Varaha Purana 121.3: Adhyaya 121, Shloka 3

Avoidance of Rebirth in the Womb: Ethical Conduct and the Prevention of Degraded Rebirth

Devanagari script

कृत्वा तु मम कर्माणि समर्थोऽनुग्रहे रतः ॥ कार्याकार्ये विजानाति सर्वधर्मेषु निष्ठितः ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 121.3

Transliteration

kṛtvā tu mama karmāṇi samartho 'nugrahe rataḥ || kāryākārye vijānāti sarvadharmeṣu niṣṭhitaḥ

Translation

Mas, tendo realizado os deveres por mim ensinados, a pessoa torna-se capaz e devotada à conduta benfazeja; firmada em todos os dharmas, discerne o que deve ser feito e o que não deve ser feito.

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Word by Word

• कृत्वा: having done
• कृत्वा: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययभावः; पूर्वकाले कृत्य (having done)

• तु: but/indeed
• तु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), विरोध/विशेषार्थे

• मम: of me / my
• मम: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/genitive), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• कर्माणि: deeds/actions
• कर्माणि: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/accusative), बहुवचन

• समर्थः: capable
• समर्थः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: समर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/nominative), एकवचन; विशेषण

• अनुग्रहे: in/with (divine) favor
• अनुग्रहे: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनुग्रह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/locative), एकवचन

• रतः: devoted/engaged
• रतः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण (engaged/attached)

• कार्याकार्ये: what should be done and what should not be done
• कार्याकार्ये: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कार्य + अकार्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/accusative), द्विवचन; इतरेतर-द्वन्द्व (kārya and akārya)

• विजानाति: knows/discerns
• विजानाति: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ज्ञा (धातु)
• Form: लट् (present), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; उपसर्ग वि-

• सर्वधर्मेषु: in all duties/virtues
• सर्वधर्मेषु: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व + धर्म (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/locative), बहुवचन; कर्मधारय (all dharmas)

• निष्ठितः: steadfast/established
• निष्ठितः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नि-स्था (धातु)
• Form: क्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘firmly established’

Speaker

Varāha

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Ethics
• Dharmaśāstra Interface

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What is the historical significance of this verse?

It highlights a normative ideal of dharma as discernment (viveka-like reasoning) alongside practice, aligning Purāṇic teaching with broader Indian ethical discourse.

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What is the primary ethical instruction?

Cultivate discernment about permissible and impermissible actions through disciplined practice and commitment to dharma.