Varaha Purana 112.35: Adhyaya 112, Shloka 35

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

Hema-kumbha

Uttara Bhāga · Dāna-vidhi — Catalog of major transgressions (mahāpātaka) in purification discourse

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

ITRANS transliteration

Translation

แม้ผู้ประกอบด้วยมหาบาป—ผู้หลอกลวง ผู้ทำให้พรหมวิทยาเสื่อม ผู้ติเตียนพราหมณ์ และผู้ดูหมิ่นการประกอบกรรมพิธี—(ก็ยังอยู่ในขอบเขตแห่งข้อความนี้)

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Word by Word

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Sandhi Notes

• युक्तोऽपि = युक्तः + अपि (ः + अ → ओऽ)
• कर्मावदूषकः = कर्म + अवदूषकः (अ + अ → आ)

Speaker and setting

Shanta and Raudra rasa

Speaker

Varāha

The teaching

Kind of teaching

Ethics of speech and reverence

Subjects

EthicsRitual StudiesSocial History

Core idea

Dharma is upheld not only by acts but by honoring the sources of dharma (śāstra, brāhmaṇas, ritual obligations); contempt corrodes one’s inner fitness (adhikāra).

In practice

Avoid nindā (slander) of teachers, brāhmaṇas, and rites; cultivate śraddhā and truthful conduct; when fallen, seek corrective action rather than doubling down.

Dharma

Cross references

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.