Varaha Purana 178.8: Adhyaya 178, Shloka 8

Ritual Observance for Reciting the Deeds of Śatrughna

Remembrance of the Slaying of Lavaṇa

Uttara Bhāga · Ritual Observances and Merit (Results/Phalaśruti)

Devanagari script

सर्वपापविनिर्मुक्तः पितृभिः सह मोदते ॥ स्वर्गलोके चिरं कालं यावत्स्थित्यन्तजन्मनः ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 178.8

Transliteration

sarvapāpavinirmuktaḥ pitṛbhiḥ saha modate || svargaloke ciraṃ kālaṃ yāvat sthityantajanmanaḥ ||

ITRANS transliteration

Translation

Setelah bebas daripada segala dosa, dia bersukacita bersama para leluhur (pitṛ) dan tinggal lama di alam syurga—hingga genap tempoh yang ditentukan bagi kelahiran itu (di sana).

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Word by Word

• सर्व-पाप-विनिर्मुक्तः: freed from all sins
• Type: Adjective
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (पापात् विनिर्मुक्तः; ‘freed from sins’), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन
• Role: कर्ता (Karta; subject-qualifier)
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + पाप (प्रातिपदिक) + विनिर्मुक्त (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; मुच् धातु)

• पितृभिः: with the ancestors
• Type: Noun
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया विभक्ति (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन
• Role: सहकारक/सहयोग (Sahakāraka; accompaniment)
• Root: पितृ (प्रातिपदिक)

• सह: together with
• Type: Indeclinable
• Form: सहार्थक अव्यय (preposition-like indeclinable)
• Role: सह (Accompaniment marker)
• Root: सह (अव्यय)

• मोदते: rejoices
• Type: Verb
• Form: लट् (Present), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन
• Role: क्रिया (Verb)
• Root: मुद् (धातु)

• स्वर्ग-लोके: in the heavenly world
• Type: Noun
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास; पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी विभक्ति (Locative), एकवचन
• Role: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa; place)
• Root: स्वर्ग (प्रातिपदिक) + लोक (प्रातिपदिक)

• चिरम्: for a long time
• Type: Indeclinable
• Form: कालवाचक अव्यय (adverb of time)
• Role: कालाधिकरण (Temporal adverb)
• Root: चिरम् (अव्यय/नपुंसक-प्रातिपदिक)

• कालम्: time (duration)
• Type: Noun
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति (Accusative; duration), एकवचन
• Role: कालाधिकरण (Duration/extent)
• Root: काल (प्रातिपदिक)

• यावत्: as long as; until
• Type: Indeclinable
• Form: परिमाण/अवधि-बोधक अव्यय (until/as long as)
• Role: अवधि (Limit marker)
• Root: यावत् (अव्यय)

• स्थिति-अन्त-जन्मनः: of (him) whose birth ends with the end of the stay
• Type: Noun
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास; ‘(one) whose birth has an end at the end of (heavenly) stay’; पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी विभक्ति (6th/Genitive), एकवचन
• Role: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation)
• Root: स्थिति (प्रातिपदिक) + अन्त (प्रातिपदिक) + जन्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)

Sandhi Notes

• सर्व+पाप+विनिर्मुक्तः→सर्वपापविनिर्मुक्तः
• स्वर्ग+लोके→स्वर्गलोके
• यावत्+स्थिति+अन्त+जन्मनः→यावत्स्थित्यन्तजन्मनः (त्+स् संधि)

Speaker and setting

Shanta and Hasya rasaSetting: Cosmic realm

Speaker

Varāha

The teaching

Kind of teaching

Karma-phala (impermanence of heavenly reward)

Subjects

EthicsCosmology

Core idea

Even exalted post-mortem enjoyments are time-bound by the remaining stock of merit that conditions that birth.

In practice

Pursue dharma and devotion without clinging to svarga as final; aim for lasting liberation rather than temporary celestial reward.

Dharma

Cross references

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Eschatology
• Vaiṣṇavism
• Sanskrit Philology

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It exemplifies Purāṇic reward-language linking ritual performance to moral purification and post-mortem cosmological outcomes.

Which geographic location is identified?

No specific place-name occurs in this verse; it speaks generally of svargaloka (a cosmological realm rather than a terrestrial site).

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The verse frames ethical causality: meritorious acts are presented as leading to purification and beneficial outcomes for oneself and one’s ancestral lineage.