Varaha Purana 136.104: Adhyaya 136, Shloka 104

A Sūtra-like Manual of Expiations for Ritual Transgressions

Devanagari script

शुद्धो भागवतः श्रेष्ठस्त्वपराधविवर्जितः ॥ प्रायश्चित्तं प्रवक्ष्यामि मम भक्तसुखावहम् ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 136.104

Transliteration

śuddho bhāgavataḥ śreṣṭhas tv aparādhavivarjitaḥ || prāyaścittaṃ pravakṣyāmi mama bhakta-sukhāvaham ||

Translation

ശുദ്ധനായ ഭാഗവത ഭക്തൻ ശ്രേഷ്ഠൻ, അപരാധരഹിതൻ; എന്റെ ഭക്തർക്കു ക്ഷേമം നൽകുന്ന പ്രായശ്ചിത്തം ഞാൻ പ്രസ്താവിക്കും.

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Word by Word

• śuddhaḥ: pure
• śuddhaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (Adjectival qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śuddha (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga (Masculine/पुंलिङ्ग), Prathamā vibhakti (Nominative/प्रथमा), Ekavacana (Singular/एकवचन); past passive participle used adjectivally (भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त)

• bhāgavataḥ: a devotee of Bhagavān
• bhāgavataḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhāgavata (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana (contextual; form also matches Ṣaṣṭhī sg, but here as subject with śuddhaḥ/śreṣṭhaḥ)

• śreṣṭhaḥ: excellent, best
• śreṣṭhaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (Adjectival qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śreṣṭha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana

• tu: but/indeed
• tu: Sambandha-bodhaka (Connector/सम्बन्धबोधक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; particle/conjunction (निपात) expressing contrast/emphasis

• aparādha-vivarjitaḥ: free from offenses
• aparādha-vivarjitaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (Adjectival qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: aparādha (प्रातिपदिक) + vivarjita (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa (तत्पुरुष) compound; Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana; vivarjita = past passive participle (भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त)

• prāyaścittam: expiation, penance
• prāyaścittam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prāyaścitta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter/नपुंसक), Dvitīyā vibhakti (Accusative/द्वितीया), Ekavacana

• pravakṣyāmi: I shall proclaim
• pravakṣyāmi: Kriyā (Predicate action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra√vac (धातु)
• Form: Laṭ/near-future sense as per context? actually Luṭ (Periphrastic future/लुट्) or simple future (Lṛṭ/लृट्) form: 1st person (Uttama/उत्तम), Singular (Ekavacana/एकवचन), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद)

• mama: my
• mama: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Ṣaṣṭhī vibhakti (Genitive/षष्ठी), Ekavacana; pronoun (सर्वनाम)

• bhakta-sukhāvaham: bringing happiness to devotees
• bhakta-sukhāvaham: Viśeṣaṇa (Adjectival qualifier of prāyaścittam/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: bhakta (प्रातिपदिक) + sukha (प्रातिपदिक) + āvaha (प्रातिपदिक from ā√vah, ‘bringing’)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa compound; Napuṃsaka, Dvitīyā, Ekavacana agreeing with prāyaścittam; āvaha used as adjectival stem ‘bringing’

Speaker

Varāha

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇa Studies
• Vaiṣṇavism
• Bhakti

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It shows how Purāṇic materials often blend expiatory ritual with devotional identity, indicating a cross-fertilization of dharma and bhakti idioms.

Which geographic location is identified?

No location is named.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The verse elevates freedom from offense and purity of conduct, while presenting expiation as a means to re-establish ethical-devotional integrity.