Varaha Purana 201.52: Adhyaya 201, Shloka 52

The Battle between the Rākṣasas and Yama’s Attendant-Messengers

Devanagari script

स्वकर्मगुणभूतानि ह्यशुभानि शुभानि च ॥ रुद्रं दूताः समागम्य चित्रगुप्तस्य पार्श्वतः ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 201.52

Transliteration

svakarmaguṇabhūtāni hy aśubhāni śubhāni ca || rudraṃ dūtāḥ samāgamya citraguptasya pārśvataḥ ||

Translation

Zaprawdę, czyny, które stają się cechami wynikającymi z własnej karmy, niepomyślne i pomyślne, mają być brane pod uwagę. Posłańcy podeszli do Rudry i stanęli u boku Citragupty.

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Word by Word

• svakarmaguṇabhūtāni: (those) that are qualities arising from one’s own deeds
• svakarmaguṇabhūtāni: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sva + karman + guṇa + bhūta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया बहुवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुष (समास): ‘स्वकर्मणः गुणभूतानि’ = having become qualities of one’s own actions (qualifying aśubhāni/śubhāni)

• hi: indeed
• hi: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (निपात/particle): emphasis/indeed

• aśubhāni: inauspicious/evil (deeds)
• aśubhāni: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: aśubha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया बहुवचन; contrasted with śubhāni

• śubhāni: auspicious/good (deeds)
• śubhāni: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śubha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया बहुवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (समुच्चय/conjunction): ‘and’

• rudram: Rudra
• rudram: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rudra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति (2nd/accusative), एकवचन

• dūtāḥ: the messengers
• dūtāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dūta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति (1st/nominative), बहुवचन

• samāgamya: having approached/met
• samāgamya: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: samā√gam (धातु) + ya (क्त्वा)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्ययभाव (gerund/absolutive): ‘having approached/met’

• citraguptasya: of Citragupta
• citraguptasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: citragupta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी विभक्ति (6th/genitive), एकवचन

• pārśvataḥ: at/from the side
• pārśvataḥ: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: pārśvatas (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (देशवाचक/adverb of place): ‘from the side/at the side of’

Speaker

Varāha (default speaker framework; explicit speaker not stated in excerpt)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Karma Doctrine (descriptive)
• Purāṇic Deities

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It captures a doctrinal vocabulary where actions crystallize into enduring qualities (guṇa), a conceptual bridge between narrative theology and ethical psychology.

Which geographic location is identified?

No location is named; the setting is an administrative/cosmic court-like context.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The ethical framing is evaluative duality—actions are classified as śubha/aśubha, implying discernment and moral consequence.