Varaha Purana 124.33: Adhyaya 124, Shloka 33

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Devanagari script

तिर्यग्योनिं न गच्छेत कर्मणा केन केशव ।। तन्ममाचक्ष्व सकलं येन चैव सुखं भवेत् ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 124.33

Transliteration

tiryagyoniṁ na gacchet karmaṇā kena keśava || tan mamācakṣva sakalaṁ yena caiva sukhaṁ bhavet ||

Translation

Wahai Keśava, dengan amalan apakah seseorang tidak jatuh ke dalam rahim kelahiran sebagai binatang? Nyatakan kepadaku semuanya, yang dengannya benar-benar terbit kesejahteraan dan kebahagiaan.

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Word by Word

• तिर्यक्-योनिम्: animal-womb / lower birth
• तिर्यक्-योनिम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तिर्यक् (प्रातिपदिक) + योनि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (f.), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Acc. 2), एकवचन (sg); समासः षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (genitive determinative)

• न: not
• न: Pratiṣedha (निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-अव्यय (negative particle)

• गच्छेत्: should go / would go
• गच्छेत्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd), एकवचन (sg), परस्मैपदम्

• कर्मणा: by what action/deed
• कर्मणा: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (n.), तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instr. 3), एकवचन (sg)

• केन: by what?
• केन: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किम् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (m.), तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instr. 3), एकवचन (sg); प्रश्नवाचक-सर्वनाम

• केशव: O Keśava
• केशव: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: केशव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (m.), सम्बोधन-प्रथमा (Voc.), एकवचन (sg)

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (n.), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Acc. 2), एकवचन (sg); सर्वनाम

• मम: to me / of me
• मम: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Gen. 6), एकवचन (sg); सर्वनाम

• आचक्ष्व: tell / explain
• आचक्ष्व: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-चक्ष् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (imperative), मध्यम-पुरुष (2nd), एकवचन (sg), आत्मनेपदम्

• सकलम्: entire, complete
• सकलम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सकल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (n.), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Acc. 2), एकवचन (sg); विशेषणम् (qualifier)

• येन: by which
• येन: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक (m./n.), तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instr. 3), एकवचन (sg); सम्बन्धवाचक-सर्वनाम

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• एव: indeed / just
• एव: Avadhāraṇa (अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक-अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• सुखम्: happiness
• सुखम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुख (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (n.), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nom. 1), एकवचन (sg)

• भवेत्: may be / would become
• भवेत्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd), एकवचन (sg), परस्मैपदम्

Speaker

Pṛthivī (inquirer; default dialogue framework)

Tags

• Purāṇic Literature
• Vaiṣṇavism
• Karmic Theory
• Mokṣa Discourse

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It illustrates Purāṇic moral causality: specific conduct is sought to prevent lower rebirths, reflecting widely attested Indian ethical-soteriological concerns.

Which geographic location is identified?

None; the verse is soteriological rather than topographical.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

To adopt actions understood to reduce harmful karmic consequences and promote sukha (well-being) and spiritual progress.