Varaha Purana 210.41: Adhyaya 210, Shloka 41

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

Devanagari script

अल्पोपायकरेण चैव सुखोपायं च सर्वशः ॥ येन पापकृतान्दोषानपोहतिसुदारुणान् ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 210.41

Transliteration

alpopāyakaraṃ caiva sukhopāyaṃ ca sarvaśaḥ | yena pāpa-kṛtān doṣān apohati sudāruṇān ||

Translation

“[Nyatakanlah] suatu kaedah yang memerlukan sedikit usaha dan mudah dalam segala hal—yang dengannya kecacatan yang amat dahsyat, lahir daripada perbuatan dosa, dapat disingkirkan.”

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Word by Word

• अल्पोपायकरेण: by a method that requires little effort
• अल्पोपायकरेण: Karana (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अल्प + उपाय + कर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन (Singular); समासः—तत्पुरुष (अल्पः उपायः; अल्पोपायः; अल्पोपायः करोति इति अल्पोपायकरः)

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

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण-अव्यय (emphasis)

• सुखोपायम्: a means to happiness
• सुखोपायम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुख + उपाय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); समासः—तत्पुरुष (सुखस्य उपायः)

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

• सर्वशः: in every way / entirely
• सर्वशः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सर्वशः (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकार/परिमाणवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: in every way/entirely)

• येन: by which
• येन: Karana (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन (Singular)

• पापकृतान्: sin-committed / caused by sin
• पापकृतान्: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पाप + कृत (कृदन्त; कृ)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), बहुवचन (Plural); क्त-प्रत्ययान्त; समासः—तत्पुरुष (पापं कृतं येन/यैः)

• दोषान्: faults/defects
• दोषान्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दोष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), बहुवचन (Plural)

• अपोहति: removes/dispels
• अपोहति: Kriya (क्रिया/Verbal action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अप + ऊह् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद

• सुदारुणान्: very dreadful
• सुदारुणान्: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु + दारुण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), बहुवचन (Plural); उपसर्ग/उपपद-पूर्वक विशेषण (intensified by सु-)

Speaker

Nārada

Tags

• Purāṇic Literature
• Moral Psychology
• Dharma Practice

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It provides evidence for Purāṇic pastoral ethics: the text anticipates individuals seeking low-barrier practices to address moral injury and culpability.

Which geographic location is identified?

No location is referenced in this verse.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The focus is on remediation: identifying a practical method that can neutralize even grave consequences of wrongdoing.