Varaha Purana 20.34 — Adhyaya 20, Shloka 34

The Birth of the Aśvins: Solar Lineage, Saṃjñā and Chāyā, and the Granting of a Hymn and Boons

Devanagari script

य इदं शृणुयान्नित्यमश्विभ्यां जन्म चोत्तमम् । सर्वपापविनिर्मुक्तः पुत्रवान् जायते नरः ॥ २०.३४ ॥

Transliteration

ya idaṃ śṛṇuyān nityam aśvibhyāṃ janma cottamam | sarvapāpavinirmuktaḥ putravān jāyate naraḥ || 20.34 ||

Translation

Sesiapa yang sentiasa mendengar kisah ini—tentang kelahiran yang unggul yang berkaitan dengan pasangan dewa Aśvin—akan terbebas daripada segala dosa dan dikurniai zuriat, yakni seorang anak lelaki.

Word by Word

• yaḥ: who (he who)
• yaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Sarvanāma (सर्वनाम), Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन)

• idam: this
• idam: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Sarvanāma (सर्वनाम), Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया/2), Singular (एकवचन)

• śṛṇuyāt: should hear / may listen
• śṛṇuyāt: Kriyā (क्रिया/Verbal action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: śru (धातु)
• Form: Vidhi-liṅ (विधिलिङ्/Optative), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद), Third person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन)

• nityam: always, regularly
• nityam: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण/Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: nitya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), Adverb (क्रियाविशेषण)

• aśvibhyām: by/with the Aśvins (the twin gods)
• aśvibhyām: Karaṇa (करण/Instrument or association)
• Type: Noun
• Root: aśvin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Instrumental (तृतीया/3), Dual (द्विवचन)

• janma: birth, origin (account)
• janma: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: janman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया/2), Singular (एकवचन)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), Conjunction (समुच्चयबोधक)

• uttamam: excellent, supreme
• uttamam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: uttama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया/2), Singular (एकवचन); Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण) of 'janma'

• sarva-pāpa-vinirmuktaḥ: freed from all sins
• sarva-pāpa-vinirmuktaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject complement)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक) + pāpa (प्रातिपदिक) + vinirmukta (कृदन्त; vi+nir+√muc)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa-samāsa (तत्पुरुष): 'sarvapāpāt vinirmuktaḥ' (freed from all sins); Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन); Past passive participle (क्त/PPP) used adjectivally

• putravān: having a son, endowed with sons
• putravān: Karta (कर्ता/Subject complement)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: putra (प्रातिपदिक) + matup (मतुप् प्रत्यय)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन); Possessive adjective (मतुपन्त)

• jāyate: is born / comes to be
• jāyate: Kriyā (क्रिया/Verbal action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: jan (धातु)
• Form: Laṭ-lakāra (लट्/Present), Ātmanepada (आत्मनेपद), Third person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन)

• naraḥ: a man
• naraḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन)

Speaker

Varāha

Varaha Avatara Context

Varaha Avatara Context: {"is_varaha_focus":true,"aspect_highlighted":"None","boar_form_detail":"None","earth_interaction":"None"}

Bhu Devi Dialogue

Bhu Devi Dialogue: {"is_dialogue":true,"speaker_role":"instructor","bhu_devi_state":"reassured (phalaśruti tone)","key_question":"What is the fruit of regularly hearing this sacred account of the Aśvins’ excellent birth?"}

Mathura Mandala

Mathura Mandala: {"is_mathura_related":false,"specific_site":"None","parikrama_context":"None","krishna_connection":"None"}

Dharma Shastra

Dharma Shastra: {"has_dharma_rule":true,"topic":"None","instruction_summary":"Regularly hearing (śravaṇa) this account grants freedom from all sins and the attainment of progeny.","karmic_consequence":"Observance yields pāpa-vinirmukti and putra-lābha; neglect simply forgoes these merits (no explicit punishment stated)."}

Vrata Mahatmya

Vrata Mahatmya: {"has_vrata":true,"vrata_name":"Śravaṇa-niyama (regular listening) to Aśvin-janma-kathā","tithi_month":"Nitya (regular/continual); no specific tithi stated","promised_fruit":"Sarva-pāpa-vinirmukti and putravattva (progeny/son-endowment)."}

Cosmic Boar Symbolism

Cosmic Boar Symbolism: {"has_symbolism":false,"symbolic_interpretation":"None","yajna_varaha_imagery":"None","vedantic_connection":"None"}

Philosophical Teaching

Philosophical Teaching: {"has_teaching":true,"teaching_type":"bhakti / śravaṇa-mārga","core_concept":"Sacred hearing (śravaṇa) is a direct means of inner purification; narrative remembrance mediates grace and worldly welfare (progeny).","practical_application":"Establish a regular routine of listening/recitation with attention and faith; integrate into daily or periodic observance for sustained saṃskāra."}

Subject Matter

Subject Matter: ["Ethics","Textual Transmission","Merit (Phalaśruti)"]

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: śānta

Secondary Rasa: karuṇa

Geographic Context

Type: sacred listening space

Cross References

Related Themes: 20.20.30-33 (Aśvin petition, boon, tithi, observance)

Visual Art Cues

Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A devotional assembly listens to the Aśvin birth-account as Varāha’s teaching; the listeners are shown becoming purified and blessed with progeny symbolism.","item_prompts":["reciter/teacher (Varāha or narrator)","listeners seated with folded hands","palm-leaf manuscript","purifying light motif","child/progeny symbol (cradle/infant)"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural: temple kathā scene with stylized audience; manuscript and lamp; soft radiance indicating pāpa-cleansing; cradle motif subtly included.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore: gold-lit lamp and halos; richly dressed listeners; manuscript with embossed border; auspicious cradle/child icon in corner.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore: serene satsang; detailed manuscript and oil lamp; gentle blessing aura; family/progeny motif rendered tastefully.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari: intimate indoor satsang; minimal props; expressive faces; a small cradle near the family to indicate putra-phala."}

Audio Atmosphere

Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"devotional, purificatory","suggested_raga":"Madhyamāvati","pace":"medium-slow","voice_tone":"warm, reassuring, steady"}

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Studies
• Vaishnavism
• Sanskrit Philology

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It exemplifies a common Purāṇic literary device, the phalaśruti, which frames the recitation or hearing of a narrative as culturally valuable and ethically transformative within the manuscript tradition.

Which geographic location is identified?

No geographic location is explicitly identified in this verse; it focuses on the claimed outcomes of hearing a particular narrative about the Aśvins.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The verse promotes sustained engagement with transmitted teachings (listening/recitation) as a means of moral purification and social continuity (progeny), presented as a normative cultural ideal in the text.