Varaha Purana 210.22: Adhyaya 210, Shloka 22

Inquiry into Moral Agency (Karma) and Practical Means for the Dissolution of Sin: the Śiśumāra Contemplation

Devanagari script

नारद उवाच ॥ यद्येवं स्वकृतं कर्म समन्वेति शुभाशुभम् ॥ शुभस्येह भवेर्दवृद्धिरशुभस्य क्षयोऽपि वा ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 210.22

Transliteration

nārada uvāca || yadyevaṃ svakṛtaṃ karma samanveti śubhāśubham || śubhasyeha bhaved avṛddhir aśubhasya kṣayo ’pi vā ||

Translation

Nārada berkata: Jika demikian, perbuatan yang dilakukan sendiri menuruti bersama hasil baik dan buruk, maka adakah dalam kehidupan ini kebajikan tidak bertambah—atau keburukan pun boleh susut?

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Word by Word

• nāradaḥ: Narada
• nāradaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nārada (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• uvāca: said
• uvāca: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vac (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद

• yadi: if
• yadi: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/condition)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yadi (अव्यय)
• Form: शर्तार्थक-अव्यय (conditional particle)

• evaṃ: thus
• evaṃ: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: evaṃ (अव्यय)
• Form: रीत्यर्थक-अव्यय (adverb of manner)

• svakṛtam: done by oneself
• svakṛtam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sva + kṛta (कृदन्त; प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त/PPP of √kṛ), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; कर्म-विशेषण

• karma: action/deed
• karma: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: karman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• samanveti: follows/attends
• samanveti: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: anu + i (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन, परस्मैपद; उपसर्ग: सम् + अनु

• śubha-aśubham: good and bad (results)
• śubha-aśubham: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śubha + aśubha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वन्द्व-समास (itaretara), नपुंसकलिङ्ग (समाहार), द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• śubhasya: of the good (deed/result)
• śubhasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śubha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• iha: here (in this world)
• iha: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iha (अव्यय)
• Form: देशार्थक-अव्यय (adverb of place)

• bhavet: would be/may occur
• bhavet: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhū (धातु)
• Form: लोट्/विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• avṛddhiḥ: non-increase / no growth
• avṛddhiḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: a + vṛddhi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; नञ्-समास/नकारार्थ (negation)

• aśubhasya: of the bad (deed/result)
• aśubhasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: aśubha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• kṣayaḥ: destruction/waning
• kṣayaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kṣaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• api: also/even
• api: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/अपि-कार (particle: also/even)

• vā: or
• vā: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/alternative)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vā (अव्यय)
• Form: विकल्पार्थक-अव्यय (disjunctive particle: or)

Speaker

Nārada

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Dialogue
• Ethical Causality
• Sanskrit Studies

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It demonstrates the Purāṇic pedagogical style: a sage poses a logical question to clarify how karmic accumulation can be modified through practice.

Which geographic location is identified?

No geographic location is identified.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The verse frames an inquiry into moral change: whether and how unwholesome tendencies can diminish and wholesome merit can be managed within lived experience.