Varaha Purana 136.56: Adhyaya 136, Shloka 56

A Sūtra-like Manual of Expiations for Ritual Transgressions

Devanagari script

अन्यच्च ते प्रवक्ष्यामि तच्छृणुष्व वसुन्धरे ॥ वाराहेण तु मांसनेन यस्तु कुर्वीत प्रापणम्

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 136.56

Transliteration

anyac ca te pravakṣyāmi tac chṛṇuṣva vasundhare || vārāheṇa tu māṃsena yas tu kurvīta prāpaṇam

Translation

I powiem ci coś więcej - wysłuchaj tego, o Wasundharo. Ktokolwiek złożyłby ofiarę z mięsa dzika…

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Word by Word

• anyat: something else/further

• ca: and

• te: to you

• pravakṣyāmi: I will explain

• tat: that

• śṛṇuṣva: listen

• vasundhare: O Earth (voc.)

• vārāheṇa: with/of boar (adj.)

• tu: but

• māṃsena: with meat

• yaḥ: who

• tu: indeed

• kurvīta: would do/should do

• prāpaṇam: offering/presentation

Speaker

Varāha

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Vaiṣṇavism
• Purāṇic Ethics
• Ritual Discourse

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It preserves a dialogic framing and a catalog-like style of prohibitions/penances, useful for mapping Purāṇic ethical taxonomies.

Which geographic location is identified?

None; the addressee is personified Earth rather than a place-name.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

It introduces an additional caution concerning improper offering substances and their consequences.