Varaha Purana 162.32: Adhyaya 162, Shloka 32

The Efficacy and Merit of Cakra-tīrtha

Devanagari script

आत्मनस्त्यागिनश्चैव आपस्तम्बोऽब्रवीदिदम् ॥ आत्मघाती नरः पापो नरके पच्यते चिरम् ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 162.32

Transliteration

ātmanastyāginaś caiva āpastambo ’bravīd idam || ātmaghātī naraḥ pāpo narake pacyate ciram ||

Translation

ആത്മത്യാഗിയെക്കുറിച്ച് ആപസ്തംബൻ ഇങ്ങനെ പറഞ്ഞു: ആത്മഹത്യ ചെയ്യുന്ന മനുഷ്യൻ പാപിയാണ്; അവൻ നരകത്തിൽ ദീർഘകാലം പീഡിക്കപ്പെടുന്നു.

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Word by Word

• आत्मनः: of oneself / of the self
• आत्मनः: सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आत्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन

• त्यागिनः: of the renouncer (one who gives up)
• त्यागिनः: सम्बन्ध (Genitive dependent)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्यागिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन; (आत्मनः इति षष्ठी-सम्बन्धेन)

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• एव: indeed / just
• एव: अवधारण (emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चय/अवधारण-अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• आपस्तम्बः: Āpastamba
• आपस्तम्बः: कर्ता (Karta/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आपस्तम्ब (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

• अब्रवीत्: said / spoke
• अब्रवीत्: क्रिया (मुख्य क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ब्रू (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect/लङ्), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• इदम्: this (statement)
• इदम्: कर्म (Karma/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन

• आत्मघाती: self-killer / suicide-doer
• आत्मघाती: कर्ता (Karta/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आत्मघातिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: आत्मन् + घातिन्

• नरः: a man
• नरः: कर्ता (Karta/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

• पापः: sinful
• पापः: कर्ता-विशेषण (subject qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पाप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; विशेषण (नरः इति)

• नरके: in hell
• नरके: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नरक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन

• पच्यते: is cooked / is tormented
• पच्यते: क्रिया (मुख्य क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पच् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present/लट्), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद; कर्मणि प्रयोग (passive)

• चिरम्: for a long time
• चिरम्: कालाधिकरण (temporal adjunct)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: चिरम् (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of time)

Speaker

Varāha (default dialogue framework; fragment cites Āpastamba as quoted authority)

Tags

• Purāṇic Literature
• Dharmaśāstra Reception
• Ethical Discourse
• Vaishnavism (textual milieu)

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It preserves a Dharmaśāstric-style ethical stance within a Purāṇic narrative frame, explicitly invoking Āpastamba as an authoritative voice.

Which geographic location is identified?

No explicit geographic location appears in this verse.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The verse frames self-killing (ātmaghāta) as a serious moral transgression with severe post-mortem consequences.