Varaha Purana 96.68: Adhyaya 96, Shloka 68

The Threefold Power: The Raudrī Observance and the Manifestation of Chāmuṇḍā

Devanagari script

न तस्याग्निभयं घोरं सर्पचौरादिनं भवेत् ॥ यश्चमं पूजयेद्भक्त्या पुस्तकेऽपि स्थितं बुधः ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 96.68

Transliteration

na tasyāgnibhayaṃ ghoraṃ sarpacaurādinaṃ bhavet || yaś camaṃ pūjayed bhaktyā pustake'pi sthitaṃ budhaḥ ||

Translation

สำหรับผู้นั้น ย่อมไม่มีความหวาดกลัวอันน่าสะพรึงจากไฟ และไม่หวั่นจากงู โจร และสิ่งอื่นใด อีกทั้งบัณฑิตผู้บูชาด้วยภักดีต่อสิ่งนี้—แม้ดำรงอยู่ในคัมภีร์—ย่อมได้รับความคุ้มครองเช่นนั้น

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Word by Word

• na: not
• na: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निषेध (negation)

• tasya: of him/for him
• tasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• agni-bhayam: fear of fire
• agni-bhayam: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: agni + bhaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (अग्नेः भयम्)

• ghoram: terrible
• ghoram: Karta (कर्ता/Subject-qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ghora (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण

• sarpa-caura-ādinam: (fear) from snakes, thieves, etc.
• sarpa-caura-ādinam: Karta (कर्ता/Subject-qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarpa + caura + ādi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; समाहार-द्वन्द्व/तत्पुरुषभाव (सर्पचौरादि-सम्बन्धि)

• bhavet: would be/should occur
• bhavet: Kriya (क्रिया/Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √bhū (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• yaḥ: who (he who)
• yaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; सम्बन्धवाचक सर्वनाम

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

• imam: this
• imam: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• pūjayet: should worship
• pūjayet: Kriya (क्रिया/Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √pūj (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ्, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• bhaktyā: with devotion
• bhaktyā: Karana (करण/Means)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhakti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन

• pustake: in a book
• pustake: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pustaka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन

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

• sthitam: situated/contained
• sthitam: Karma (कर्म/Object-qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √sthā (धातु) + kta (कृत्)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण (इमम् विशेषयति)

• budhaḥ: a wise person
• budhaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: budha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

Speaker

Varāha (default dialogue frame)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Studies
• Manuscript & Book Veneration

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It is evidence for the cultural practice of venerating written repositories (pustaka/manuscript), indicating a mature textual culture alongside oral recitation.

Which geographic location is identified?

No geographic location is specified.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

Respectful preservation and honoring of the text is framed as a virtuous act linked to personal well-being and communal continuity of knowledge.