Varaha Purana 136.82: Adhyaya 136, Shloka 82

A Sūtra-like Manual of Expiations for Ritual Transgressions

Devanagari script

अकृत्वा यो नवन्नानि मम कर्मपरायणः ॥ ततो भागवतो भूत्वा नवन्नं यो न कारयेत् ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 136.82

Transliteration

akṛtvā yo navannāni mama karmaparāyaṇaḥ || tato bhāgavato bhūtvā navannaṃ yo na kārayet ||

Translation

Jika seseorang, walaupun tekun pada amalan ritual yang berkaitan dengan-Ku, tidak menyediakan persembahan ‘navanna’, maka meskipun telah menjadi bhāgavata (pemuja), sesiapa yang tidak mengatur upacara navanna tetap menanggung kesalahan.

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Word by Word

• akṛtvā: without doing

• yaḥ: whoever

• navannāni: navanna offerings/foods (new-grain preparations)

• mama: of me

• karma-parāyaṇaḥ: intent on my rites

• tataḥ: then

• bhāgavataḥ: a devotee (bhāgavata)

• bhūtvā: having become

• navannam: navanna (collective/rite/food)

• yaḥ: whoever

• na: not

• kārayet: should perform/arrange

Speaker

Varāha (default, instructional voice)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Studies
• Vaiṣṇavism
• Ritual Economy

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It indicates how Purāṇic devotion was often framed alongside concrete offering-practices, showing the social-ritual dimension of bhakti in textual prescriptions.

Which geographic location is identified?

No geographic location is specified.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

Devotional identity is presented as consistent with fulfilling prescribed offering duties, not merely adopting a label.