Varaha Purana 202.71: Adhyaya 202, Shloka 71

Description of Infernal Punishments and the Ripening of Karmic Consequences

Devanagari script

पापस्य सुकृतस्याथ प्रजानां विनिपातने ॥ भूतानां चाप्यसम्मानं दुष्प्रहारश्च सर्वशः

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 202.71

Transliteration

pāpasya sukṛtasyātha prajānāṃ vinipātane || bhūtānāṃ cāpy asammānaṃ duṣprahāraś ca sarvaśaḥ

Translation

ഇങ്ങനെ ജീവികളുടെ പതനത്തിൽ പാപത്തിന്റെയും സുകൃതത്തിന്റെയും (മിശ്ര) ഫലം ഉണ്ടാകുന്നു; കൂടാതെ ഭूतജന്തുക്കളോടുള്ള അപമാനവും എല്ലാതരത്തിലും കഠിനമായ പ്രഹാരവും സംഭവിക്കുന്നു.

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Word by Word

• पापस्य: of sin
• पापस्य: सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठीविभक्ति (Genitive/षष्ठी), एकवचन

• सुकृतस्य: of merit / good deed
• सुकृतस्य: सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुकृत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठीविभक्ति, एकवचन

• अथ: then / now
• अथ: सम्बन्धसूचक (discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अनुक्रम/समुच्चयार्थक (particle: then/now)

• प्रजानाम्: of creatures / people
• प्रजानाम्: सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रजा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठीविभक्ति, बहुवचन

• विनिपातने: in downfall / in destruction
• विनिपातने: अधिकरण (सप्तमी/Locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विनिपातन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमीविभक्ति (Locative/सप्तमी), एकवचन

• भूतानाम्: of beings
• भूतानाम्: सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भूत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठीविभक्ति, बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक (conjunction: and)

• अपि: also / even
• अपि: सम्बन्धसूचक (particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अप्यर्थ/सम्भावनार्थ (particle: also/even)

• असम्मानम्: disrespect / dishonour
• असम्मानम्: कर्म (Karma/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: असम्मान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/द्वितीया), एकवचन

• दुष्प्रहारः: a grievous blow / harsh assault
• दुष्प्रहारः: कर्ता (Karta/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दुष् + प्रहार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/प्रथमा), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (उपपद/विशेषणपूर्वक): दुष्टः प्रहारः

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक

• सर्वशः: in every way / wholly
• सर्वशः: क्रियाविशेषण (adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सर्वशः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb: in every way/entirely)

Speaker

Varāha (default dialogue frame)

Tags

• Purāṇic Literature
• Ethical Instruction
• Ahiṃsā-adjacent Themes
• Karmic Discourse

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

The verse aligns Purāṇic ethics with broader Indic concerns about harm, social disorder, and the moral evaluation of conduct toward living beings.

Which geographic location is identified?

No geographic location is named here.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

Disrespect and harmful aggression toward beings are presented as morally consequential behaviors associated with social and existential decline.