Varaha Purana 210.39: Adhyaya 210, Shloka 39

Inquiry into Moral Agency (Karma) and Practical Means for the Dissolution of Sin: the Śiśumāra Contemplation

Devanagari script

ततोऽप्यल्पतरश्चेत्स्यादुपायो योगवित्तम ॥ कथ्यतां मे महाभाग येन पापं प्रणश्यति ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 210.39

Transliteration

tato 'py alpataraś cet syād upāyo yoga-vittama | kathyatāṃ me mahābhāga yena pāpaṃ praṇaśyati ||

Translation

„Jeśli istnieje jeszcze łatwiejszy środek od tego, o najlepszy znawco jogi, powiedz mi o nim, o szlachetny, przez który grzech zostaje zniszczony.”

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Word by Word

• ततः: from that / than that
• ततः: Apadana (अपादान/From that)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय; तद्-तसिल्)
• Form: तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (ablatival adverb)

• अपि: even/also
• अपि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle; also/even)

• अल्पतरः: smaller/lesser
• अल्पतरः: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अल्प (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular); तरप्-प्रत्यय (comparative)

• चेत्: if
• चेत्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Condition)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: चेत् (अव्यय)
• Form: शर्त-अव्यय (conditional particle)

• स्यात्: might be
• स्यात्: Kriya (क्रिया/Verbal action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद

• उपायः: means/method
• उपायः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उपाय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• योगवित्तम: O best knower of yoga
• योगवित्तम: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: योग + वित्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन (Singular); समासः—तत्पुरुष (योगस्य वित्तम/वित्तमः = योगविदां श्रेष्ठः)

• कथ्यताम्: let it be told
• कथ्यताम्: Kriya (क्रिया/Command)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कथ् (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), आत्मनेपद; कर्मणि-प्रयोग (passive sense)

• मे: to me
• मे: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान/Recipient)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (Dative/4th), एकवचन (Singular)

• महाभाग: O greatly fortunate one
• महाभाग: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महाभाग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन (Singular); समासः—बहुव्रीहि (महान् भागः यस्य सः)

• येन: by which
• येन: Karana (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन (Singular)

• पापम्: sin
• पापम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• प्रणश्यति: perishes/is destroyed
• प्रणश्यति: Kriya (क्रिया/Verbal action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + नश् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद

Speaker

Nārada

Tags

• Purāṇic Literature
• Dharma Practice
• Soteriology

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It documents a Purāṇic tendency to propose accessible religious-ethical practices for broader audiences, contrasting demanding disciplines with simpler upāyas.

Which geographic location is identified?

No geographic reference occurs in this verse.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The ethical focus is on seeking a practicable method that effectively removes moral fault (pāpa), emphasizing feasibility alongside efficacy.