Varaha Purana 117.3: Adhyaya 117, Shloka 3

The Thirty-Two Offenses: Rules of Purity and Proper Conduct in Worship

Devanagari script

आहारं चैव धर्मज्ञ उपभुञ्जीत नित्यशः ॥ सर्वे चात्रैव कर्मण्याः व्रीहयः शालयस्तथा ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 117.3

Transliteration

āhāraṃ caiva dharmajña upabhuñjīta nityaśaḥ || sarve cātraiva karmaṇyā vrīhayaḥ śālayas tathā ||

Translation

ధర్మాన్ని తెలిసినవాడు నిత్యం ఆహారాన్ని స్వీకరించాలి. ఇక్కడ ఇవన్నీ ఉపయోగయోగ్యమైనవి—వ్రీహి ధాన్యాలు మరియు శాలి బియ్యం కూడా।

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Word by Word

• āhāram: food
• āhāram: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: āhāra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga (Masculine/पुंलिङ्ग), Dvitīyā vibhakti (Accusative/द्वितीया), Ekavacana (Singular/एकवचन)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Samuccaya-avadhāraṇa-nipāta (conjunction/particle/समुच्चय-निपात)

• eva: indeed/just
• eva: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: Avadhāraṇa-nipāta (emphatic particle/अवधारण-निपात)

• dharmajña: O knower of dharma
• dharmajña: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dharma + jña (प्रातिपदिक); jña from √jñā (धातु)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Sambodhana vibhakti (Vocative/सम्बोधन), Ekavacana; ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (dharma-jña = ‘knower of dharma’)

• upabhuñjīta: should partake/eat
• upabhuñjīta: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: upa-√bhuj (भुज् धातु)
• Form: Vidhi-liṅ (Optative/विधिलिङ्), Prathama puruṣa (3rd person/प्रथमपुरुष), Ekavacana; Parasmaipada

• nityaśaḥ: always/regularly
• nityaśaḥ: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: nityaśas (अव्यय)
• Form: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa-avyaya (adverb/क्रियाविशेषण-अव्यय)

• sarve: all
• sarve: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā vibhakti (Nominative/प्रथमा), Bahuvacana (Plural/बहुवचन)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Samuccaya-nipāta (conjunction/समुच्चय-निपात)

• atra: here
• atra: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atra (अव्यय)
• Form: Deśa-vācaka avyaya (locative adverb/देशवाचक-अव्यय)

• eva: indeed/only
• eva: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: Avadhāraṇa-nipāta (emphatic particle/अवधारण-निपात)

• karmaṇyāḥ: fit for (ritual) use
• karmaṇyāḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: karmaṇya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā vibhakti, Bahuvacana; ‘fit for ritual/action’ (कर्मण्य = कर्मणि साधु/योग्य)

• vrīhayaḥ: rice grains
• vrīhayaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vrīhi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā vibhakti, Bahuvacana

• śālayaḥ: fine rice (śāli)
• śālayaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śāli (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā vibhakti, Bahuvacana

• tathā: also/likewise
• tathā: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: Samuccaya/Upamā-avyaya (adverb/particle/तथा)

Speaker

Varāha

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Food ethics
• Agrarian culture

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It documents staple grains (vrīhi, śāli) within normative discourse, offering evidence for agrarian food culture reflected in Purāṇic composition and transmission.

Which geographic location is identified?

No explicit location; the verse references general staples rather than a region.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

Regular, appropriate consumption is part of dharmic discipline; staple foods are acknowledged as suitable in ordinary practice.