Varaha Purana 96.36: Adhyaya 96, Shloka 36

The Threefold Power: The Raudrī Observance and the Manifestation of Chāmuṇḍā

Devanagari script

यथेमं शृणुया इत्यात्रिशक्यास्तु समुद्भवम् ॥ सर्वपापविनिर्मुक्तो पदं गच्छत्यनामयम् ॥

Sanskrit recitationVaraha Purana 96.36

Transliteration

yathemaṃ śṛṇuyā ityā triśakyāstu samudbhavam || sarvapāpavinirmukto padaṃ gacchatyanāmayam ||

Translation

ത്രിശക്യയുടെ ഉദ്ഭവകഥ ആരെങ്കിലും ശ്രവിച്ചാൽ, അവൻ സർവപാപങ്ങളിൽ നിന്നു വിമുക്തനായി നിരാമയമായ പദം പ്രാപിക്കുന്നു.

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Word by Word

• yathā: as, in the manner that
• yathā: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yathā (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction/Adverb (समुच्चय/क्रियाविशेषण)

• imam: this (one/this text)
• imam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: idam (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• śṛṇuyāt: should hear
• śṛṇuyāt: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: śru (धातु)
• Form: Optative (विधिलिङ्), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद), 3rd Person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन)

• iti: thus
• iti: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: Quotative particle (इति-निपात)

• ā: indeed/just (particle)
• ā: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ā (अव्यय)
• Form: Particle (निपात), often emphatic/limitative

• tri-śakyāḥ: the three Śakyas (or three capable ones)
• tri-śakyāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tri (प्रातिपदिक) + śakya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural (बहुवचन); द्विगु: three Śakyas / three capable ones (name/group)

• tu: but, indeed
• tu: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: Concessive/contrast particle (निपात)

• samudbhavam: origin, arising
• samudbhavam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: samudbhava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• sarva-pāpa-vinirmuktaḥ: freed from all sins
• sarva-pāpa-vinirmuktaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक) + pāpa (प्रातिपदिक) + vinirmukta (कृदन्त, past participle)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); कृदन्त: vi-nir-√muc (मुच् धातु) क्त; compound: sarvāṇi pāpāni (abl/gen sense) vinirmuktaḥ

• padam: state, abode, position
• padam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pada (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• gacchati: goes, attains
• gacchati: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: gam (धातु)
• Form: Present (लट्), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद), 3rd Person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन)

• anāmayam: free from disease/sorrow
• anāmayam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: an-āmaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); agrees with padam

Speaker

Varāha (default, speaker not explicit in excerpt)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Studies
• Sanskrit Philology

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

Phalaśruti passages are a hallmark of Purāṇic transmission culture, documenting how texts were framed for public recitation and memorization, often linking listening to ethical purification.

Which geographic location is identified?

No geographic location is specified; the verse focuses on the act of hearing and its stated outcome.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

It promotes attentive listening to tradition as a means of moral purification, emphasizing receptivity and remembrance as valued practices.