Varaha Purana 96.36: Adhyaya 96, Shloka 36

The Threefold Power: The Raudrī Observance and the Manifestation of Chāmuṇḍā

Pūrva Bhāga · Phalaśruti (benefit of hearing/recitation)

Devanagari script

यथेमं शृणुया इत्यात्रिशक्यास्तु समुद्भवम् ॥ सर्वपापविनिर्मुक्तो पदं गच्छत्यनामयम् ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 96.36

Transliteration

yathemaṃ śṛṇuyā ityā triśakyāstu samudbhavam || sarvapāpavinirmukto padaṃ gacchatyanāmayam ||

ITRANS transliteration

Translation

Sesiapa yang mendengar kisah ini—tentang asal-usul Triśakyā—akan bebas daripada segala dosa dan mencapai keadaan tanpa derita, tanpa penyakit.

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Word by Word

• yathā: as, in the manner that
• Type: Indeclinable
• Form: Conjunction/Adverb (समुच्चय/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Role: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Root: yathā (अव्यय)

• imam: this (one/this text)
• Type: Pronoun
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)
• Role: Karma (कर्म)
• Root: idam (प्रातिपदिक)

• śṛṇuyāt: should hear
• Type: Verb
• Form: Optative (विधिलिङ्), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद), 3rd Person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन)
• Role: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Root: śru (धातु)

• iti: thus
• Type: Indeclinable
• Form: Quotative particle (इति-निपात)
• Role: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Root: iti (अव्यय)

• ā: indeed/just (particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Form: Particle (निपात), often emphatic/limitative
• Role: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Root: ā (अव्यय)

• tri-śakyāḥ: the three Śakyas (or three capable ones)
• Type: Noun
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural (बहुवचन); द्विगु: three Śakyas / three capable ones (name/group)
• Role: Karta (कर्ता)
• Root: tri (प्रातिपदिक) + śakya (प्रातिपदिक)

• tu: but, indeed
• Type: Indeclinable
• Form: Concessive/contrast particle (निपात)
• Role: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Root: tu (अव्यय)

• samudbhavam: origin, arising
• Type: Noun
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)
• Role: Karma (कर्म)
• Root: samudbhava (प्रातिपदिक)

• sarva-pāpa-vinirmuktaḥ: freed from all sins
• Type: Adjective
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); कृदन्त: vi-nir-√muc (मुच् धातु) क्त; compound: sarvāṇi pāpāni (abl/gen sense) vinirmuktaḥ
• Role: Karta (कर्ता)
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक) + pāpa (प्रातिपदिक) + vinirmukta (कृदन्त, past participle)

• padam: state, abode, position
• Type: Noun
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)
• Role: Karma (कर्म)
• Root: pada (प्रातिपदिक)

• gacchati: goes, attains
• Type: Verb
• Form: Present (लट्), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद), 3rd Person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन)
• Role: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Root: gam (धातु)

• anāmayam: free from disease/sorrow
• Type: Adjective
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); agrees with padam
• Role: Karma (कर्म)
• Root: an-āmaya (प्रातिपदिक)

Sandhi Notes

• yathemaṃ → yathā imam
• śṛṇuyā → śṛṇuyāt (metrical/orthographic variant assumed)
• ityā → iti ā
• triśakyāstu → tri-śakyāḥ tu
• gacchatyanāmayam → gacchati anāmayam

Speaker and setting

Shanta and Adbhuta rasaSetting: Textual/recitational setting

Speaker

Varāha

The teaching

Kind of teaching

Soteriological (śravaṇa-bhakti)

Subjects

Textual ReceptionMerit of Hearing (Śravaṇa)Purāṇic Phalaśruti

Cross references

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Studies
• Sanskrit Philology

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

Phalaśruti passages are a hallmark of Purāṇic transmission culture, documenting how texts were framed for public recitation and memorization, often linking listening to ethical purification.

Which geographic location is identified?

No geographic location is specified; the verse focuses on the act of hearing and its stated outcome.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

It promotes attentive listening to tradition as a means of moral purification, emphasizing receptivity and remembrance as valued practices.