Varaha Purana 41.33: Adhyaya 41, Shloka 33
Rite of the Varāha Dvādaśī Vow and an Exemplary Narrative on Expiation for Brahmin-Slaying
Pūrva Bhāga · Dharma-śāstric Ethics (Royal Counsel and Atonement)
तद्वद् भवन्तं राजेन्द्र ब्रह्मवध्यापरिप्लुतम् । उद्धरिष्यति देवोऽसौ स्वयमेव जनार्दनः ॥ ४१.३३ ॥
tadvad bhavantaṁ rājendra brahmavadhyāpariplutam | uddhariṣyati devo'sau svayam eva janārdanaḥ || 41.33 ||
tadvad bhavantaM rAjendra brahmavadhyApariplutam | uddhariShyati devo.asau svayameva janArdanaH || 41.33 ||
वैसे ही राजा, तुमने ब्राह्मण को मारा है, इस पाप में फंसे हो। जनार्दन खुद आके तुम्हे बचा लेंगे। वो खुद ही तुम्हे इस से निकाल देंगे।
Sandhi Notes
- देवः+असौ→देवोऽसौ (विसर्ग-सन्धि, अवग्रह)
Varāha
Janārdana’s स्वयमेव (of his own accord) compassion can override even the most terrifying moral burden when one is fit for rescue through turning toward him.
For grave wrongdoing, combine accountability with refuge: seek atonement and reorientation of life toward Viṣṇu rather than despairing under guilt.
Even one overwhelmed by brahmahatyā-doṣa can be delivered by Janārdana’s grace—divine deliverance is presented as the decisive remedy.
With surrender and divine favor, the crushing burden of brahmahatyā is lifted; without such refuge, the culpability continues to ‘flood’ (परिप्लुत) the agent.
Immediate narrative link to the king’s condition and the forthcoming vrata instruction (41.41.34–35)
FAQs
It reflects a common Purāṇic ethical discourse on severe transgressions (notably brahmahatyā) and the narrative framing of royal responsibility, situating moral culpability within broader soteriological themes of rescue or release.
No geographic location is named in this verse fragment; the focus is ethical and theological rather than topographic.
The verse foregrounds accountability for grave harm (especially against learned or protected social categories) while presenting the possibility of restoration/deliverance—here attributed to Janārdana—within the text’s moral framework.
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