Varaha Purana 136.21: Adhyaya 136, Shloka 21

A Sūtra-like Manual of Expiations for Ritual Transgressions

Devanagari script

नष्टसंज्ञो हतज्ञानो नष्टयोगबलोऽबलः ॥ तत ईशो मया चोक्तो वाक्यमेवं सुखावहम्

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 136.21

Transliteration

naṣṭasaṃjño hatajñāno naṣṭayogabalo'balaḥ || tata īśo mayā cokto vākyam evaṃ sukhāvaham

Translation

Tanpa kesedaran, pengetahuannya terganggu, dan kekuatan yoganya lenyap sehingga menjadi lemah; lalu aku menegur Sang Īśa dengan kata-kata ini yang membawa kelegaan.

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Word by Word

• naṣṭasaṃjñaḥ: one whose consciousness is lost
• naṣṭasaṃjñaḥ: Karta (कर्ता) (descriptive of subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: naṣṭa + saṃjñā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Bahuvrīhi (बहुव्रीहि): ‘naṣṭā saṃjñā yasya’; Masculine, Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular

• hatajñānaḥ: one whose knowledge is destroyed
• hatajñānaḥ: Karta (कर्ता) (descriptive)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: hata + jñāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Bahuvrīhi: ‘hataṃ jñānaṃ yasya’; Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• naṣṭayogabalaḥ: one whose yogic power is lost
• naṣṭayogabalaḥ: Karta (कर्ता) (descriptive)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: naṣṭa + yoga + bala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Bahuvrīhi: ‘naṣṭaṃ yogabalaṃ yasya’; Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• abalaḥ: weak/powerless
• abalaḥ: Karta (कर्ता) (descriptive)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: abala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular; predicate adjective

• tataḥ: then
• tataḥ: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण) / temporal setting
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatas (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Avyaya, adverb ‘then’

• īśaḥ: the Lord
• īśaḥ: Karma (कर्म) in passive construction with ‘uktaḥ’ (object spoken to/about)
• Type: Noun
• Root: īśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular

• mayā: by me
• mayā: Karana (करण) / agent-instrument in passive (कर्तृ-तृतीया)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun; Instrumental (तृतीया/3), Singular

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya, conjunction (समुच्चय)

• uktaḥ: was spoken/addressed
• uktaḥ: Kriya (क्रिया) (passive predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vac (धातु) → ukta (कृदन्त)
• Form: Kridanta, past passive participle (क्त); Masculine, Nominative, Singular; predicate with ‘īśaḥ’

• vākyam: a statement/words
• vākyam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vākya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (द्वितीया/2), Singular; object of ‘uktaḥ’ understood as ‘vākyam (mayā) uktam’

• evam: thus
• evam: Kriya-viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: evam (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya, adverb (प्रकारवाचक) ‘thus’

• sukhāvaham: bringing happiness
• sukhāvaham: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण) of object
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sukha + āvaha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa/Karmadhāraya sense: ‘sukhaṃ āvahati iti’; Neuter, Accusative (द्वितीया/2), Singular; qualifies ‘vākyam’

Speaker

Varāha (default framework)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Vaishnavism

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

The verse uses psychological and yogic vocabulary (saṃjñā, jñāna, yoga-bala) characteristic of later Sanskrit religious literature integrating soteriological and narrative registers.

Which geographic location is identified?

No geographic location appears in this verse.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

It highlights compassionate intervention through speech—supportive counsel as a means to restore stability and agency.