Varaha Purana 128.32: Adhyaya 128, Shloka 32

Rites for the comb, collyrium, and mirror; initiations for the four social orders; and the Gaṇāntikā vow/insignia

Devanagari script

दीक्षा एषा च शूद्राणामुपचारश्च ईदृशः ॥ चतुर्णामपि वर्णानां दुःखसंसारमोक्षणम्

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 128.32

Transliteration

dīkṣā eṣā ca śūdrāṇām upacāraś ca īdṛśaḥ || caturṇām api varṇānāṃ duḥkhasaṃsāramokṣaṇam

Translation

นี่เป็นทีกษา (dīkṣā) สำหรับศูทรด้วย และข้อปฏิบัติก็เป็นเช่นนี้; เป็นหนทางเพื่อหลุดพ้นจากสังสารวัฏอันทุกข์ยากสำหรับวรรณะทั้งสี่

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Word by Word

• dīkṣā: initiation
• dīkṣā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dīkṣā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन)

• eṣā: this
• eṣā: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: etad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन); demonstrative pronoun used adjectivally

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), conjunction

• śūdrāṇām: of Śūdras
• śūdrāṇām: Sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śūdra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Genitive (षष्ठी/6), Plural (बहुवचन)

• upacāraḥ: procedure, observance
• upacāraḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: upacāra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), conjunction

• īdṛśaḥ: of this kind
• īdṛśaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: īdṛśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन)

• caturṇām: of four
• caturṇām: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: catur (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Genitive (षष्ठी/6), Plural (बहुवचन); numeral adjective

• api: also
• api: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), particle (अपि = ‘also/even’)

• varṇānām: of the classes (varṇas)
• varṇānām: Sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: varṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Genitive (षष्ठी/6), Plural (बहुवचन)

• duḥkha-saṃsāra-mokṣaṇam: release from the painful cycle of rebirth
• duḥkha-saṃsāra-mokṣaṇam: Pradhāna-artha (प्रधान/फल)
• Type: Noun
• Root: duḥkha (प्रातिपदिक) + saṃsāra (प्रातिपदिक) + mokṣaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative/Accusative (प्रथमा/1 or द्वितीया/2), Singular (एकवचन); बहुपद-तत्पुरुष: ‘दुःखरूपः संसारः तस्मात् मोक्षणम्’

Speaker

Varāha (default dialogue framework; didactic statement)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Vaiṣṇavism
• Dharma-śāstra Interface
• Purāṇic Social Thought

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It is a notable witness to Purāṇic negotiation of ritual eligibility and liberation discourse, explicitly referencing Śūdras and extending the stated soteriological aim to all four varṇas.

Which geographic location is identified?

No geographic location is identified here.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The passage emphasizes accessibility of a prescribed observance and frames its purpose as alleviating suffering through liberation-oriented practice.