Varaha Purana 136.13: Adhyaya 136, Shloka 13

A Sūtra-like Manual of Expiations for Ritual Transgressions

Devanagari script

किं त्वत्र त्रिगुणं देव पवित्रे शिवभाषिते ॥ स तव रमते नित्यं भगवान्स्तु महामतिः ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 136.13

Transliteration

kiṃ tv atra triguṇaṃ deva pavitre śivabhāṣite || sa tava ramate nityaṃ bhagavāṃs tu mahāmatiḥ ||

Translation

Namun, wahai Deva, apakah aspek tiga serangkai yang berkaitan dengan tiga guṇa di sini, dalam perkara yang menyucikan yang diucapkan oleh Śiva? Kerana Bhagavān yang berakal budi agung itu sentiasa berkenan padanya.

Ask anything about this verse...Ask

Word by Word

• किम्: what?
• किम्: कर्म/प्रश्न (Interrogative object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किम् (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom./Acc.), एकवचन (Singular); प्रश्नवाचक (interrogative)

• तु: but / indeed
• तु: निपात (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle: but/indeed)

• अत्र: here
• अत्र: अधिकरण (Location)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक अव्यय (adverb of place)

• त्रिगुणम्: the three guṇas / triple quality
• त्रिगुणम्: कर्म (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रि + गुण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom./Acc.), एकवचन (Singular); द्विगु/संख्यापूर्वक-तत्पुरुष: ‘three qualities’

• देव: O Lord
• देव: सम्बोधन (Address/Vocative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन (Singular)

• पवित्रे: in/with the holy (matter)
• पवित्रे: अधिकरण (Locative)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पवित्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषण

• शिवभाषिते: in what is spoken by Śiva
• शिवभाषिते: अधिकरण (Locative)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शिव + भाषित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन (Singular); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: ‘spoken by Śiva’

• सः: he
• सः: कर्ता (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• तव: of you / your
• तव: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन (Singular)

• रमते: delights / rejoices
• रमते: क्रिया (Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: रम् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular); आत्मनेपद

• नित्यम्: always
• नित्यम्: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नित्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन (Singular); क्रियाविशेषणरूपेण (adverbial accusative): ‘always’

• भगवान्: the Blessed Lord
• भगवान्: कर्ता (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भगवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• तु: indeed
• तु: निपात (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle: indeed/but)

• महामतिः: the great-minded one
• महामतिः: कर्ता (Apposition to भगवान्)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा + मति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular); कर्मधारय: ‘great’ + ‘mind/intellect’ = ‘great-minded’

Speaker

Pṛthivī (inquirer, implied continuation)

Tags

• Sāṃkhya Vocabulary in Purāṇas
• Purāṇic Dialogue
• Comparative Sectarian Discourse
• Sanskrit Semantics

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It illustrates how Purāṇic narration integrates philosophical vocabulary (triguṇa) into discussions of ritual spaces and authoritative speech (śivabhāṣita).

Which geographic location is identified?

No explicit geographic identifier appears in this verse.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

It encourages reflective inquiry into why culturally complex spaces and practices are regarded as purifying, rather than relying on surface assumptions.