Varaha Purana 197.7: Adhyaya 197, Shloka 7

The Division of the Gates of Yama’s City and the Description of the Tribunal Hall

Devanagari script

प्रवेशो हि ततस्तेन विहितो रविसूनुना ॥ पापिष्ठानां नृशंसानां क्रव्यादानां दुरात्मनाम् ॥

Sanskrit recitationVaraha Purana 197.7

Transliteration

praveśo hi tatas tena vihito ravi-sūnunā || pāpiṣṭhānāṃ nṛśaṃsānāṃ kravyādānāṃ durātmanām ||

Translation

ఆ మార్గమున ప్రవేశము రవిసుతుడు (యముడు) అత్యంత పాపులైన—నిర్దయులు, మాంసభక్షకులు, దురాత్ములు—వారికే నియమించాడు.

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Word by Word

• प्रवेशः: entry
• प्रवेशः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रवेश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• हि: indeed
• हि: सम्बन्ध/वाक्यालङ्कार (Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (particle)

• ततः: thereafter / from there
• ततः: अपादान/काल-क्रम (Ablative/sequence)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अपादान/क्रमवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (ablatival adverb: ‘from there/thereafter’)

• तेन: by him / by that
• तेन: करण (Karaṇa/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन; Instrumental singular

• विहितः: ordained / arranged
• विहितः: क्रियाविशेषण/विधेय (Predicate participle)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि√धा (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (PPP/क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; agrees with प्रवेशः

• रविसूनुना: by the Sun’s son (Yama)
• रविसूनुना: करण (Karaṇa/Agent-instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रवि + सूनु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन; Instrumental singular; ‘by the son of the Sun’

• पापिष्ठानाम्: of the most sinful
• पापिष्ठानाम्: सम्बन्ध (Genitive)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पाप (प्रातिपदिक) + इष्ठ (तरप्/तमप्-प्रत्यय)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, बहुवचन; superlative adjective used substantively

• नृशंसानाम्: of the cruel
• नृशंसानाम्: सम्बन्ध (Genitive)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नृशंस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, बहुवचन; used substantively

• क्रव्यादानाम्: of flesh-eaters
• क्रव्यादानाम्: सम्बन्ध (Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्रव्य + आद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, बहुवचन; ‘flesh-eaters’

• दुरात्मनाम्: of evil-souled ones
• दुरात्मनाम्: सम्बन्ध (Genitive)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दुर् + आत्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, बहुवचन; used substantively

Speaker

Ṛṣiputra (continuation; explicit in 197.1)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Studies
• Moral Classification
• Directional Symbolism

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It provides an example of Purāṇic moral categorization tied to controlled movement through spaces, with an attributive agent (ravi-sūnu) overseeing allocation.

Which geographic location is identified?

No geographic place-name is supplied; the verse concerns a prescribed route/entry for specific moral categories.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

Cruelty and moral degradation are portrayed as leading to constrained, ominous pathways—an ethical consequence model expressed through spatial imagery.