Varaha Purana 142.46: Adhyaya 142, Shloka 46

The Greatness of Esoteric Practice: Menstrual Impurity, Mental Equanimity, and Seasonal Conjugal Ethics

Devanagari script

तत एतेन मन्त्रेण शुद्धा भूमे रजस्वलाः ॥ ये तु कुर्वन्ति कर्माणि स्नातास्नातानि भागशः ॥

Sanskrit recitationVaraha Purana 142.46

Transliteration

tata etena mantreṇa śuddhā bhūme rajasvalāḥ || ye tu kurvanti karmāṇi snātāsnātāni bhāgaśaḥ

Translation

ແລ້ວໂດຍມົນຕຣານີ້ ໂອ ແມ່ທຣະນີ ສະຕຣີຜູ້ມີລະດູຈະໄດ້ຮັບຄວາມບໍລິສຸດ—ຄືຜູ້ທີ່ປະຕິບັດກຳຕາມພິທີ ຈະອາບນ້ຳແລ້ວຫຼືບໍ່ອາບ ກໍຕາມສ່ວນທີ່ຄວນເຮັດ।

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Word by Word

• tataḥ: then/thereafter
• tataḥ: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatas (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), adverb (क्रियाविशेषण)

• etena: by this
• etena: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: etad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• mantreṇa: by the mantra
• mantreṇa: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mantra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular

• śuddhāḥ: purified
• śuddhāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śuddha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural (बहुवचन)

• bhūme: O Earth
• bhūme: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhūmi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Vocative (8th/सम्बोधन), Singular

• rajasvalāḥ: menstruating women
• rajasvalāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rajasvalā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural

• ye: who (those who)
• ye: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural

• tu: but/indeed
• tu: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya, particle (निपात), adversative/emphatic

• kurvanti: do/perform
• kurvanti: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (धातु)
• Form: Present tense (लट्), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Plural (बहुवचन)

• karmāṇi: rites/actions
• karmāṇi: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: karman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Plural

• snāta-asnātāni: (both) bathed and unbathed (i.e., with/without bathing)
• snāta-asnātāni: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: snāta (कृदन्त, √snā धातु) + asnāta (कृदन्त, √snā धातु)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Plural; dvandva compound (द्वन्द्व) used adjectivally qualifying karmāṇi

• bhāgaśaḥ: in parts/separately
• bhāgaśaḥ: Prakāra (प्रकार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: bhāgaśas (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Avyaya, adverb (क्रियाविशेषण) meaning distributively

Speaker

Varāha

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Ritual
• Śauca (Purity) Discourse
• Gender and Practice (Textual Category)

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It exemplifies how Purāṇic texts engage purity discourse using mantra and procedural compliance, offering a textual window into historical norms of ritual eligibility.

Which geographic location is identified?

No geographic location is mentioned.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

To follow specified procedures (including mantra-recitation and allotted steps) as the basis for ritual readiness, rather than treating bodily states as absolute barriers.