Varaha Purana 136.100: Adhyaya 136, Shloka 100

A Sūtra-like Manual of Expiations for Ritual Transgressions

Devanagari script

य एतेन विधानॆन वसुधे कर्म कारयेत् ॥ अपराधं न गच्छेत् तु मम लोकं स गच्छति ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 136.100

Transliteration

ya etena vidhānena vasudhe karma kārayet || aparādhaṃ na gacchettu mama lokaṃ sa gacchati ||

Translation

โอ้ วสุธา ผู้ใดให้ประกอบกรรม/พิธีตามบทบัญญัตินี้ ย่อมไม่ตกไปในความผิด; ผู้นั้นย่อมไปสู่โลกของเรา

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Word by Word

• यः: who
• यः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• एतेन: by this
• एतेन: करण (Karaṇa/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), एकवचन (Singular), पुल्लिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग-सम्भव

• विधानेन: by the procedure / rule
• विधानेन: करण (Karaṇa/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विधान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), एकवचन (Singular)

• वसुधे: O Earth (Vasudhā)
• वसुधे: सम्बोधन (Sambodhana/Vocative address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वसुधा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), सम्बोधन-प्रथमा (Vocative), एकवचन (Singular)

• कर्म: rite / act
• कर्म: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन (Singular)

• कारयेत्: should cause to be done / should perform (by causing)
• कारयेत्: क्रिया (Kriyā/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु) [णिच्-प्रत्यय causative: कारय]
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद; णिच् (causative)

• अपराधम्: offence / transgression
• अपराधम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अपराध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन (Singular)

• न: not
• न: निषेध (Negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्यय (negative particle)

• गच्छेत्: should go / would incur
• गच्छेत्: क्रिया (Kriyā/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद

• तु: but / indeed
• तु: सम्बन्ध (Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; विरोध/अन्वयार्थक (but/indeed)

• मम: my
• मम: सम्बन्ध (Sambandha/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive), एकवचन (Singular)

• लोकम्: world / realm
• लोकम्: कर्म (Karma/Object; destination)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन (Singular)

• सः: he
• सः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• गच्छति: goes / attains
• गच्छति: क्रिया (Kriyā/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद

Speaker

Varāha

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇa Studies
• Vaiṣṇavism

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It exemplifies a common Purāṇic linkage between correct ritual observance and moral-eschatological outcomes, useful for studying how Purāṇas popularized normative practice.

Which geographic location is identified?

No geographic site is specified; the address “Vasudhā” functions as a personified Earth interlocutor.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

Adherence to a prescribed expiatory procedure is presented as preventing further offense and restoring moral standing.