Varaha Purana 167.4: Adhyaya 167, Shloka 4

The Glory of the Viśrānti Tīrtha and the Account of a Rākṣasa’s Liberation

Devanagari script

पुण्यतीर्थं समासाद्य न च स्नानं करोति सः ॥ वेदवेदाङ्गरहितः परदाररतः सदा ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 167.4

Transliteration

puṇyatīrthaṃ samāsādya na ca snānaṃ karoti saḥ || vedavedāṅgarahitaḥ paradārarataḥ sadā ||

Translation

പുണ്യതീർത്ഥം പ്രാപിച്ചിട്ടും അവൻ സ്നാനം ചെയ്തില്ല. അവൻ വേദവും വേദാംഗങ്ങളും ഇല്ലാത്തവൻ; എപ്പോഴും പരസ്ത്രീയിൽ ആസക്തനായിരുന്നു.

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Word by Word

• पुण्य-तीर्थम्: a holy pilgrimage-place
• पुण्य-तीर्थम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुण्य (प्रातिपदिक) + तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय-समास (पुण्यं तीर्थम्), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• समासाद्य: having approached
• समासाद्य: पूर्वकाल (Pūrvakāla/Anterior action)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सम्-आ-√सद् (धातु) + ल्यप् (कृदन्त)
• Form: ल्यप्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययीभावरूप कृदन्त (gerund/absolutive), 'having approached'

• न: not
• न: निषेध (Negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्यय

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

• स्नानम्: bathing
• स्नानम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्नान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• करोति: does
• करोति: क्रिया (Kriyā/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• सः: he
• सः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• वेद-वेदाङ्ग-रहितः: devoid of the Vedas and Vedāṅgas
• वेद-वेदाङ्ग-रहितः: विशेषण (Viśeṣaṇa)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वेद (प्रातिपदिक) + वेदाङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक) + रहित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वन्द्व (वेद + वेदाङ्ग) ततः षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (तयोः रहितः), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• पर-दार-रतः: attached to others’ wives
• पर-दार-रतः: विशेषण (Viśeṣaṇa)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पर (प्रातिपदिक) + दार (प्रातिपदिक) + रत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष (परस्य दारेषु रतः), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• सदा: always
• सदा: काल (Kāla/Time)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of time)

Speaker

Varāha

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Ethics
• Sacred Geography
• Social Norms

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It reflects a normative linkage between pilgrimage culture, learning traditions (Veda/vedāṅga), and social conduct in Purāṇic moral storytelling.

Which geographic location is identified?

A ‘puṇya-tīrtha’ is mentioned generically here; no specific site-name is given in this verse.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

Neglect of customary observances and learning, coupled with sexual misconduct, is presented as a composite pattern of ethical failure.