Varaha Purana 192.35: Adhyaya 192, Shloka 35

Description of the Universal Peace-Recitation and the Madhuparka Rite

Devanagari script

अपुत्रो लभते पुत्रमभार्यश्च प्रियां लभेत् ॥ अपतिर्लभते कान्तं बद्धो मुच्येत बन्धनात्

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 192.35

Transliteration

aputro labhate putramabhāryaśca priyāṃ labhet || apatil labhate kāntaṃ baddho mucyeta bandhanāt

Translation

ผู้ไร้บุตรย่อมได้บุตร ผู้ไร้ภรรยาย่อมได้คู่ครองอันเป็นที่รัก ผู้ไร้สามีย่อมได้คู่ครองอันเป็นที่รัก ผู้ถูกจองจำย่อมหลุดพ้นจากพันธนาการ

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Word by Word

• aputraḥ: a sonless man
• aputraḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: a-putra (अ + पुत्र प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• labhate: obtains
• labhate: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √labh (लभ् धातु)
• Form: Present tense (लट्), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन), Ātmanepada (आत्मनेपद)

• putram: a son
• putram: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: putra (पुत्र प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• abhāryaḥ: a man without a wife
• abhāryaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: a-bhārya (अ + भार्या-सम्बन्धिन् प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction (समुच्चयार्थक अव्यय)

• priyām: a beloved (wife)
• priyām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: priyā (प्रिया प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• labhet: would obtain / may obtain
• labhet: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √labh (लभ् धातु)
• Form: Optative (विधिलिङ्), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद)

• apatiḥ: one without a husband (husbandless person)
• apatiḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: a-pati (अ + पति प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• labhate: obtains
• labhate: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √labh (लभ् धातु)
• Form: Present tense (लट्), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन), Ātmanepada (आत्मनेपद)

• kāntam: a beloved (husband/lover)
• kāntam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kānta (कान्त प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• baddhaḥ: one who is bound
• baddhaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √bandh (बन्ध् धातु) + kta (क्त)
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त-कृदन्त), Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• mucyeta: would be freed
• mucyeta: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √muc (मुच् धातु)
• Form: Optative (विधिलिङ्), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन), Ātmanepada (आत्मनेपद); passive sense ‘be released’

• bandhanāt: from bondage
• bandhanāt: Apadana (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bandhana (बन्धन प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Ablative (5th/पञ्चमी), Singular (एकवचन)

Speaker

Varāha (default dialogue framework)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Ritual
• Sanskrit Philology
• Cultural Anthropology (Textual)

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It exemplifies the phala-śruti convention, where texts articulate concrete benefits to motivate practice; such passages are valuable for studying how Purāṇic literature communicates ritual value in social and personal terms.

Which geographic location is identified?

No geographic location is specified in this verse.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

Implicitly, it promotes reliance on regulated practice and hope in adverse conditions, while reflecting social ideals around family continuity and freedom from constraint.