Varaha Purana 37.32: Adhyaya 37, Shloka 32

The Threefold Discipline (Mental, Physical, Verbal) and the Salvific Power of Hearing Nārāyaṇa’s Name

Devanagari script

यः पुनर्ब्राह्मणान् पूज्य स्ववक्त्रेण नमो हरिम् । वदन् प्राणं विमुच्येत मुक्तावसौ वीतकिल्बिषः ॥ ३७.३२ ॥

Sanskrit recitationVaraha Purana 37.32

Transliteration

yaḥ punar brāhmaṇān pūjya svavaktreṇa namo harim | vadan prāṇaṃ vimucyeta muktāv asau vītakilbiṣaḥ || 37.32 ||

Translation

ແຕ່ຜູ້ໃດກໍຕາມ ທີ່ໄດ້ນົບນ້ອມບູຊາພຣາຫມັນ ແລະກ່າວດ້ວຍປາກຂອງຕົນເອງວ່າ “ນະໂມ ຫະຣິ” ແລ້ວໃນຂະນະກ່າວນັ້ນປ່ອຍລົມຫາຍໃຈຊີວິດ ຜູ້ນັ້ນຍ່ອມໄດ້ຮັບການປົດປ່ອຍ; ເມື່ອບັນລຸມຸກຕິ ຍ່ອມເປັນຜູ້ທີ່ບາບມົນທິນຖືກຊໍາລະແລ້ວ।

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Word by Word

• yaḥ: who
• yaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• punar: again/further
• punar: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/adverb)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: punar (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, क्रियाविशेषण (again/further)

• brāhmaṇān: Brahmins
• brāhmaṇān: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brāhmaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन

• pūjya: having worshipped
• pūjya: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √pūj (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त, ल्यप्/क्त्वार्थक (gerund-like), अव्ययकृदन्त; ‘having worshipped/honored’

• sva-vaktreṇa: with his own mouth
• sva-vaktreṇa: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sva-vaktra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; स्वस्य वक्त्रम् (with one’s own mouth)

• namo: salutation
• namo: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: namas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभूत-रूप (indeclinable usage of namas), ‘salutation’

• harim: to Hari (Viṣṇu)
• harim: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hari (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• vadan: saying
• vadan: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √vad (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त, शतृ (present active participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘saying’ (agreeing with yaḥ)

• prāṇam: life-breath
• prāṇam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prāṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• vimucyeta: would give up/release
• vimucyeta: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vi-√muc (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• muktaḥ: liberated
• muktaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √muc (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त, क्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘liberated’

• eva: indeed
• eva: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, निपात (restrictive/emphatic: indeed/only)

• asau: that person
• asau: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: adas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• vīta-kilbiṣaḥ: free from sin
• vīta-kilbiṣaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vīta-kilbiṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; किल्बिषं वीतः (free from sin)

Speaker

Varāha (default attribution within Varāha–Pṛthivī dialogue framework)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Studies
• Vaiṣṇavism
• Dharma-śāstra Interface

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It reflects a common Purāṇic ethical-soteriological linkage: social-ritual virtue (honoring Brāhmaṇas) and devotional utterance (salutation to Hari) are presented as efficacious markers within liberation discourse.

Which geographic location is identified?

No geographic location is named in this verse; it focuses on conduct (pūjā) and a devotional formula (namaḥ harim).

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The verse foregrounds respectful honoring of Brāhmaṇas and mindful verbal acknowledgment of Hari, framing these acts as ethically meritorious and associated with release from demerit at life’s end.