Varaha Purana 210.61 — Adhyaya 210, Shloka 61

Inquiry into Moral Agency (Karma) and Practical Means for the Dissolution of Sin: the Śiśumāra Contemplation

Devanagari script

संसारे प्राप्तदोषस्य जायमानस्य देहिनः ॥ पततां च गतो भावः पापकर्मक्षयेण तु ॥

Transliteration

saṃsāre prāptadoṣasya jāyamānasya dehinaḥ || patatāṃ ca gato bhāvaḥ pāpakarmakṣayeṇa tu ||

Translation

สำหรับสัตว์ผู้มีร่างกายซึ่งเกิดในสังสารวัฏพร้อมด้วยมลทินแห่งโทษ แม้ผู้ที่ตกต่ำลงก็ย่อมมีความแปรเปลี่ยนแห่งภาวะ—แท้จริง—ด้วยความสิ้นไปแห่งกรรมอันเป็นบาป

Word by Word

• संसारे: in saṃsāra (worldly existence)
• संसारे: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संसार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (Locative), एकवचन

• प्राप्तदोषस्य: of one who has acquired faults
• प्राप्तदोषस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्राप्तदोष (प्रातिपदिक; प्राप्त + दोष)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (Genitive), एकवचन; समासः कर्मधारयः (प्राप्तः दोषः यस्य = having obtained faults)

• जायमानस्य: of one being born
• जायमानस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: जन् (धातु) + शानच् (कृदन्त)
• Form: वर्तमानकृदन्त (Present middle participle/शानच्), पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन

• देहिनः: of the embodied being
• देहिनः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देहिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन

• पतताम्: of those who fall (down)
• पतताम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पत् (धातु) + शतृ (कृदन्त)
• Form: वर्तमानकृदन्त (Present active participle used substantively), पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, बहुवचन; ‘of those who fall’

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (conjunction)

• गतः: gone, attained
• गतः: Kriyā (क्रिया/Predicate participle)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (Past participle/क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; भावः इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• भावः: state, condition
• भावः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भाव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• पापकर्मक्षयेण: by the destruction of sinful actions
• पापकर्मक्षयेण: Karaṇa (करण/Instrument/Cause)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पापकर्मक्षय (प्रातिपदिक; पाप + कर्म + क्षय)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन; समासः षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (पापकर्मणः क्षयः = destruction of sinful deeds)

• तु: but/indeed
• तु: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Particle modifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; विरोध/विशेषार्थक निपात (particle: but/indeed)

Speaker

Yama (contextual continuation from 210.1)

Varaha Avatara Context

Varaha Avatara Context: {"is_varaha_focus":false}

Bhu Devi Dialogue

Bhu Devi Dialogue: {"is_dialogue":false}

Mathura Mandala

Mathura Mandala: {"is_mathura_related":false}

Dharma Shastra

Dharma Shastra: {"has_dharma_rule":false}

Vrata Mahatmya

Vrata Mahatmya: {"has_vrata":false}

Cosmic Boar Symbolism

Cosmic Boar Symbolism: {"has_symbolism":false}

Philosophical Teaching

Philosophical Teaching: {"has_teaching":true,"teaching_type":"karma theory / soteriology","core_concept":"Embodied existence begins with accrued doṣa; shifts in fortune/state occur as sinful karma is exhausted (pāpa-kṣaya).","practical_application":"Interpret suffering and relief through the lens of karma; pursue purification to hasten pāpa-kṣaya and stabilize dharmic conduct."}

Subject Matter

Subject Matter: ["Ethics","Karma Theory","Soteriology"]

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: karuṇa

Secondary Rasa: śānta

Geographic Context

Type: cosmic-moral domain

Cross References

Related Themes: Varāha Purāṇa: continuation of Yama’s karma exposition in 210.210.3+ (jñāna as culmination)

Visual Art Cues

Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A didactic visualization of saṃsāra: an embodied being burdened by faults, falling into distress, then gradually rising as dark karmic weight diminishes—under Yama’s explanatory gaze.","item_prompts":["human figure with symbolic burden (dark aura/weights)","descending and ascending path motif","Yama as narrator in background","scroll/inscription indicating pāpa-kṣaya","contrasting dark-to-light gradient"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural: symbolic allegory with strong color contrasts; Yama at side, central figure transitioning from dark to luminous as pāpa wanes.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore: central figure with gold aura emerging from darkness; Yama framed with ornate arch; use gold to signify purification.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore: subtle allegorical scene; careful shading to show transformation; restrained symbolism.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari: narrative strip showing stages of fall and recovery; simple hills/paths as metaphor; minimal but expressive figures."}

Audio Atmosphere

Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"reflective, grave","suggested_raga":"Tōḍi","pace":"slow","voice_tone":"low, contemplative, emphasizing causal phrases (pāpakarma-kṣayeṇa)"}

Tags

• Purāṇic Literature
• Karma
• Saṃsāra
• Moral Causality

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It reflects mainstream Indic moral causality: conditions in rebirth and suffering are linked to doṣa and karma, with change possible via karma’s exhaustion.

Which geographic location is identified?

None; the verse is doctrinal rather than topographical.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

Recognize moral causality in lived conditions and the possibility of transformation through the reduction of harmful actions.