Varaha Purana 187.77: Adhyaya 187, Shloka 77

Determination of the Origin and Procedure of the Ancestral Offering

Pitṛyajña/Śrāddha

Devanagari script

मम चैव प्रसादेन तस्य बुद्धिं ददाम्यहम् ॥ जातस्य सर्वभूतस्य कालमृत्युरुपस्थितः ॥

Sanskrit recitationVaraha Purana 187.77

Transliteration

mama caiva prasādena tasya buddhiṁ dadāmy aham || jātasyā sarvabhūtasya kālamṛtyur upasthitaḥ ||

Translation

എന്റെ പ്രസാദത്താൽ ഞാൻ അവനു ബുദ്ധി നൽകുന്നു. ജനിച്ച എല്ലാ ജീവികൾക്കും കാലവും മരണവും സമീപത്തുണ്ട്.

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Word by Word

• मम: my
• मम: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति (सम्बन्ध), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-निपात

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक-निपात

• प्रसादेन: by (my) grace/favor
• प्रसादेन: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रसाद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), एकवचन

• तस्य: of him / his
• तस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति (सम्बन्ध), एकवचन

• बुद्धिम्: understanding/intellect
• बुद्धिम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बुद्धि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन

• ददामि: I give
• ददामि: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (present), उत्तम-पुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• जातस्य: of the born (being)
• जातस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: जात (कृदन्त; √जन्)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; भूतकृत्-प्रत्यय (क्त) ‘born’

• सर्वभूतस्य: of every being
• सर्वभूतस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व-भूत (प्रातिपदिक; सर्व + भूत)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—कर्मधारयः (‘all beings’)

• कालमृत्युः: time and death
• कालमृत्युः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काल-मृत्यु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—इतरेतर-द्वन्द्वः (कालः च मृत्युः च)

• उपस्थितः: has arrived / is present
• उपस्थितः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उपस्थित (कृदन्त; उप-√स्था)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; भूतकृत्-प्रत्यय (क्त) ‘arrived/present’

Speaker

Varāha (default narrative voice, speaker not explicit in fragment)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Philosophy
• Dharma Discourse

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It encapsulates a widespread Indic philosophical motif: mortality is universal and immediate, framed through the personified/compound notion of kāla (time) and mṛtyu (death).

Which geographic location is identified?

No geographic location is mentioned.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

To cultivate discernment (buddhi) in view of the inevitability of death, which contextualizes ritual and moral action.