Varaha Purana 136.67: Adhyaya 136, Shloka 67

A Sūtra-like Manual of Expiations for Ritual Transgressions

Devanagari script

अग्निवर्णां सुरां पीत्वा तेन मुच्येत किल्बिषात् ॥ य एतेन विधानेन प्रायश्चित्तं समाचरेत्

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 136.67

Transliteration

agnivarṇāṁ surāṁ pītvā tena mucyeta kilbiṣāt || ya etena vidhānena prāyaścittaṁ samācaret

Translation

അഗ്നിവർണ്ണമായ സുര കുടിച്ചാൽ, അതിനാൽ അവൻ പാപത്തിൽ നിന്ന് മോചിതനാകാം. ഈ വിധാനപ്രകാരം പ്രായശ്ചിത്തം അനുഷ്ഠിക്കുന്നവൻ…

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Word by Word

• अग्नि-वर्णाम्: fire-colored
• अग्नि-वर्णाम्: कर्म-विशेषण (Object qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अग्नि (प्रातिपदिक) + वर्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (‘अग्नेः वर्णः यस्याः सा’)

• सुराम्: liquor (surā)
• सुराम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुरा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• पीत्वा: having drunk
• पीत्वा: पूर्वकाल-क्रिया (Prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पा (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (Gerund/Absolutive), ‘having drunk’

• तेन: by that
• तेन: करण (Karaṇa/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग; तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), एकवचन; ‘by that/thereby’

• मुच्येत: would be freed
• मुच्येत: क्रिया (Kriyā/Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: मुच् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ्-लकार (Optative), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद; कर्मणि/भावे अर्थः (‘would be released’)

• किल्बिषात्: from sin, from guilt
• किल्बिषात्: अपादान (Apādāna/Source)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किल्बिष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (Ablative), एकवचन

• यः: who
• यः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सम्बन्धवाचक-सर्वनाम

• एतेन: by this
• एतेन: करण (Karaṇa/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग; तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• विधानेन: by the procedure, by the rule
• विधानेन: करण (Karaṇa/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विधान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• प्रायश्चित्तम्: expiation
• प्रायश्चित्तम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रायश्चित्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• समाचरेत्: should perform
• समाचरेत्: क्रिया (Kriyā/Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: चर् (धातु) + सम्-आ (उपसर्गौ)
• Form: विधिलिङ्-लकार (Optative), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

Speaker

Varāha

Tags

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

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It shows internal diversity in expiation discourse: alongside strict prohibitions, some passages articulate specific ritualized remedies, useful for comparative Dharma-śāstra study.

Which geographic location is identified?

No geographic location is mentioned.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The text frames wrongdoing as addressable through formally defined procedures, emphasizing rule-governed ethical repair.