Varaha Purana 211.8: Adhyaya 211, Shloka 8

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

Devanagari script

करोति पापनाशार्थमिदं वक्ष्यामि तच्छृणु ॥ गावः पवित्रा मङ्गल्या देवानामपि देवताः ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 211.8

Transliteration

karoti pāpanāśārtham idaṃ vakṣyāmi tac chṛṇu || gāvaḥ pavitrā maṅgalyā devānām api devatāḥ ||

Translation

สิ่งนี้กระทำเพื่อทำลายบาป; เราจักกล่าว—จงฟังเถิด โคทั้งหลายเป็นผู้ชำระให้บริสุทธิ์และเป็นมงคล เป็นที่เคารพดุจเทวะ แม้ในหมู่เทพทั้งปวง

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Word by Word

• karoti: does / accomplishes
• karoti: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √kṛ (कृ)
• Form: Present (लट्), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular, Parasmaipada

• pāpa-nāśa-artham: for the purpose of destroying sin
• pāpa-nāśa-artham: Prayojana (प्रयोजन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pāpa (प्रातिपदिक) + nāśa (प्रातिपदिक) + artha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd—द्वितीया), Singular; purpose-accusative (प्रयोजनार्थे द्वितीया); compound: ‘pāpasya nāśaḥ’ + ‘tasya arthaḥ’

• idam: this
• idam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (द्वितीया), Singular; demonstrative pronoun

• vakṣyāmi: I will tell
• vakṣyāmi: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √vac (वच्)
• Form: Future (लृट्), 1st person (उत्तमपुरुष), Singular, Parasmaipada

• tat: that
• tat: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (द्वितीया), Singular; used as object with imperative ‘hear that’

• śṛṇu: hear
• śṛṇu: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √śru (श्रु)
• Form: Imperative (लोट्), 2nd person (मध्यमपुरुष), Singular, Parasmaipada

• gāvaḥ: cows
• gāvaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: go (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा), Plural (बहुवचन)

• pavitrāḥ: pure / purifying
• pavitrāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pavitra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Plural; agrees with gāvaḥ

• maṅgalyāḥ: auspicious
• maṅgalyāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: maṅgalya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Plural; agrees with gāvaḥ

• devānām: of the gods
• devānām: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Genitive (6th—षष्ठी), Plural

• api: even / also
• api: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: Particle (अपि—emphasis/inclusion)

• devatāḥ: deities / divine beings
• devatāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: devatā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Plural; predicate nominative for gāvaḥ

Speaker

Yama

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Prāyaścitta
• Ritual Studies

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It introduces a purificatory regimen centered on cow-associated symbolism and substances, a well-attested motif in South Asian ritual and legal-text traditions.

Which geographic location is identified?

No geographic location is mentioned.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The passage frames purification as a means of moral repair, presenting cows as culturally coded agents of auspiciousness and cleansing.