Varaha Purana 205.4: Adhyaya 205, Shloka 4

Description of the Proclamation of Auspicious and Inauspicious Karmic Results

Devanagari script

क्लिश्यतो रुदतश्चैव वदतश्च पुनःपुनः ॥ स्वेन दोषेण सर्वे वा अक्षयं नरकंगताः ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 205.4

Transliteration

kliśyato rudataś caiva vadataś ca punaḥ punaḥ | svena doṣeṇa sarve vā akṣayaṃ narakaṃ gatāḥ ||

Translation

Cierpiący, płaczący i mówiący wciąż od nowa, z własnej winy wszyscy oni odeszli do trwałego piekła.

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Word by Word

• kliśyataḥ: of (one) suffering
• kliśyataḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/qualifier)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kliś (धातु)
• Form: Śatṛ-pratyaya present active participle (शतृ), Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular; used in a series with rudataḥ/vadataḥ meaning 'of one who is suffering'

• rudataḥ: of (one) crying
• rudataḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/qualifier)
• Type: Verb
• Root: rud (धातु)
• Form: Śatṛ present active participle (शतृ), Genitive, Singular

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

• eva: indeed/just
• eva: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: Emphatic particle (निपात)

• vadataḥ: of (one) speaking
• vadataḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/qualifier)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vad (धातु)
• Form: Śatṛ present active participle (शतृ), Genitive, Singular

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

• punaḥ: again
• punaḥ: Prakāra (प्रकार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: punaḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb (पुनरावृत्तिवाचक अव्यय)

• punaḥ: again and again
• punaḥ: Prakāra (प्रकार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: punaḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb (repetition for emphasis)

• svena: by one's own
• svena: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular; reflexive adjective 'by one's own'

• doṣeṇa: by fault
• doṣeṇa: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: doṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular

• sarve: all
• sarve: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural

• vā: or/indeed (alternative/emphasis)
• vā: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vā (अव्यय)
• Form: Particle (विकल्पबोधक निपात)

• akṣayam: imperishable/endless
• akṣayam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: akṣaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular; qualifying narakam

• narakam: hell
• narakam: Gati/Karma (गति/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: naraka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular

• gatāḥ: gone (have gone)
• gatāḥ: Kriyā (क्रिया/स्थितिवाचक)
• Type: Verb
• Root: gata (कृदन्त; gam धातु)
• Form: Past active participle (क्त), Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural; predicative with sarve

Speaker

Ṛṣiputra (narrative voice; the lamenting subjects are described)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Narrative
• Moral Causality
• Afterlife Accounts

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It illustrates a didactic motif: suffering after death is presented as a consequence of one’s own actions, aligning with moral responsibility themes in Purāṇic literature.

Which geographic location is identified?

None; ‘naraka’ is a cosmological realm rather than a terrestrial site.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

Accountability: adverse outcomes are attributed to one’s own faults rather than external causes.