Varaha Purana 142.4: Adhyaya 142, Shloka 4

The Greatness of Esoteric Practice: Menstrual Impurity, Mental Equanimity, and Seasonal Conjugal Ethics

Devanagari script

भुञ्जमानाः नराः ह्यत्र रजसा यान्ति शं परम् ॥ अन्नं ह्यनुग्रहं देव येन ते कर्म संश्रिताः ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 142.4

Transliteration

bhuñjamānā narā hyatra rajasā yānti śaṃ param || annaṃ hyanugrahaṃ deva yena te karma saṃśritāḥ ||

Translation

Gdyż tutaj ludzie, którzy spożywają pokarm, mogą nawet w stanie rajas osiągnąć najwyższe dobro. Pokarm, o Panie, jest zaiste formą łaski - dzięki niemu są wspierani w swoich obowiązkach i działaniach.

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Word by Word

• भुञ्जमानाः: eating/enjoying
• भुञ्जमानाः: कर्ता (Agent/Subject)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भुज् (धातु)
• Form: शतृ (Present Active Participle); पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा; बहुवचन

• नराः: men/people
• नराः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा; बहुवचन

• हि: indeed
• हि: सम्बन्ध (Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निश्चय (particle: indeed)

• अत्र: here
• अत्र: अधिकरण (Place)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक (adverb: here)

• रजसा: by passion (rajas)
• रजसा: करण/हेतु (Instrument/Cause)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रजस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; तृतीया; एकवचन

• यान्ति: go/attain
• यान्ति: क्रिया (Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: या (धातु)
• Form: लट्; प्रथमपुरुष; बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• शम्: peace/welfare
• शम्: कर्म (Object/Goal)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शम् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया; एकवचन

• परम्: supreme
• परम्: विशेषण (Qualifier of object)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया; एकवचन; विशेषण

• अन्नम्: food
• अन्नम्: कर्ता/कर्म (Subject/Object in equational sense)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया; एकवचन

• हि: indeed
• हि: सम्बन्ध (Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निश्चय (particle: indeed)

• अनुग्रहम्: favor/grace
• अनुग्रहम्: कर्म/विधेय (Predicate complement)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनुग्रह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया; एकवचन

• देव: O god
• देव: सम्बोधन (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; सम्बोधन; एकवचन

• येन: by which
• येन: करण/हेतु (Instrument/Means)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; तृतीया; एकवचन; सम्बन्धसूचक सर्वनाम (relative pronoun)

• ते: your
• ते: सम्बन्ध (Possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी; एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• कर्म: ritual action/deed
• कर्म: कर्ता (Subject of passive/participial predicate)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा; एकवचन

• संश्रिताः: are dependent/are based (on)
• संश्रिताः: क्रिया/विधेय (Predicate participle)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-श्रि (धातु)
• Form: क्त (Past Passive Participle); पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा; बहुवचन; ‘आश्रित/समाश्रित’ अर्थे

Speaker

Pṛthivī (Dharaṇī/Vasundharā)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Ethics
• Dharma Discourse
• Cultural History of Food

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It illustrates how Purāṇic texts negotiate purity norms with practical welfare, emphasizing sustenance (anna) as foundational to social and ritual life.

Which geographic location is identified?

No geographic location is specified in this verse.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

Sustenance is ethically central; rules of conduct are framed with attention to nourishment and the maintenance of duty.