Varaha Purana 211.3: Adhyaya 211, Shloka 3

Methods for the Removal of Sin and the Eulogy of Prabodhinī Ekādaśī/Dvādaśī

Devanagari script

ब्राह्मणानां हितार्थाय यदुक्तं मे प्रदक्षिणम् ॥ इदं श्रेयतमाख्यानं श्रुतं श्रुतपरं पदम् ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 211.3

Transliteration

brāhmaṇānāṃ hitārthāya yad uktaṃ me pradakṣiṇam || idaṃ śreyatamākhyānaṃ śrutaṃ śrutaparaṃ padam ||

Translation

ब्राह्मण लोगों के भले के लिए मुझे प्रदक्षिणा के बारे में बताया गया। यह बात बहुत अच्छी है और हमें मिल गई। इससे बड़ा कोई सीख नहीं है।

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Word by Word

• ब्राह्मणानाम्: of the Brahmins
• ब्राह्मणानाम्: Shashthi-sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध/Possessive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्राह्मण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), बहुवचन (Plural)

• हितार्थाय: for the welfare (purpose)
• हितार्थाय: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान/Dative purpose)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हित + अर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (Dative/4th), एकवचन (Singular)

• यत्: which (that)
• यत्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Nom./Acc.), एकवचन (Singular)

• उक्तम्: said, spoken
• उक्तम्: Kriya-visheshana (क्रिया-विशेषण/Predicative)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle/क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• मे: to me / of me
• मे: Shashthi-sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी/चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (Gen./Dat.), एकवचन (Singular), सर्वनाम

• प्रदक्षिणम्: circumambulation; rite of going around
• प्रदक्षिणम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रदक्षिण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Nom./Acc.), एकवचन (Singular)

• इदम्: this
• इदम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Nom./Acc.), एकवचन (Singular)

• श्रेयतम: best, most beneficial
• श्रेयतम: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: श्रेयस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; अतिशय (superlative sense: 'best')

• आख्यानम्: narration, account
• आख्यानम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आख्यान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• श्रुतम्: heard
• श्रुतम्: Kriya-visheshana (क्रिया-विशेषण/Predicative)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle/क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• श्रुतपरम्: supreme in what is heard; based on śruti
• श्रुतपरम्: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: श्रुत + पर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• पदम्: word; teaching; statement
• पदम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

Speaker

Nārada

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Ritual Studies
• Purāṇic Dharma Discourse

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It illustrates how Purāṇic texts legitimize practices by linking them to ‘heard’ authoritative tradition, a common strategy in dharma literature.

Which geographic location is identified?

No location is specified; the verse is about the status and transmission of a ritual instruction.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The emphasis is on communicating practices framed as beneficial and tradition-grounded, aimed at communal welfare.