Varaha Purana 211.46: Adhyaya 211, Shloka 46

Methods for the Removal of Sin and the Eulogy of Prabodhinī Ekādaśī/Dvādaśī

Devanagari script

किं तेन न कृतं पापं दुर्वृत्तेनात्मघातिना ॥ एकादश्यां विशालाक्षि भुक्तं येन विजानता

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 211.46

Transliteration

kiṁ tena na kṛtaṁ pāpaṁ durvṛttena ātmaghātinā || ekādaśyāṁ viśālākṣi bhuktaṁ yena vijānatā

Translation

โอ้ผู้มีนัยน์ตากว้าง คนประพฤติชั่วผู้ทำลายตนเองนั้น ผู้ซึ่งรู้ทั้งรู้แล้วยังฉันในวันเอกาทศี เขายังมีบาปใดเล่าที่มิได้กระทำ

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Word by Word

• किम्: what
• किम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन; प्रश्नार्थक (interrogative)

• तेन: by him
• तेन: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसक, तृतीया विभक्ति (Instrumental/करण), एकवचन

• न: not
• न: Pratiṣedha (प्रतिषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक अव्यय

• कृतम्: done / committed
• कृतम्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु) + क्त (कृत्)
• Form: क्त-कृदन्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचन; ‘done/committed’

• पापम्: sin
• पापम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन; कृतम् इति विशेष्य

• दुर्वृत्तेन: by the ill-conducted (man)
• दुर्वृत्तेन: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दुर्-वृत्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसक, तृतीया विभक्ति (Instrumental), एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifier of तेन)

• आत्मघातिना: by the self-slayer / self-destroyer
• आत्मघातिना: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आत्म-घातिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया विभक्ति (Instrumental), एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifier of तेन)

• एकादश्याम्: on Ekādaśī
• एकादश्याम्: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एकादशी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी विभक्ति (Locative/अधिकरण), एकवचन

• विशालाक्षि: O wide-eyed one
• विशालाक्षि: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विशाल-अक्षि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन; बहुव्रीहि: ‘विशाले अक्षिणी यस्याः सा’

• भुक्तम्: eaten
• भुक्तम्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भुज् (धातु) + क्त (कृत्)
• Form: क्त-कृदन्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचन; ‘eaten’

• येन: by whom
• येन: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसक, तृतीया विभक्ति (Instrumental), एकवचन; सम्बन्धक (relative)

• विजानता: by one who knows
• विजानता: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि-ज्ञा (धातु) + शतृ (कृत्)
• Form: शतृ-कृदन्त (present active participle), पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया विभक्ति (Instrumental), एकवचन; ‘knowing (well)’

Speaker

Varāha (default dialogue frame)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇa Studies
• Vaiṣṇavism
• Moral Psychology (self-harm motifs)

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

The verse uses strong moral rhetoric to reinforce communal vrata norms, showing how Purāṇic compilers employed ethical language to stabilize calendrical observances.

Which geographic location is identified?

No geographic identification appears in this verse.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

Intentional violation of Ekādaśī discipline is portrayed as ethically self-damaging, encouraging conscientious adherence.