Varaha Purana 136.112: Adhyaya 136, Shloka 112

A Sūtra-like Manual of Expiations for Ritual Transgressions

Devanagari script

यस्तु भागवतो नित्यं पठते च दृढव्रतः ॥ कृत्वा सर्वापराधानि न स पापेन लिप्यते ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 136.112

Transliteration

yas tu bhāgavato nityaṁ paṭhate ca dṛḍhavrataḥ || kṛtvā sarvāparādhāni na sa pāpena lipyate

Translation

Lecz ten, kto niezłomny w ślubach, recytuje Bhāgavatę codziennie, choć popełnił różne występki, nie zostaje skalany przez grzech.

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Word by Word

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

• tu: indeed; but
• tu: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: Particle (निपात), emphasis/contrast

• bhāgavataḥ: a devotee; bhāgavata
• bhāgavataḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhāgavata (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन); ‘devotee of Bhagavān’

• nityam: daily; always
• nityam: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: nitya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Adverbial accusative (क्रियाविशेषणरूपेण द्वितीया)

• paṭhate: reads
• paṭhate: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: paṭh (धातु)
• Form: Present (लट्), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन)

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

• dṛḍha-vrataḥ: firm-vowed; steadfast
• dṛḍha-vrataḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dṛḍha + vrata (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Compound adjective (कर्मधारय), Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन); qualifying bhāgavataḥ/yaḥ

• kṛtvā: having done
• kṛtvā: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (धातु)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (क्त्वान्त), ‘having done/committed’

• sarva-aparādhāni: all offences
• sarva-aparādhāni: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva + aparādha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Compound (कर्मधारय: ‘all offences’), Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया/2), Plural (बहुवचन)

• na: not
• na: Pratiṣedha (प्रतिषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: Negation particle (निषेध निपात)

• saḥ: he
• saḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun (सर्वनाम), Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन)

• pāpena: by sin; with sin
• pāpena: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pāpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Instrumental (तृतीया/3), Singular (एकवचन)

• lipyate: is tainted
• lipyate: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: lip (धातु)
• Form: Present (लट्), Ātmanepada (आत्मनेपद), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन), Passive sense (कर्मणि प्रयोग): ‘is smeared/tainted’

Speaker

Varāha (default dialogue framework)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Devotional Practice
• Soteriological Motifs

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It exemplifies a devotional-purificatory logic found across Purāṇic corpora, where disciplined recitation is presented as a means of moral remediation.

Which geographic location is identified?

No geographic identification occurs here.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

Maintain steadfast discipline and regular recitation as a corrective practice, emphasizing transformation over permanent moral stigma.