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Varaha Purana 210.64: Adhyaya 210, Shloka 64

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

कैवल्यमभिसम्पन्ने श्रद्धधानो भवेन्ररः ॥ अनन्यमानसः कुर्याद्यथा धर्मानुशासनम् ॥

Sanskrit recitationVaraha Purana 210.64

kaivalyam abhisampanne śraddadhāno bhaven naraḥ || ananyamānasaḥ kuryād yathā dharmānuśāsanam ||

कैवल्यपर्यवसानं धर्मोपदेशं लभमानो नरः श्रद्धावान् भवेत्। अनन्यमानसः सन् धर्मानुशासनानुसारं कुर्यात्॥

कैवल्यम्liberation (kaivalya)
कैवल्यम्:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootकैवल्य (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन
अभिसम्पन्नेwhen attained / in the attained state
अभिसम्पन्ने:
Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
TypeAdjective
Rootअभि + सम् + पद् (धातु) → अभिसम्पन्न (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
Formक्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकृदन्त; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; अधिकरण (in/when attained)
श्रद्धधानःhaving faith
श्रद्धधानः:
Visheshana (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootश्रद्धा + धा (धातु) → श्रद्धधान (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
Formशतृ-प्रत्ययान्त वर्तमानकृदन्त; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (नरः)
भवेत्should be
भवेत्:
Kriya (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootभू (धातु)
Formविधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन
नरःa man
नरः:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootनर (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन
अनन्यमानसःsingle-minded, undistracted
अनन्यमानसः:
Visheshana (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootअनन्य + मानस (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (अनन्यं मानसः यस्य/अनन्यं मानसम्) — ‘single-minded’
कुर्यात्should do / should practice
कुर्यात्:
Kriya (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootकृ (धातु)
Formविधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन
यथाas, according to
यथा:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootयथा (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
Formअव्यय; प्रकार/अनुसारार्थक (as/according to)
धर्मानुशासनम्the instruction/discipline of dharma
धर्मानुशासनम्:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootधर्म + अनुशासन (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (धर्मस्य अनुशासनम्)

Yama (contextual continuation from 210.1)

P
Purāṇic Literature
K
Kaivalya
D
Discipline
M
Moral Psychology

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It illustrates how Purāṇic discourse integrates liberation vocabulary (kaivalya) with practical conduct (dharma-anuśāsana).

None; the verse is prescriptive and psychological rather than geographical.

Maintain trustful commitment and single-pointed attention while following an articulated discipline of conduct.

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