Varaha Purana 202.71: Adhyaya 202, Shloka 71

Description of Infernal Punishments and the Ripening of Karmic Consequences

Uttara Bhāga · Karmavipāka (Ethics and Consequences)

Devanagari script

पापस्य सुकृतस्याथ प्रजानां विनिपातने ॥ भूतानां चाप्यसम्मानं दुष्प्रहारश्च सर्वशः

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 202.71

Transliteration

pāpasya sukṛtasyātha prajānāṃ vinipātane || bhūtānāṃ cāpy asammānaṃ duṣprahāraś ca sarvaśaḥ

ITRANS transliteration

Translation

ดังนี้ ในความตกต่ำของสรรพสัตว์ ย่อมปรากฏผลอันปะปนกันของบาปและบุญ; อีกทั้งมีการดูหมิ่นต่อสัตว์ทั้งหลาย และการทำร้ายอย่างรุนแรงในทุกทาง

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Word by Word

• पापस्य: of sin
• Type: Noun
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठीविभक्ति (Genitive/षष्ठी), एकवचन
• Role: सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी/Genitive relation)
• Root: पाप (प्रातिपदिक)

• सुकृतस्य: of merit / good deed
• Type: Noun
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठीविभक्ति, एकवचन
• Role: सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी/Genitive relation)
• Root: सुकृत (प्रातिपदिक)

• अथ: then / now
• Type: Indeclinable
• Form: अव्यय; अनुक्रम/समुच्चयार्थक (particle: then/now)
• Role: सम्बन्धसूचक (discourse particle)
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)

• प्रजानाम्: of creatures / people
• Type: Noun
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठीविभक्ति, बहुवचन
• Role: सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी/Genitive relation)
• Root: प्रजा (प्रातिपदिक)

• विनिपातने: in downfall / in destruction
• Type: Noun
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमीविभक्ति (Locative/सप्तमी), एकवचन
• Role: अधिकरण (सप्तमी/Locative)
• Root: विनिपातन (प्रातिपदिक)

• भूतानाम्: of beings
• Type: Noun
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठीविभक्ति, बहुवचन
• Role: सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी/Genitive relation)
• Root: भूत (प्रातिपदिक)

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक (conjunction: and)
• Role: समुच्चय (connector)
• Root: च (अव्यय)

• अपि: also / even
• Type: Indeclinable
• Form: अव्यय; अप्यर्थ/सम्भावनार्थ (particle: also/even)
• Role: सम्बन्धसूचक (particle)
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)

• असम्मानम्: disrespect / dishonour
• Type: Noun
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/द्वितीया), एकवचन
• Role: कर्म (Karma/कर्म)
• Root: असम्मान (प्रातिपदिक)

• दुष्प्रहारः: a grievous blow / harsh assault
• Type: Noun
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/प्रथमा), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (उपपद/विशेषणपूर्वक): दुष्टः प्रहारः
• Role: कर्ता (Karta/कर्ता)
• Root: दुष् + प्रहार (प्रातिपदिक)

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक
• Role: समुच्चय (connector)
• Root: च (अव्यय)

• सर्वशः: in every way / wholly
• Type: Indeclinable
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb: in every way/entirely)
• Role: क्रियाविशेषण (adverbial)
• Root: सर्वशः (अव्यय)

Sandhi Notes

• सुकृतस्याथ = सुकृतस्य + अथ
• चाप्य = च + अपि
• दुष्प्रहारश्च = दुष्प्रहारः + च

Speaker and setting

Raudra and Bhayanaka rasa

Speaker

Varāha

The teaching

Kind of teaching

Ahiṃsā-adjacent ethics

Subjects

EthicsNon-violence and harmSocial conduct

Core idea

Ethical life is relational: disrespect and violence toward beings destabilize society and rebound as karmic downfall; karma can be ‘mixed’ when actions blend merit and harm.

In practice

Practice respect (satkāra) toward all beings, minimize harm in speech and action, and examine ‘mixed’ deeds where good ends are pursued by cruel means.

Dharma

Cross references

Tags

• Purāṇic Literature
• Ethical Instruction
• Ahiṃsā-adjacent Themes
• Karmic Discourse

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

The verse aligns Purāṇic ethics with broader Indic concerns about harm, social disorder, and the moral evaluation of conduct toward living beings.

Which geographic location is identified?

No geographic location is named here.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

Disrespect and harmful aggression toward beings are presented as morally consequential behaviors associated with social and existential decline.