadā candraḥ kurute ca pradakṣiṇām | hṛdi kṛtvā tu tatpāpaṃ yo dhyāyed akṣaraṃ śuciḥ ||

जब चंद्रमा अपना साफ रूप दिखाता है और परिक्रमा करता है। जो इंसान अपने दिल में उस पाप को रखे और अक्षर का ध्यान करे, वो साफ हो जाता है।

saumyarūpaḥgentle-formed
saumyarūpaḥ:
Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootsaumya + rūpa (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular); बहुव्रीहि (having a gentle form)
yadāwhen
yadā:
Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootyadā (अव्यय)
Formकालवाचक-अव्यय (when)
candraḥthe Moon
candraḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootcandra (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)
kurutedoes / performs
kurute:
Kriyā (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√kṛ (धातु)
Formलट् (Present), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular)
caand
ca:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootca (अव्यय)
Formसमुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)
pradakṣiṇāmcircumambulation
pradakṣiṇām:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootpradakṣiṇā (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन (Singular)
hṛdiin the heart
hṛdi:
Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Roothṛd (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन (Singular)
kṛtvāhaving placed/done
kṛtvā:
Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√kṛ (धातु)
Formक्त्वान्त-अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund/absolutive), ‘having done’
tuindeed
tu:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Roottu (अव्यय)
Formनिपात (particle)
tatpāpamthat sin
tatpāpam:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Roottat + pāpa (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन (Singular); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष/सर्वनाम-सम्बन्ध (that sin)
yaḥwho
yaḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootyad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular); सम्बन्धबोधक
dhyāyetshould meditate
dhyāyet:
Kriyā (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√dhyai (धातु)
Formविधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular)
akṣaramthe imperishable syllable (Akṣara)
akṣaram:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootakṣara (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन (Singular)
śuciḥpure
śuciḥ:
Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootśuci (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषण (of the meditator)

Varāha

P
Purāṇic Literature
R
Ritual-Contemplative Synthesis
M
Moral Introspection

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The verse combines ritual gesture (pradakṣiṇā) with inward moral cognition (placing sin in the heart) and meditation on akṣara, illustrating a layered model of purification in Purāṇic religio-philosophical culture.

No location is named; the imagery is celestial and introspective.

Purification is associated with self-awareness of wrongdoing and disciplined meditation, rather than mere external action.

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