Varaha Purana 170.85: Adhyaya 170, Shloka 85

The Birth of Gokarṇa and the Fruits of Śiva Worship

including the Śukodara Parrot Episode and Hospitality Ethics

Devanagari script

यत्फलं सङ्गमस्योक्तं शृणुयाद्द्वादशीव्रतम्॥ वियोनिस्थो राक्षसो वा तिर्यग्योनिं गतस्य वा॥

Sanskrit recitationVaraha Purana 170.85

Transliteration

yatphalaṃ saṅgamasyo ktaṃ śṛṇuyād dvādaśīvratam॥ viyonistho rākṣaso vā tiryagyoniṃ gatasya vā॥

Translation

“Adapun hasil yang dinyatakan bagi Saṅgama, dengarkanlah: bahkan sesiapa yang hanya mendengar tentang amalan vrata Dvādaśī—sama ada ia rākṣasa yang berada dalam kelahiran yang menyimpang, atau yang terlahir dalam rahim binatang—tetap termasuk dalam cakupannya.”

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Word by Word

• यत्: which/whatever
• यत्: विशेषण-सम्बन्ध (Relative determiner)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; सम्बन्धसूचक (relative pronoun)

• फलम्: fruit/result
• फलम्: कर्म/प्रत्यय (Result)
• Type: Noun
• Root: फल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• सङ्गमस्य: of the confluence (holy meeting-place)
• सङ्गमस्य: सम्बन्ध (Sambandha/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सङ्गम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (Genitive), एकवचन

• उक्तम्: said/declared
• उक्तम्: विशेषण (Predicate/qualifier of फलम्)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त—क्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; कर्मणि प्रयोग (passive sense)

• शृणुयात्: should hear
• शृणुयात्: क्रिया (Kriyā)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• द्वादशी-व्रतम्: the Dvādaśī vow
• द्वादशी-व्रतम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्वादशी (प्रातिपदिक) + व्रत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Accusative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (द्वादश्याः व्रतम्)

• वियोनि-स्थः: one situated in an evil womb/birth
• वियोनि-स्थः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वि (उपसर्ग) + योनि (प्रातिपदिक) + स्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; सप्तमी-तत्पुरुष (वियोनौ स्थितः)

• राक्षसः: a demon
• राक्षसः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राक्षस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• वा: or
• वा: विकल्प (Alternative)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा (अव्यय)
• Form: विकल्प-अव्यय (disjunctive particle)

• तिर्यक्-योनिम्: an animal birth/womb
• तिर्यक्-योनिम्: कर्म (Karma/Object of गतस्य)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तिर्यक् (प्रातिपदिक) + योनि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Accusative), एकवचन; कर्मधारय/तत्पुरुषार्थे (तिर्यग्-रूपा योनि)

• गतस्य: of one who has gone (attained)
• गतस्य: सम्बन्ध (Genitive qualifier)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त—क्त (past participle), पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (Genitive), एकवचन; सम्बन्धे (of one who has gone)

• वा: or
• वा: विकल्प (Alternative)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा (अव्यय)
• Form: विकल्प-अव्यय (disjunctive particle)

Speaker

Śabara (continuing)

Tags

• Purāṇic Narrative
• Vow Literature
• Sacred Geography
• Soteriological Motifs

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It demonstrates a common Purāṇic rhetorical strategy: expanding access to merit through śravaṇa (hearing), and using cosmological birth categories to emphasize inclusivity of the vow’s stated efficacy.

Which geographic location is identified?

A “Saṅgama” (confluence) is referenced; within this passage it is associated with Sarasvatī, implying a specific confluence-site in the text’s sacred geography.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The verse highlights the pedagogical value of listening to vow-teachings and the ideal of moral uplift extending beyond conventional social or birth categories.