Varaha Purana 136.112: Adhyaya 136, Shloka 112

A Sūtra-like Manual of Expiations for Ritual Transgressions

Uttara Bhāga · Ācāra-nirṇaya (Conduct, recitation, and merit)

Devanagari script

यस्तु भागवतो नित्यं पठते च दृढव्रतः ॥ कृत्वा सर्वापराधानि न स पापेन लिप्यते ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 136.112

Transliteration

yas tu bhāgavato nityaṁ paṭhate ca dṛḍhavrataḥ || kṛtvā sarvāparādhāni na sa pāpena lipyate

ITRANS transliteration

Translation

แต่ผู้ใดมีปณิธานมั่นคง สวดอ่านภาควตะเป็นนิตย์ แม้ได้กระทำความผิดต่าง ๆ ก็ไม่ถูกบาปเปื้อนติด

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Word by Word

• yaḥ: who
• Type: Noun
• Form: Relative pronoun (यद्), Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन)
• Role: Karta (कर्ता)
• Root: yad (प्रातिपदिक)

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

• bhāgavataḥ: a devotee; bhāgavata
• Type: Noun
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन); ‘devotee of Bhagavān’
• Role: Karta (कर्ता)
• Root: bhāgavata (प्रातिपदिक)

• nityam: daily; always
• Type: Indeclinable
• Form: Adverbial accusative (क्रियाविशेषणरूपेण द्वितीया)
• Role: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Root: nitya (प्रातिपदिक)

• paṭhate: reads
• Type: Verb
• Form: Present (लट्), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन)
• Role: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Root: paṭh (धातु)

• ca: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Form: Conjunction (समुच्चयबोधक)
• Role: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Root: ca (अव्यय)

• dṛḍha-vrataḥ: firm-vowed; steadfast
• Type: Adjective
• Form: Compound adjective (कर्मधारय), Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन); qualifying bhāgavataḥ/yaḥ
• Role: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Root: dṛḍha + vrata (प्रातिपदिक)

• kṛtvā: having done
• Type: Verb
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (क्त्वान्त), ‘having done/committed’
• Role: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
• Root: kṛ (धातु)

• sarva-aparādhāni: all offences
• Type: Noun
• Form: Compound (कर्मधारय: ‘all offences’), Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया/2), Plural (बहुवचन)
• Role: Karma (कर्म)
• Root: sarva + aparādha (प्रातिपदिक)

• na: not
• Type: Indeclinable
• Form: Negation particle (निषेध निपात)
• Role: Pratiṣedha (प्रतिषेध)
• Root: na (अव्यय)

• saḥ: he
• Type: Noun
• Form: Pronoun (सर्वनाम), Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन)
• Role: Karta (कर्ता)
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक)

• pāpena: by sin; with sin
• Type: Noun
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Instrumental (तृतीया/3), Singular (एकवचन)
• Role: Karaṇa (करण)
• Root: pāpa (प्रातिपदिक)

• lipyate: is tainted
• Type: Verb
• Form: Present (लट्), Ātmanepada (आत्मनेपद), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन), Passive sense (कर्मणि प्रयोग): ‘is smeared/tainted’
• Role: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Root: lip (धातु)

Sandhi Notes

• yas tu (no sandhi)
• sarvāparādhāni → sarva + aparādhāni (vowel sandhi a+a→ā)

Speaker and setting

Shanta and Karuna rasa

Speaker

Varāha

The teaching

Kind of teaching

Bhakti with prāyaścitta logic

Subjects

EthicsRitual Practice

Core idea

Niṣṭhā (steadfastness) in devotional recitation neutralizes karmic taint; aparādha is countered by sustained alignment with Bhagavān.

In practice

Adopt a consistent daily reading/recitation schedule with vrata-like restraints (purity, truthfulness, moderation) rather than sporadic practice.

Dharma

Vrata

Mathura and Krishna

Cross references

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Devotional Practice
• Soteriological Motifs

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It exemplifies a devotional-purificatory logic found across Purāṇic corpora, where disciplined recitation is presented as a means of moral remediation.

Which geographic location is identified?

No geographic identification occurs here.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

Maintain steadfast discipline and regular recitation as a corrective practice, emphasizing transformation over permanent moral stigma.