Varaha Purana 136.77: Adhyaya 136, Shloka 77

A Sūtra-like Manual of Expiations for Ritual Transgressions

Devanagari script

हीनपादेन जायेत चैकं जन्म वसुन्धरे ॥ मूर्खश्च क्रोधनश्चैव मद्भक्तश्चैव जायते ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 136.77

Transliteration

hīnapādena jāyeta caikaṃ janma vasundhare | mūrkhaś ca krodhanaś caiva madbhaktaś caiva jāyate ||

Translation

हे वसुन्धरे, स एकं जन्म हीनपादेन जायेत; मूर्खश्च क्रोधनश्चैव, मद्भक्तश्चैव जायते।

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Word by Word

• hīna: deficient

• pāda: foot

• hīnapāda: having a defective foot

• jāyeta: would be born

• ekaṃ janma: one birth

• vasundharā: O Earth

• mūrkha: misguided/foolish

• krodhana: angry/irascible

• mad-bhakta: devoted to me

• caiva: and indeed

Speaker

Varāha

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Studies
• Moral Psychology
• Vaiṣṇavism

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It shows a nuanced Purāṇic moral psychology: consequences may manifest bodily and temperamentally, while devotional orientation can persist as a residual disposition.

Which geographic location is identified?

No geographic location is identified.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

Moral causality is presented as complex: actions can yield impairments and temperamental tendencies, even when devotion is present.