Varaha Purana 187.86: Adhyaya 187, Shloka 86

Determination of the Origin and Procedure of the Ancestral Offering

Pitṛyajña/Śrāddha

Devanagari script

एवं सञ्चिन्तयानस्तु न शोकं कर्तुमर्हसि ॥ त्यज शोकं महाभाग शोकः सर्वविनाशनः ॥

Sanskrit recitationVaraha Purana 187.86

Transliteration

evaṃ sañcintayānas tu na śokaṃ kartum arhasi | tyaja śokaṃ mahābhāga śokaḥ sarvavināśanaḥ ||

Translation

ഇങ്ങനെ ആലോചിക്കുന്നവനായി നീ ദുഃഖിക്കേണ്ടതില്ല. ഹേ മഹാഭാഗ, ശോകം ഉപേക്ഷിക്ക; ശോകം എല്ലാം നശിപ്പിക്കുന്നതാണ്.

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Word by Word

• एवम्: thus, in this way
• एवम्: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (adverb of manner)

• सञ्चिन्तयानः: thinking, reflecting
• सञ्चिन्तयानः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-चिन्त् (धातु) → सञ्चिन्तयत् (कृदन्त)
• Form: वर्तमानकाले शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (present active participle); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; परस्मैपदी; ‘thinking/reflecting’

• तु: but, indeed
• तु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (particle), विरोध/अन्वयार्थक

• न: not
• न: Pratiṣedha (प्रतिषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निषेध-निपात (negation particle)

• शोकम्: grief, sorrow
• शोकम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन

• कर्तुम्: to do, to make
• कर्तुम्: Prayojana/Anukriyā (प्रयोजन/अनुक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु) → कर्तुम् (तुमुन्-प्रत्यय)
• Form: तुमुनन्त (infinitive); क्रियार्थक अव्यय-स्वरूप; ‘to do/make’

• अर्हसि: you ought, you deserve
• अर्हसि: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अर्ह् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (present); मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपदी

• त्यज: abandon, give up
• त्यज: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: त्यज् (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (imperative); मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदी

• शोकम्: grief
• शोकम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• महाभाग: O fortunate one, O noble one
• महाभाग: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महाभाग (प्रातिपदिक: महा + भाग)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; सम्बोधन (8th/vocative), एकवचन; विशेषणार्थक संबोधन

• शोकः: grief
• शोकः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• सर्वविनाशनः: destroyer of everything
• सर्वविनाशनः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्वविनाशन (प्रातिपदिक: सर्व + विनाशन)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेषण (adjective) शोकस्य

Speaker

Varāha (default, instructor voice)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Ethics
• Counsel Literature
• Vaiṣṇavism

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It belongs to a widespread South Asian genre of consolatory instruction where grief is analyzed as a practical and ethical impediment rather than merely an emotion.

Which geographic location is identified?

No geographic site is referenced in this counsel.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The instruction is to restrain grief through reflective understanding, since grief is portrayed as corrosive to one’s overall well-being and duties.