Varaha Purana 147.21: Adhyaya 147, Shloka 21

The Sacred Merit of Goniṣkramaṇa

the Tīrtha of the Cows’ Emergence/Release

Devanagari script

एतद्दुःखेन सन्तप्तो मन्युना च परिप्लुतः॥ और्वः शशाप रोषेण तेन तप्ता वयं शिवे॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 147.21

Transliteration

etad duḥkhena santapto manyunā ca pariplutaḥ || aurvaḥ śaśāpa roṣeṇa tena taptā vayaṃ śive ||

Translation

ถูกความทุกข์นี้บีบคั้นและถูกโทสะท่วมท้น ฤๅษีอุรวะได้สาปด้วยความเดือดดาล; ด้วยเหตุนั้นพวกเราจึงได้รับความทุกข์ โอ้พระศิวา

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Word by Word

• etat: this (thing)
• etat: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: etad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (द्वितीया/2), Singular; demonstrative pronoun

• duḥkhena: by sorrow
• duḥkhena: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: duḥkha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental (तृतीया/3), Singular

• santaptaḥ: afflicted
• santaptaḥ: Karta-viśeṣaṇa (कर्तृ-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sam+tap (धातु) → santapta (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक, क्त)
• Form: Past participle (क्त), Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• manyunā: by wrath
• manyunā: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: manyu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental (तृतीया/3), Singular

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha/Avyaya (सम्बन्ध/अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction (समुच्चय-निपात)

• pariplutaḥ: overwhelmed/engulfed
• pariplutaḥ: Karta-viśeṣaṇa (कर्तृ-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pari+plu (धातु) → paripluta (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक, क्त)
• Form: Past participle (क्त), Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• aurvaḥ: Aurva
• aurvaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: aurva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular

• śaśāpa: cursed
• śaśāpa: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: śap (धातु)
• Form: Perfect (लिट्), 3rd person, Singular, Parasmaipada

• roṣeṇa: with anger
• roṣeṇa: Karana/Hetu (करण/हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: roṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental (तृतीया/3), Singular

• tena: by that
• tena: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental (तृतीया/3), Singular; refers to that (curse/act)

• taptāḥ: afflicted/tormented
• taptāḥ: Karta-viśeṣaṇa (कर्तृ-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tap (धातु) → tapta (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक, क्त)
• Form: Past participle (क्त), Masculine, Nominative, Plural; agrees with vayam

• vayam: we
• vayam: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Plural (बहुवचन)

• śive: O Śivā
• śive: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śivā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Vocative (सम्बोधन), Singular; address

Speaker

Varāha (default dialogue framework; narratorial ‘we’ and vocative śive indicate reported speech to Devī/Pṛthivī)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Narrative
• Ethical Reasoning
• Sanskrit Philology

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It reflects the Purāṇic concern with the social reach of ascetic speech: a curse can extend beyond the immediate offender, becoming a narrative model for collective vulnerability.

Which geographic location is identified?

None; the verse emphasizes interpersonal and communal consequence rather than place.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

It warns that rage-driven speech can cause wider harm, implying an ethic of measured response and accountability for the effects of one’s words.