Varaha Purana 205.11: Adhyaya 205, Shloka 11

Description of the Proclamation of Auspicious and Inauspicious Karmic Results

Devanagari script

बहुदानरतो नित्यं सर्वभूतानुकम्पकः ॥ एनं गन्धैश्च माल्यैश्च शीघ्रमेव प्रपूजय ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 205.11

Transliteration

bahudānarato nityaṃ sarvabhūtānukampakaḥ | enaṃ gandhaiś ca mālyaiś ca śīghram eva prapūjaya ||

Translation

ผู้ที่ยินดีในการให้ทานมากอยู่เสมอ และเมตตาต่อสรรพสัตว์ทั้งปวง—จงบูชาเขาโดยเร็วด้วยเครื่องหอมและพวงมาลัย.

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Word by Word

• बहुदानरतः: devoted to much giving
• बहुदानरतः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बहुदानरत (प्रातिपदिक: बहु + दान + रत)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (of an implied person)

• नित्यम्: always
• नित्यम्: Kriya-vishesana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नित्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभावेन क्रियाविशेषणरूपेण; नपुंसकलिङ्ग एकवचन द्वितीया-रूपं क्रियाविशेषणवत् (adverbial accusative)

• सर्वभूतानुकम्पकः: compassionate to all beings
• सर्वभूतानुकम्पकः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्वभूतानुकम्पक (प्रातिपदिक: सर्व + भूत + अनुकम्पक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषणम्

• एनम्: him/this one
• एनम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• गन्धैः: with fragrances
• गन्धैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गन्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; तृतीया (3rd case), बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक निपात (conjunction)

• माल्यैः: with garlands
• माल्यैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: माल्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; तृतीया, बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक निपात (conjunction)

• शीघ्रम्: quickly
• शीघ्रम्: Kriya-vishesana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: शीघ्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण (adverb); शीघ्रतया

• एव: indeed
• एव: Emphasis (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (emphasis)

• प्रपूजय: worship/honour
• प्रपूजय: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र√पूज् (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative); मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

Speaker

Varāha (default dialogue frame)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Ritual Culture
• Social Ethics
• Dāna (Gift-giving)

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It documents a Purāṇic value-system where generosity and universal compassion are publicly recognized through ritual honor (garlands, fragrances).

Which geographic location is identified?

No location is specified; the instruction is general and ritual-ethical.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

Cultivate generosity and compassion, and acknowledge such virtues through respectful communal rites.