Varaha Purana 174.33: Adhyaya 174, Shloka 33

The Sanctifying Power of River Confluences: Release from the Preta-State and the Rite of Śravaṇa Dvādaśī with Vāmana Worship

Devanagari script

यतीनां पूजको नित्यं न प्रेतो जायते नरः ॥ त्रीणद्भिः पञ्च चैकेन वा प्रतिनित्यं तु पोषयेत्

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 174.33

Transliteration

yatīnāṃ pūjako nityaṃ na preto jāyate naraḥ || trīn adbhīḥ pañca caikena vā pratinityaṃ tu poṣayet

Translation

യതിമാരെ (സന്ന്യാസികളെ) നിത്യം പൂജിക്കുന്നവൻ പ്രേതനായി ജനിക്കുകയില്ല. കൂടാതെ പ്രതിദിനം മൂന്ന്, അല്ലെങ്കിൽ അഞ്ച്, അല്ലെങ്കിൽ ഒരു അളവുകൊണ്ടെങ്കിലും മറ്റുള്ളവരെ പോഷിപ്പിക്കണം.

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Word by Word

• यतीनाम्: of ascetics
• यतीनाम्: सम्बन्ध (Genitive/Relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन (Plural)

• पूजकः: worshipper
• पूजकः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पूजक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• नित्यम्: always
• नित्यम्: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नित्य (प्रातिपदिक/अव्ययीभाववत्)
• Form: काल/नित्यत्वार्थक अव्यय (adverb: 'always')

• न: not
• न: निषेध (Negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक अव्यय (negation particle)

• प्रेतः: a ghost/departed spirit
• प्रेतः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रेत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• जायते: is born/becomes
• जायते: क्रिया (Kriyā/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जन् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular)

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

• त्रीन्: three
• त्रीन्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन (Plural); संख्यावाचक (numeral)

• अद्भिः: with water
• अद्भिः: करण (Karaṇa/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अप्/अद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (आपः), तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन (Plural)

• पञ्च: five
• पञ्च: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पञ्च (प्रातिपदिक/अव्ययवत्)
• Form: संख्यावाचक; द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative) बहुवचनार्थे (used as numeral 'five')

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (Coordination)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक अव्यय (conjunction)

• एकेन: with one / by one
• एकेन: करण (Karaṇa/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन (Singular); संख्यावाचक

• वा: or
• वा: विकल्प (Alternative)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा (अव्यय)
• Form: विकल्पार्थक अव्यय (disjunctive particle: 'or')

• प्रतिनित्यम्: daily
• प्रतिनित्यम्: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्रति + नित्य (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-समास: प्रति + नित्यम्; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb: 'daily/regularly')

• तु: indeed/but
• तु: सम्बन्ध (Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: विरोध/अनुक्रमार्थक अव्यय (particle: 'but/indeed')

• पोषयेत्: should nourish/support
• पोषयेत्: क्रिया (Kriyā/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पुष् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular)

Speaker

Brāhmaṇa (continuation)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Ethics
• Ascetic Traditions
• Sanskrit Philology

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It highlights the cultural role of renunciants (yatins) and the ideal of routine hospitality as a stabilizing social ethic in Purāṇic communities.

Which geographic location is identified?

No geographic location is named in this verse.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

Practice regular respect toward ascetics and maintain daily habits of supporting others, even in small amounts.