Varaha Purana 190.33: Adhyaya 190, Shloka 33

Determinative Exposition on Śrāddha and the Pitṛyajña

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Devanagari script

तिर्यग्भ्यश्च विमुच्यन्ते प्रेतभावेन मानवाः ॥ नरके पच्यमानानां त्राता भवति मानवः ॥

Sanskrit recitationVaraha Purana 190.33

Transliteration

tiryagbhiyaś ca vimucyante pretabhāvena mānavāḥ | narake pacyamānānāṃ trātā bhavati mānavaḥ ||

Translation

Bahkan mereka yang telah jatuh ke alam kelahiran sebagai binatang juga dilepaskan (apabila dibantu) melalui keadaan sebagai preta; dan bagi mereka yang diseksa di neraka, manusialah yang menjadi penyelamat.

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Word by Word

• तिर्यग्भ्यः: from animals (lower births)
• तिर्यग्भ्यः: Apadana (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तिर्यक् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (अपादान), बहुवचन; Ablative plural (from animals/creatures)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• विमुच्यन्ते: are freed / are released
• विमुच्यन्ते: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि+मुच् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; आत्मनेपद; Passive sense 'are released'

• प्रेतभावेन: by the condition of being a preta (ghost-state)
• प्रेतभावेन: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रेतभाव (प्रातिपदिक: प्रेत + भाव)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), एकवचन; Instrumental singular (by/through the state of being a preta)

• मानवाः: humans
• मानवाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मानव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; Nominative plural

• नरके: in hell
• नरके: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नरक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (अधिकरण), एकवचन; Locative singular

• पच्यमानानाम्: of those being tormented (cooked)
• पच्यमानानाम्: Sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पच् (धातु) + शानच् (कृदन्त)
• Form: वर्तमानकाले कर्मणि-प्रयोगे शानच्-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त; पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; Genitive plural (of those being cooked/tormented)

• त्राता: savior / rescuer
• त्राता: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रातृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Nominative singular

• भवति: becomes / is
• भवति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• मानवः: a human (man)
• मानवः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मानव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Nominative singular

Speaker

Varāha (default dialogue framework; instructor voice)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Dharma
• Vaishnavism
• Ancestral Rites

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It reflects a Purāṇic-era synthesis of ritual duty and post-mortem cosmology, emphasizing social-ethical responsibility toward the departed.

Which geographic location is identified?

No specific sacred geography is named in this verse fragment.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

Humans are portrayed as capable of aiding the departed, implying responsibility toward ancestors and vulnerable beings through prescribed rites.