Varaha Purana 136.37: Adhyaya 136, Shloka 37

A Sūtra-like Manual of Expiations for Ritual Transgressions

Devanagari script

कीदृशः समलो विष्णो यत्र गच्छामहे वयम् ॥ ततस्तस्य वचः श्रुत्वा शङ्करस्य महेश्वरि

Sanskrit recitationVaraha Purana 136.37

Transliteration

kīdṛśaḥ samalo viṣṇo yatra gacchāmahe vayam || tatas tasya vacaḥ śrutvā śaṅkarasya maheśvari

Translation

‘ஹே விஷ்ணுவே, நாம் செல்ல வேண்டிய அசுத்த இடம் எத்தகையது?’ பின்னர் சங்கரனின் சொற்களை கேட்டபின், ஹே மகேஸ்வரீ…

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Word by Word

• kīdṛśaḥ: what kind/what sort

• samalaḥ: impure/defiled

• viṣṇo: O Viṣṇu

• yatra: where/to which

• gacchāmahe: we go/are to go

• vayam: we

• tataḥ: then

• tasya: his

• vacaḥ: words

• śrutvā: having heard

• śaṅkarasya: of Śaṅkara

• maheśvari: O Maheśvarī

Speaker

Śiva (first hemistich as a question) + Narrator (second hemistich) (inferred)

Tags

• Purāṇic Dialogue
• Sanskrit Narrative Style
• Ritual Purity Concepts
• Philological Indexing

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It highlights how Purāṇic texts structure instruction through question-and-answer, embedding ritual purity discourse within narrative dialogue.

Which geographic location is identified?

No named site is given in this verse; it anticipates a description in the subsequent passage.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

Clarification before action: the question frames responsible practice by seeking precise understanding of the prescribed remedy.