Varaha Purana 167.3: Adhyaya 167, Shloka 3
The Glory of the Viśrānti Tīrtha and the Account of a Rākṣasa’s Liberation
श्रीवराह उवाच ॥ उज्जयिन्यामभूद्विप्रः सदाचारविवर्जितः ॥ न स पूजयते देवान्न स साधून् नमस्यति ॥
śrīvarāha uvāca || ujjayinyām abhūd vipraḥ sadācāravivarjitaḥ || na sa pūjayate devān na sa sādhūn namasyati ||
श्रीवराह उवाच—उज्जयिन्यां कश्चिद् विप्रोऽभूद् यः सदाचारविवर्जितः। स न देवान् पूजयति, न च साधून् नमस्यति॥
Varāha
FAQs
It situates an ethical exemplum within a named urban center (Ujjayinī), reflecting how Purāṇas anchor moral discourse in recognizable cultural geographies.
Ujjayinī—generally identified with modern Ujjain (Madhya Pradesh), a major historic city in Sanskrit literature.
The verse frames ‘sadācāra’ as a defining standard; neglect of reverence and respect is presented as a marker of ethical decline.
Ask anything about this verse
Answers come straight from the texts, with the shlokas they draw on. Ask in your own words.
A free sign-in with Google or Apple keeps your chat saved across web and the app.
Read Varaha Purana in the Vedapath app
Scan the QR code to open this directly in the app, with word-by-word meanings, Sanskrit recitation where available, and more.
