Varaha Purana 149.32: Adhyaya 149, Shloka 32

The Sacred Geography and Merit of Dvārakā

Devanagari script

॥ न किञ्चिदपराध्यन्ति स्नायमाना जले ततः ॥ अथात्र प्रक्षिपेत्पिण्डान्प्रसन्ने सलिले नरः ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 149.32

Transliteration

|| na kiñcid aparādhyanti snāyamānā jale tataḥ || athātra prakṣipet piṇḍān prasanne salile naraḥ ||

Translation

అక్కడ జలమున స్నానము చేయువారు ఏ అపరాధమును చేయరు. తరువాత ఇక్కడ మనుష్యుడు ప్రసన్నమైన స్వచ్ఛ జలమున పిండములను వేయవలెను.

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Word by Word

• na: not
• na: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्यय (negative particle)

• kiñcit: anything
• kiñcit: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kim (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative, 2nd), एकवचन (Singular); अनिश्चितार्थ (indefinite: ‘anything’)

• aparādhyanti: commit an offense / sin
• aparādhyanti: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: aparādh (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), परस्मैपद (Parasmaipada), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन (Plural)

• snāyamānāḥ: bathing
• snāyamānāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: snā (धातु)
• Form: वर्तमान-कृदन्त (Present middle participle; शानच्/मान-प्रत्यय), आत्मनेपद-अर्थ, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• jale: in water
• jale: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative, 7th), एकवचन (Singular)

• tataḥ: thereafter
• tataḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tataḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: अनन्तर/हेतुवाचक-अव्यय (thereupon/thereafter)

• atha: then
• atha: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atha (अव्यय)
• Form: अनन्तरार्थक-अव्यय (then)

• atra: here
• atra: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atra (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (locative adverb: ‘here’)

• prakṣipet: should throw/place
• prakṣipet: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṣip (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद (Parasmaipada), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular); उपसर्गः प्र-

• piṇḍān: rice-balls (funeral offerings)
• piṇḍān: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: piṇḍa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative, 2nd), बहुवचन (Plural)

• prasanne: clear / calm
• prasanne: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: prasanna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative, 7th), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषणम् (qualifying)

• salile: in water
• salile: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: salila (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative, 7th), एकवचन (Singular)

• naraḥ: a man
• naraḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative, 1st), एकवचन (Singular)

Speaker

Varāha

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Ritual Studies
• Ancient Geography
• Cultural Heritage

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It provides evidence for the linkage between tīrtha bathing and ancestral rites (piṇḍa), useful for reconstructing ritual repertoires associated with coastal pilgrimage centers.

Which geographic location is identified?

The Prabhāsa coastal tīrtha setting (implied by the immediately preceding verse), specifically a body of calm/clear water suitable for ritual acts.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

Perform rites in a purified, non-harmful manner: bathe without transgression and make offerings in calm, clean water—an implicit ethic of ritual cleanliness and environmental care.