Varaha Purana 147.25: Adhyaya 147, Shloka 25

The Sacred Merit of Goniṣkramaṇa

the Tīrtha of the Cows’ Emergence/Release

Devanagari script

विज्ञापयामो रुद्रस्य शापोऽयं विनिवर्त्तताम् ॥ संतप्ताः स्म वयं सर्वे तस्माच्छापं निवर्त्तय ॥

Sanskrit recitationVaraha Purana 147.25

Transliteration

vijñāpayāmo rudrasya śāpo ’yaṃ vinivarttatām | santaptāḥ sma vayaṃ sarve tasmāc chāpaṃ nivarttaya ||

Translation

“ഞങ്ങൾ അപേക്ഷിക്കുന്നു—രുദ്രന്റെ ഈ ശാപം പിൻവാങ്ങട്ടെ. ഞങ്ങൾ എല്ലാവരും പീഡിതരാണ്; അതിനാൽ ശാപം നീക്കുക.”

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Word by Word

• vijñāpayāmaḥ: we inform/request
• vijñāpayāmaḥ: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vi + jñap (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), परस्मैपद, उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), बहुवचन (plural)

• rudrasya: of Rudra
• rudrasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rudra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (genitive, 6th), एकवचन

• śāpaḥ: curse
• śāpaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śāpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (nominative, 1st), एकवचन

• ayam: this
• ayam: Visheshya (विशेष्य)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (nominative, 1st), एकवचन

• vinivartatām: let it cease/turn back
• vinivartatām: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vi + ni + vṛt (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; आज्ञार्थे (injunctive/benedictive sense)

• santaptāḥ: afflicted
• santaptāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sam + tap (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त—क्त (PPP), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; with ‘vayam’

• sma: indeed/then (particle)
• sma: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sma (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya, particle used with present to indicate past/continuative nuance (स्म-प्रयोग)

• vayam: we
• vayam: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• sarve: all
• sarve: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; agrees with ‘vayam’

• tasmāt: therefore/from that
• tasmāt: Hetu (हेतु)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Ablative-form used adverbially: पञ्चमी (ablative, 5th) एकवचन in sense ‘therefore/from that’

• śāpam: the curse
• śāpam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śāpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (accusative, 2nd), एकवचन

• nivartaya: remove/turn back
• nivartaya: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ni + vṛt (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), परस्मैपद, मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन

Speaker

Unspecified petitioners (defaults to primary dialogue frame: Varāha as narrator; petition voiced by the afflicted party)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Narrative
• Dharma and Consequence
• Ritual Remediation

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It preserves a formal register of supplication (vijñāpana) typical of Purāṇic and epic narrative, indicating how moral injury is addressed through acknowledged procedures.

Which geographic location is identified?

No location is named in this verse; it focuses on the act of petitioning for relief.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The verse emphasizes admitting shared suffering and seeking rectification through appropriate channels rather than denial or escalation.