Varaha Purana 116.24: Adhyaya 116, Shloka 24

An Exposition on the Causes of Happiness and Suffering

Devanagari script

तच्छृणुष्वानवद्याङ्गि मम कर्मविनिश्चयम् ॥ कृत्वा तु विपुलं कर्म मद्भक्तेषु निवेदयेत् ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 116.24

Transliteration

tac chṛṇuṣvānavaidyāṅgi mama karmaviniścayam || kṛtvā tu vipulaṃ karma madbhakteṣu nivedayet ||

Translation

โอ้ผู้มีอวัยวะไร้มลทิน จงฟังความตั้งมั่นของเราว่าด้วยจรรยา: ครั้นกระทำกุศลกรรมอันยิ่งแล้ว พึงอุทิศถวายแก่ภักตะของเรา

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Word by Word

• tat: that (teaching/statement)
• tat: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); demonstrative pronoun

• śṛṇuṣva: listen
• śṛṇuṣva: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: śru (श्रु धातु)
• Form: Imperative (लोट्), 2nd person (मध्यमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन); Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद)

• anavadya-aṅgi: O flawless-limbed one
• anavadya-aṅgi: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: anavadya (विशेषण-प्रातिपदिक) + aṅgī (अङ्गी प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Vocative (8th/सम्बोधन), Singular (एकवचन); संबोधन-समास (epithet)

• mama: my
• mama: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (अस्मद् सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular (एकवचन)

• karma-viniścayam: the determination/decision regarding (my) act
• karma-viniścayam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: karma (कर्मन् प्रातिपदिक) + viniścaya (विनिश्चय प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (कर्मणः विनिश्चयः)

• kṛtvā: having done
• kṛtvā: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (कृ धातु)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त); ‘having done’

• tu: but/indeed
• tu: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: Particle (निपात); contrast/emphasis

• vipulam: abundant/great
• vipulam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vipula (विशेषण-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); agrees with karma

• karma: act/deed
• karma: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: karma (कर्मन् प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• mad-bhakteṣu: among my devotees
• mad-bhakteṣu: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mad (मत्/मद् सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + bhakta (भक्त प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Plural (बहुवचन); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (मम भक्ताः)

• nivedayet: should offer/dedicate
• nivedayet: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ni-vid (नि√विद् धातु; causative sense in usage)
• Form: Optative (विधिलिङ्), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन); Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद)

Speaker

Varāha

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Dialogue
• Vaiṣṇavism
• Dharmaśāstra Interface

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It reflects a Purāṇic ethic in which merit-making actions are socially oriented—framed as benefiting or being dedicated to a community of devotees—an important feature of medieval South Asian devotional culture.

Which geographic location is identified?

No specific geographic location is named in this verse; it is primarily prescriptive (ethical/ritual) rather than topographical.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

To perform significant meritorious actions and dedicate or offer their fruits in relation to the community of devotees.