Varaha Purana 13.52: Adhyaya 13, Shloka 52

The Genealogy of the Pitṛs and the Determination of Śrāddha Times

Devanagari script

अपि धन्यः कुले जायादस्माकं मतिमान् नरः । अकुर्वन् वित्तशाठ्यं यः पिण्डान् यो निर्वपिष्यति ॥ १३.५२ ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 13.52

Transliteration

api dhanyaḥ kule jāyād asmākaṃ matimān naraḥ | akurvan vittaśāṭhyaṃ yaḥ piṇḍān yo nirvapiṣyati || 13.52 ||

Translation

ຂໍໃຫ້ເກີດຊາຍຜູ້ມີວາສະນາ ແລະມີປັນຍາ ໃນວົງຕະກູນຂອງພວກເຮົາ—ຜູ້ບໍ່ຫລອກລວງເລື່ອງຊັບສິນ ແລະຈະຖວາຍປິນດາ (ອາຫານບູຊາບັນພະບຸລຸດ) ຢ່າງຖືກຕ້ອງ।

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Word by Word

• अपि: indeed / even
• अपि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/वाक्यसम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (particle), अर्थे—‘even/indeed/also’

• धन्यः: fortunate, blessed
• धन्यः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dhanya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषण

• कुले: in the family
• कुले: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kula (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• जायात्: may be born
• जायात्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: jan (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन

• अस्माकम्: of us / our
• अस्माकम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन; सर्वनाम

• मतिमान्: intelligent, wise
• मतिमान्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: matimat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषण

• नरः: man
• नरः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• अकुर्वन्: not doing
• अकुर्वन्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (धातु)
• Form: वर्तमानकाले कृदन्त; शतृ-प्रत्यय (present active participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; नकारार्थे ‘a-’ = ‘not doing’

• वित्तशाठ्यम्: deceit regarding wealth
• वित्तशाठ्यम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vitta (प्रातिपदिक) + śāṭhya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (वित्तस्य शाठ्यम्)

• यः: who
• यः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; सम्बन्धसूचक सर्वनाम

• पिण्डान्: funeral rice-balls (piṇḍas)
• पिण्डान्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: piṇḍa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन

• यः: who
• यः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; सम्बन्धसूचक सर्वनाम

• निर्वपिष्यति: will offer / will place (as offering)
• निर्वपिष्यति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: nir-√vap (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; उपसर्ग ‘निर्-’

Speaker

Varāha (default dialogue framework; instructor voice)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Dharma Discourse
• Vaishnavism
• Ritual Studies

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It reflects a common Purāṇic concern with household ethics and ancestral rites, linking social virtue (non-deceit in wealth) with continuity of family ritual obligations (piṇḍa-offerings).

Which geographic location is identified?

No specific geographic location is named in this verse; the focus is ethical-ritual conduct within a family lineage.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

To avoid financial deceit (vittaśāṭhya) and to responsibly maintain ancestral obligations through proper piṇḍa-offerings.