Varaha Purana 136.111 — Adhyaya 136, Shloka 111

A Sūtra-like Manual of Expiations for Ritual Transgressions

Devanagari script

आरोग्यानां महारोग्यं मङ्गलानां तु मङ्गलम् ॥ रत्नानां परमं रत्नं सर्वपापप्रणाशनम् ॥

Transliteration

ārogyānāṁ mahārogyaṁ maṅgalānāṁ tu maṅgalam || ratnānāṁ paramaṁ ratnaṁ sarvapāpapraṇāśanam

Translation

ആരോഗ്യങ്ങളിൽ ഇതു മഹാരോഗ്യം, മംഗളങ്ങളിൽ പരമ മംഗളം; രത്നങ്ങളിൽ പരമ രത്നം—സകല പാപങ്ങളും നശിപ്പിക്കുന്നതു।

Word by Word

• ārogyānām: of healths; of well-being
• ārogyānām: Sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ārogya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Genitive (षष्ठी/6), Plural (बहुवचन)

• mahā-ārogyam: great health
• mahā-ārogyam: Pradhāna (विधेय/प्रधान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahā + ārogya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Compound noun (कर्मधारय), Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative/Accusative (प्रथमा/1 or द्वितीया/2), Singular (एकवचन)

• maṅgalānām: of auspicious things
• maṅgalānām: Sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: maṅgala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Genitive (षष्ठी/6), Plural (बहुवचन)

• tu: but; indeed
• tu: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: Particle (निपात), contrast/emphasis

• maṅgalam: auspiciousness; blessing
• maṅgalam: Pradhāna (विधेय/प्रधान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: maṅgala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative/Accusative (प्रथमा/1 or द्वितीया/2), Singular (एकवचन)

• ratnānām: of jewels
• ratnānām: Sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ratna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Genitive (षष्ठी/6), Plural (बहुवचन)

• paramam: supreme; highest
• paramam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: parama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative/Accusative (प्रथमा/1 or द्वितीया/2), Singular (एकवचन); qualifying ratnam

• ratnam: jewel
• ratnam: Pradhāna (विधेय/प्रधान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ratna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative/Accusative (प्रथमा/1 or द्वितीया/2), Singular (एकवचन)

• sarva-pāpa-praṇāśanam: destroyer of all sins
• sarva-pāpa-praṇāśanam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva + pāpa + praṇāśana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Compound (तत्पुरुष; genitive relation understood: ‘of all sins’), Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative/Accusative (प्रथमा/1 or द्वितीया/2), Singular (एकवचन); used as predicate/epithet

Speaker

Varāha (default dialogue framework)

Varaha Avatara Context

Varaha Avatara Context: {"is_varaha_focus":false,"aspect_highlighted":"None","boar_form_detail":"None","earth_interaction":"None"}

Bhu Devi Dialogue

Bhu Devi Dialogue: {"is_dialogue":false,"speaker_role":"instructor","bhu_devi_state":"None","key_question":"None"}

Mathura Mandala

Mathura Mandala: {"is_mathura_related":false,"specific_site":"None","parikrama_context":"None","krishna_connection":"Implicit Vaiṣṇava stuti tone; no Mathurā-specific foreshadowing stated."}

Dharma Shastra

Dharma Shastra: {"has_dharma_rule":false,"topic":"None","instruction_summary":"None","karmic_consequence":"None"}

Vrata Mahatmya

Vrata Mahatmya: {"has_vrata":false,"vrata_name":"None","tithi_month":"None","promised_fruit":"None"}

Cosmic Boar Symbolism

Cosmic Boar Symbolism: {"has_symbolism":false,"symbolic_interpretation":"None","yajna_varaha_imagery":"None","vedantic_connection":"None"}

Philosophical Teaching

Philosophical Teaching: {"has_teaching":true,"teaching_type":"bhakti / nāma-śabda-mahātmyā","core_concept":"Sacred recitation is framed as the highest ‘ratna’—a supreme good that heals and destroys pāpa.","practical_application":"Treat daily recitation as a primary spiritual medicine: prioritize it over merely external auspicious tokens."}

Subject Matter

Subject Matter: ["Ethics","Ritual Practice"]

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: śānta

Geographic Context

Type: None

Cross References

Related Themes: Varāha Purāṇa 136.122, 136.124-125 (same praise of daily recitation and its fruits)

Visual Art Cues

Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"An allegorical tableau: the recitation/mantra appears as a radiant jewel emitting healing light, dispelling dark forms labeled as pāpa, while auspicious symbols bloom around it.","item_prompts":["central glowing jewel or manuscript","rays of light","dark smoke-like ‘pāpa’ dissolving","lotuses","śaṅkha-cakra motifs","healing herbs or amṛta pot"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural: central gem/manuscript with concentric halos; stylized lotuses; subdued demons of pāpa fading at edges.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore: thick gold-leaf halo around the ‘parama-ratna’; embossed auspicious motifs; deep red/green background.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore: refined ornamentation; luminous gradients; delicate depiction of dissolving darkness and blooming lotuses.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari: poetic symbolism—small jewel/manuscript on a lotus pedestal; pale clouds carrying maṅgala emblems; minimalistic pāpa shadows."}

Audio Atmosphere

Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"uplifting, laudatory, purifying","suggested_raga":"Hamsadhwani","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"bright, ringing, confident"}

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Praise-Style (stuti)
• Vaiṣṇavism

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

The verse uses a common Purāṇic rhetorical form—ranking metaphors (health, auspiciousness, jewel)—to promote a practice/text as culturally valuable and morally purifying.

Which geographic location is identified?

No location is named in this verse.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

It frames the praised practice/text as morally corrective (removing pāpa), encouraging adherence through value metaphors rather than legal command.