Varaha Purana 210.46: Adhyaya 210, Shloka 46

Inquiry into Moral Agency (Karma) and Practical Means for the Dissolution of Sin: the Śiśumāra Contemplation

Uttara Bhāga · Outcome of Dharma Practice: Fulfillment of Aims and Freedom from Sin

Devanagari script

प्राप्नुयादीप्सितान्कामान्पापैर्मुक्तो यथासुखम् ॥ यः कुर्याद्धर्मसंयुक्तं विशुद्धेनान्तरात्मना ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 210.46

Transliteration

prāpnuyād īpsitān kāmān pāpair mukto yathāsukham | yaḥ kuryād dharma-saṃyuktaṃ viśuddhenāntarātmanā ||

ITRANS transliteration

Translation

വിശുദ്ധമായ അന്തരാത്മയോടെ ധർമ്മസഹിതമായ കർമ്മം ചെയ്യുന്നവൻ പാപമുക്തനായി സുഖത്തോടെ അഭീഷ്ടഫലങ്ങൾ പ്രാപിക്കും।

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Word by Word

• prāpnuyāt: may attain
• Type: Verb
• Form: Vidhi-liṅ-lakāra (Optative), Prathama-puruṣa (3rd person), Ekavacana (Singular), Parasmaipada
• Role: Kriyā (मुख्य क्रिया)
• Root: āp (धातु) with pra-

• īpsitān: desired
• Type: Adjective
• Form: Kta-pratyaya (क्त) past participle used adjectivally, Puṃliṅga (Masculine), Dvitīyā (Accusative, 2nd), Bahuvacana (Plural); qualifying kāmān
• Role: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Root: īpsita (प्रातिपदिक; from īps ‘to desire’)

• kāmān: desires
• Type: Noun
• Form: Puṃliṅga (Masculine), Dvitīyā (Accusative, 2nd), Bahuvacana (Plural)
• Role: Karma (कर्म)
• Root: kāma (प्रातिपदik)

• pāpaiḥ: from/by sins
• Type: Noun
• Form: Napुंसakaliṅga (Neuter), Tṛtīyā (Instrumental, 3rd), Bahuvacana (Plural)
• Role: Hetu/Karaṇa (हेतु/करण)
• Root: pāpa (प्रातिपदिक)

• muktaḥ: freed
• Type: Adjective
• Form: Kta-pratyaya (क्त) past participle, Puṃliṅga (Masculine), Prathamā (Nominative, 1st), Ekavacana (Singular); predicate adjective
• Role: Karta (कर्ता) / Viśeṣaṇa
• Root: mukta (प्रातिपदिक; from muc धातु)

• yathā-sukham: comfortably / at ease
• Type: Indeclinable
• Form: Avyayībhāva-samāsa functioning adverbially (kriyā-viśeṣaṇa): ‘according to comfort/at ease’
• Role: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Root: yathā (अव्यय) + sukha (प्रातिपदिक)

• yaḥ: who
• Type: Noun
• Form: Puṃliṅga (Masculine), Prathamā (Nominative, 1st), Ekavacana (Singular); relative pronoun
• Role: Karta (कर्ता)
• Root: yad (प्रातिपदिक)

• kuryāt: should do
• Type: Verb
• Form: Vidhi-liṅ-lakāra (Optative), Prathama-puruṣa (3rd person), Ekavacana (Singular), Parasmaipada
• Role: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Root: kṛ (धातु)

• dharma-saṃyuktam: that which is joined with dharma / righteous (act)
• Type: Adjective
• Form: Napुंसakaliṅga (Neuter), Dvitīyā (Accusative, 2nd), Ekavacana (Singular); samāsa used as object/predicate: ‘endowed with dharma’
• Role: Karma (कर्म)
• Root: dharma (प्रातिपदिक) + saṃyukta (प्रातिपदिक; from yuj धातु)

• viśuddhena: pure
• Type: Adjective
• Form: Puṃliṅga (Masculine)/Napुंसaka (Neuter) as required by agreement, Tṛtīyā (Instrumental, 3rd), Ekavacana (Singular); qualifies antarātmanā
• Role: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Root: viśuddha (प्रातिपदिक)

• antar-ātmanā: with (one’s) inner self
• Type: Noun
• Form: Puṃliṅga (Masculine), Tṛtīyā (Instrumental, 3rd), Ekavacana (Singular); samāsa: ‘with the inner self/mind’
• Role: Karaṇa (करण)
• Root: antar (उपसर्ग/पूर्वपद) + ātman (प्रातिपदिक)

Sandhi Notes

• īpsitān kāmān (no fusion)
• pāpair mukto = pāpaiḥ + muktaḥ (visarga not shown; phonetic coalescence in recitation)
• yathāsukham analyzed as avyayībhāva
• kuryād dharma- = kuryāt + dharma- (t/d sandhi)
• viśuddhenāntarātmanā = viśuddhena + antarātmanā (a+a → ā)

Speaker and setting

Shanta rasaSetting: Ethical instruction (unspecified)

Speaker

Yama

The teaching

Kind of teaching

Moral psychology / sādhanā

Subjects

EthicsPhilosophy

Core idea

Antaḥkaraṇa-śuddhi is the enabling condition for dharma to bear liberating and fulfilling fruit.

In practice

Before/while acting, purify intention through truthfulness, restraint, and remembrance; evaluate actions by both conformity to dharma and inner motive.

Dharma

Cross references

Tags

• Purāṇic Literature
• Dharma Practice
• Moral Psychology

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It connects outward practice with inward moral psychology (viśuddha antarātman), a theme shared across Dharma literature and later ethical-theological synthesis.

Which geographic location is identified?

No geographic location is referenced here.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

Actions should be dharma-aligned and motivated by a purified inner disposition; moral efficacy is linked to both conduct and intention.