Varaha Purana 136.82: Adhyaya 136, Shloka 82

A Sūtra-like Manual of Expiations for Ritual Transgressions

Devanagari script

अकृत्वा यो नवन्नानि मम कर्मपरायणः ॥ ततो भागवतो भूत्वा नवन्नं यो न कारयेत् ॥

Sanskrit recitationVaraha Purana 136.82

Transliteration

akṛtvā yo navannāni mama karmaparāyaṇaḥ || tato bhāgavato bhūtvā navannaṃ yo na kārayet ||

Translation

എന്റെ കര്‍മങ്ങളില്‍ പരായണനായിട്ടും ‘നവന്ന’ ഒരുക്കാത്തവന്‍—പിന്നീട് ഭാഗവതന്‍ (ഭക്തന്‍) ആയിട്ടും നവന്നവിധി നടത്താത്തവന്‍ ദോഷത്തിന് പാത്രനാകുന്നു.

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Word by Word

• akṛtvā: without doing

• yaḥ: whoever

• navannāni: navanna offerings/foods (new-grain preparations)

• mama: of me

• karma-parāyaṇaḥ: intent on my rites

• tataḥ: then

• bhāgavataḥ: a devotee (bhāgavata)

• bhūtvā: having become

• navannam: navanna (collective/rite/food)

• yaḥ: whoever

• na: not

• kārayet: should perform/arrange

Speaker

Varāha (default, instructional voice)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Studies
• Vaiṣṇavism
• Ritual Economy

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It indicates how Purāṇic devotion was often framed alongside concrete offering-practices, showing the social-ritual dimension of bhakti in textual prescriptions.

Which geographic location is identified?

No geographic location is specified.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

Devotional identity is presented as consistent with fulfilling prescribed offering duties, not merely adopting a label.