Varaha Purana 133.3: Adhyaya 133, Shloka 3

Expiations for ritual-time impurity and the offense of defecation/urination in a sacred context

Devanagari script

एष वै तापनं देवि मोहनं मम सांप्रतम् ॥ यो वै शास्त्रं विजानाति मम कर्मपरायणः ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 133.3

Transliteration

eṣa vai tāpanaṃ devi mohanaṃ mama sāṃpratam || yo vai śāstraṃ vijānāti mama karmaparāyaṇaḥ ||

Translation

O Bogini, to jest zaiste moja obecna nauka, która zarazem karci i zwodzi: ten, kto prawdziwie rozumie śastrę i jest oddany mojej przepisanej dyscyplinie działania.

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Word by Word

• eṣaḥ: this (one)
• eṣaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: etad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Sarvanāma (सर्वनाम), Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन)

• vai: indeed
• vai: Sambandha/Discourse particle (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vai (अव्यय)
• Form: Particle/emphatic (निपात)

• tāpanam: tormenting/afflicting (thing)
• tāpanam: Pradhāna-viśeṣya / Predicate nominal (विधेय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tāpana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन)

• devi: O goddess
• devi: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: devī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Vocative (सम्बोधन/8), Singular (एकवचन)

• mohanam: deluding/enchanting (thing)
• mohanam: Pradhāna-viśeṣya / Predicate nominal (विधेय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mohana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन)

• mama: of me / my
• mama: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun (सर्वनाम), Genitive (षष्ठी/6), Singular (एकवचन)

• sāṃpratam: at present / now
• sāṃpratam: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sāṃprata (प्रातिपदिक/अव्ययीभाववत्)
• Form: Adverb (क्रियाविशेषण-अव्यय)

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

• vai: indeed
• vai: Sambandha/Discourse particle (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vai (अव्यय)
• Form: Particle/emphatic (निपात)

• śāstram: scripture/teaching
• śāstram: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śāstra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया/2), Singular (एकवचन)

• vijānāti: knows/understands
• vijānāti: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vi√jñā (धातु)
• Form: Present tense (लट्), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन)

• mama: of me / my
• mama: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun (सर्वनाम), Genitive (षष्ठी/6), Singular (एकवचन)

• karmaparāyaṇaḥ: devoted to (my) deeds/rites
• karmaparāyaṇaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: karma (प्रातिपदिक) + parāyaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa (तत्पुरुष) compound; Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन); adjective qualifying yaḥ

Speaker

Varāha

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Dialogue
• Vaiṣṇavism
• Sanskrit Studies

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It reflects a Purāṇic strategy of framing ethical discipline through dialogue, using śāstra-authority and prescribed observances as a means to regulate conduct.

Which geographic location is identified?

No specific geographic toponym appears in this verse fragment.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The verse foregrounds adherence to śāstra and disciplined observance (karma-parāyaṇatā) as the defining mark of proper practice.