Varaha Purana 142.9: Adhyaya 142, Shloka 9

The Greatness of Esoteric Practice: Menstrual Impurity, Mental Equanimity, and Seasonal Conjugal Ethics

Devanagari script

न सा लिप्यति दोषेण भुञ्जमाना रजस्वला ॥ अञ्जलिं शिरसा कृत्वा मयोक्तं मन्त्र उत्तमम् ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 142.9

Transliteration

na sā lipyati doṣeṇa bhuñjamānā rajasvalā || añjaliṃ śirasā kṛtvā mayoktaṃ mantra uttamam ||

Translation

రజస్స్వలా అయిన ఆమె భుజించినా దోషంతో లిప్తం కాదును; శిరస్సుతో అంజలి చేసి నేను చెప్పిన ఉత్తమ మంత్రాన్ని జపించి।

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Word by Word

• na: not
• na: Niṣedha (निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; niṣedha (negation)

• sā: she
• sā: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga (Feminine), Prathamā (Nominative, 1st), Ekavacana (Singular)

• lipyati: is tainted; is smeared
• lipyati: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: lip (धातु)
• Form: Laṭ-lakāra (Present), Prathama-puruṣa (3rd person), Ekavacana (Singular), Ātmanepada

• doṣeṇa: by fault; by sin
• doṣeṇa: Karaṇa/Hetu (करण/हेतु; by/through fault)
• Type: Noun
• Root: doṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga (Masculine), Tṛtīyā (Instrumental, 3rd), Ekavacana (Singular)

• bhuñjamānā: while eating
• bhuñjamānā: Karta (कर्ता; participial qualifier of sā)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhuj (धातु) + śatṛ (कृत्)
• Form: Śatṛ-present active participle, Strīliṅga (Feminine), Prathamā (Nominative, 1st), Ekavacana (Singular)

• rajasvalā: menstruating
• rajasvalā: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण of sā)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: rajasvalā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga (Feminine), Prathamā (Nominative, 1st), Ekavacana (Singular)

• añjalim: cupped hands; anjali gesture
• añjalim: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: añjali (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga (Masculine), Dvitīyā (Accusative, 2nd), Ekavacana (Singular)

• śirasā: with the head
• śirasā: Karaṇa (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śiras (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napुंसakaliṅga (Neuter), Tṛtīyā (Instrumental, 3rd), Ekavacana (Singular)

• kṛtvā: having made; having done
• kṛtvā: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (धातु) + ktvā (कृत्)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (क्त्वा), avyaya; meaning 'having done/made'

• mayā-uktam: spoken by me
• mayā-uktam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण of mantraṃ)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम) + vac (धातु) + kta (कृत्)
• Form: Kta-participle 'ukta' with agent in instrumental; Napuṃsakaliṅga (Neuter), Dvitīyā (Accusative, 2nd), Ekavacana (Singular); mayā (Tṛtīyā, instr., 'by me')

• mantram: mantra
• mantram: Karma (कर्म/Object; implied 'japet/gṛhṇīyāt')
• Type: Noun
• Root: mantra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga (Masculine), Dvitīyā (Accusative, 2nd), Ekavacana (Singular)

• uttamam: excellent; best
• uttamam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण of mantraṃ)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: uttama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga (Masculine), Dvitīyā (Accusative, 2nd), Ekavacana (Singular)

Speaker

Varāha

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Ritual
• Vaiṣṇavism
• Textual Ethics

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It documents a specific accommodation within purity norms, pairing bodily condition with prescribed intention/gesture and mantra—useful for comparative studies of dharma and ritual manuals.

Which geographic location is identified?

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What is the primary ethical instruction?

The text frames ethical purity as compatible with necessary sustenance when accompanied by mindful, respectful practice.