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Varaha Purana 183.6: Adhyaya 183, Shloka 6

Installation of a Clay Icon (Mṛnmayārcā) and the Ritual Protocol of Worship

अर्चनं त्वपरं वेद्यां मम कर्मपरिग्रहात् ॥ केचिल्लोकापवादेन ख्यात्यै कुर्वन्ति केचन ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 183.6

arcanaṃ tv aparaṃ vedyāṃ mama karmaparigrahāt || kecil lokāpavādena khyātyai kurvanti kecana ||

എന്നാൽ എന്റെ വിധിക്കപ്പെട്ട കർമങ്ങളെ ഏറ്റെടുക്കുന്ന ദൃഷ്ടിയിൽ അർച്ചനയുടെ മറ്റൊരു ഭേദവും അറിയേണ്ടതാണ്: ചിലർ ലോകനിന്ദയുടെ ഭയത്താൽ, ചിലർ പ്രശസ്തിക്കായി ചെയ്യുന്നു।

अर्चनम्worship; act of worship
अर्चनम्:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootअर्चन (प्रातिपदिक; अर्च्-धातोः भाव/कर्मनाम)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग (n.), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nom. 1) / द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Acc. 2), एकवचन (sg.); वाक्ये विषय/उद्देश्यरूपेण
तुbut
तु:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतु (अव्यय)
Formविरोध/विशेषार्थक-अव्यय (particle: but/indeed)
अपरम्other; different
अपरम्:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeAdjective
Rootअपर (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग (n.), प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Nom./Acc.), एकवचन (sg.); विशेषण अर्चनम्-विशेषण
वेद्याम्to be understood/known
वेद्याम्:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeAdjective
Rootवेद्या (प्रातिपदिक; √विद् सेव्य/ज्ञेयार्थे, ‘to be known’)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग (f.), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Acc. 2), एकवचन (sg.); तव्यत्/यत्-प्रत्ययान्त (gerundive: ‘to be known/understood’); (understood: विधिम्/रीतिम्)
ममmy
मम:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
TypeNoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formषष्ठी-विभक्ति (Gen. 6), एकवचन (sg.)
कर्मपरिग्रहात्from (the standpoint of) undertaking the rites
कर्मपरिग्रहात्:
Apadana (अपादान)
TypeNoun
Rootकर्म (प्रातिपदिक) + परिग्रह (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग (m.), पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (Abl. 5), एकवचन (sg.); तत्पुरुष-समास: ‘कर्मणः परिग्रहः’ (acceptance/undertaking of rites)
केचित्some (people)
केचित्:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootकिम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग (m.), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nom. 1), बहुवचन (pl.); अनिश्चितवाचक (indefinite: some)
लोकापवादेनby public blame/criticism
लोकापवादेन:
Karana (करण)
TypeNoun
Rootलोक (प्रातिपदिक) + अपवाद (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग (m.), तृतीया-विभक्ति (Inst. 3), एकवचन (sg.); तत्पुरुष-समास: ‘लोकस्य अपवादः’ (public censure/rumor)
ख्यात्यैfor fame
ख्यात्यै:
Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
TypeNoun
Rootख्याति (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग (f.), चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (Dat. 4), एकवचन (sg.)
कुर्वन्तिdo; perform
कुर्वन्ति:
Kriya (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootकृ (धातु)
Formलट्-लकार (present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), बहुवचन (pl.); परस्मैपद
केचनsome (others)
केचन:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootकिम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग (m.), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nom. 1), बहुवचन (pl.); अनिश्चितवाचक (some others)

Varāha (default, reflective instruction)

C
Classical Literature
P
Purāṇic Studies
E
Ethics in Sanskrit Literature
R
Ritual Studies

FAQs

It records a critical awareness of social motivations around ritual practice—useful for historians studying public religiosity, reputation, and normative pressure.

No geographic location is named; the emphasis is on social context.

To distinguish sincere commitment to prescribed practice from actions driven primarily by fame or fear of public reproach.

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