Varaha Purana 112.35: Adhyaya 112, Shloka 35

Praise and Procedure of Donating the Two-Faced Kapilā Cow and the Golden Pot

Hema-kumbha

Devanagari script

महापातकयुक्तोऽपि वञ्चको ब्रह्मदूषकः ॥ निन्दको ब्राह्मणानां च तथा कर्मावदूषकः

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 112.35

Transliteration

mahāpātakayukto 'pi vañcako brahmadūṣakaḥ || nindako brāhmaṇānāṃ ca tathā karmāvadūṣakaḥ

Translation

แม้ผู้ประกอบด้วยมหาบาป—ผู้หลอกลวง ผู้ทำให้พรหมวิทยาเสื่อม ผู้ติเตียนพราหมณ์ และผู้ดูหมิ่นการประกอบกรรมพิธี—(ก็ยังอยู่ในขอบเขตแห่งข้อความนี้)

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Word by Word

• महापातक-युक्तः: associated with great sins
• महापातक-युक्तः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महापातक (प्रातिपदिक) + युक्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (वञ्चकः इत्यादि)

• अपि: even
• अपि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/अपवादार्थक-निपात (even/also)

• वञ्चकः: cheater
• वञ्चकः: Karta (कर्ता; उदाहरण-कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वञ्चक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• ब्रह्म-दूषकः: defiler of Brahman/the Veda
• ब्रह्म-दूषकः: Karta (कर्ता; उदाहरण-कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्म (प्रातिपदिक) + दूषक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• निन्दकः: reviler
• निन्दकः: Karta (कर्ता; उदाहरण-कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: निन्दक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• ब्राह्मणानाम्: of Brahmins
• ब्राह्मणानाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्राह्मण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (सम्बन्ध), बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: likewise)

• कर्म-अव-दूषकः: one who corrupts/defiles rites (karma)
• कर्म-अव-दूषकः: Karta (कर्ता; उदाहरण-कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर्म (प्रातिपदिक) + अव (उपसर्ग) + दूषक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘अव’ उपसर्गयुक्त ‘दूषक’

Speaker

Varāha (default, instructional voice in dialogue framework)

Tags

• Purāṇic Literature
• Moral Taxonomy
• Dharma Discourse
• Atonement Motifs

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

The verse preserves a moral vocabulary shared with Dharmaśāstra traditions, showing how Purāṇas echoed and adapted juridical-ethical categories for devotional instruction.

Which geographic location is identified?

None; the focus is ethical typology rather than sacred geography.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

To recognize socially defined categories of harm—deception, denigration of learning and ritual, and social disparagement—as serious moral faults within the text’s ethical framework.