Varaha Purana 137.44: Adhyaya 137, Shloka 44

The Tale of the Vulture and the She-Jackal: The Māhātmya of the Saukarava Sacred Field

Devanagari script

एवं वै मानुषो भूत्वा अपराधविवर्जितः ॥ गमनं तस्य क्षेत्रस्य मरणं तत्र कारणम्

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 137.44

Transliteration

evaṁ vai mānuṣo bhūtvā aparādha-vivarjitaḥ || gamanaṁ tasya kṣetrasya maraṇaṁ tatra kāraṇam

Translation

Demikianlah sesungguhnya, setelah menjadi manusia dan bebas daripada pelanggaran, perjalanannya ke kṣetra suci itu—dan kematiannya di sana—dinyatakan sebagai sebab yang berkesan (bagi hasil yang dijanjikan).

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Word by Word

• evam: thus
• evam: Sambandha (सम्बन्धः)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: evam (अव्यय)
• Form: रीत्यर्थक-अव्यय (adverb of manner)

• vai: indeed
• vai: Sambandha (सम्बन्धः)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vai (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चयार्थक/खल्वर्थक-अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• mānuṣaḥ: a man/human
• mānuṣaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mānuṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• bhūtvā: having become
• bhūtvā: Purvakala (पूर्वकालः)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhū (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय-भावकृदन्त (gerund/absolutive), ‘having become’

• aparādha-vivarjitaḥ: free from offence
• aparādha-vivarjitaḥ: Visheshana (विशेषणम्)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: aparādha + vivarjita (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः—‘aparādha’ (offence) ‘vivarjita’ (devoid of)

• gamanam: going
• gamanam: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gamana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• tasya: of that
• tasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्धः)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• kṣetrasya: of the field/place
• kṣetrasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्धः)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kṣetra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• maraṇam: death
• maraṇam: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: maraṇa (प्रातिपदik)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• tatra: there
• tatra: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (locative adverb: ‘there’)

• kāraṇam: cause
• kāraṇam: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kāraṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

Speaker

Varāha (default, dialogue framework)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Sacred Geography
• Vaiṣṇavism
• Pilgrimage Studies

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It shows a typical Purāṇic linkage between sacred geography and moral qualification (freedom from aparādha), framing pilgrimage and death-in-place as a mechanism of merit.

Which geographic location is identified?

The verse refers generically to “that kṣetra”; the broader passage (not fully included here) indicates a Saukara-related sacred region.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

Moral restraint—being free from transgression—is presented as a prerequisite for the kṣetra-related spiritual outcome.