Varaha Purana 39.74: Adhyaya 39, Shloka 74

Discrimination of the Three Bodies and the Dharaṇī Vow: A Manual for Dvādaśī Observance

Pūrva Bhāga · Dharma-śāstraic Instructions (Transmission of Ritual Knowledge)

Devanagari script

अदीक्षिताय नो देयं विधानं नास्तिकाय च । देवब्रह्मद्विषे वापि न श्राव्यं तु कदाचन । गुरुभक्ताय दातव्यं सद्यः पापप्रणाशनम् ॥ ३९.७४ ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 39.74

Transliteration

adīkṣitāya no deyaṃ vidhānaṃ nāstikāya ca | devabrahmadviṣe vāpi na śrāvyaṃ tu kadācana | gurubhaktāya dātavyaṃ sadyaḥ pāpapraṇāśanam || 39.74 ||

ITRANS transliteration

Translation

Hindi dapat ibigay ang pamamaraang ritwal sa hindi pa naiinisyahan, ni sa mapag-alinlangang walang pananampalataya; at kailanman ay huwag iparinig sa kaaway ng mga diyos at ng mga brāhmaṇa. Ibigay ito sa taong tapat sa guru, sapagkat ito’y agarang pumupuksa ng kasalanan.

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• अदीक्षिताय: to an uninitiated person
• Type: Noun
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन; ‘दीक्षा’ रहितः (uninitiated person)
• Role: सम्प्रदान (Recipient/Dative)
• Root: अदीक्षित (प्रातिपदिक; नञ् + दीक्षित)

• न: not
• Type: Indeclinable
• Form: निषेध-अव्यय
• Role: निषेध
• Root: न (अव्यय)

• देयम्: should be given
• Type: Verb
• Form: तव्यत्/यत्-प्रत्ययान्त (Gerundive/obligatory), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; कर्मणि-भावः—‘दातव्यम्’
• Role: विधेय (Obligation predicate)
• Root: दा (धातु)

• विधानम्: the procedure/ordinance
• Type: Noun
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन
• Role: कर्म (Object—understood with देयम्/श्राव्यम्)
• Root: विधान (प्रातिपदिक)

• नास्तिकाय: to a non-believer
• Type: Noun
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन
• Role: सम्प्रदान (Recipient)
• Root: नास्तिक (प्रातिपदिक)

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय
• Role: समुच्चय
• Root: च (अव्यय)

• देवब्रह्मद्विषे: to one who hates gods and Brahmins
• Type: Noun
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन; समासः—देव + ब्रह्म + द्विष् (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः: ‘देवस्य ब्रह्मणश्च द्वेष्टा’)
• Role: सम्प्रदान (Recipient)
• Root: देवब्रह्मद्विष् (प्रातिपदिक)

• वा: or
• Type: Indeclinable
• Form: विकल्पार्थक-अव्यय
• Role: विकल्प
• Root: वा (अव्यय)

• अपि: even/also
• Type: Indeclinable
• Form: समुच्चय/अपेक्षाबोधक-निपात (particle: also/even)
• Role: निपात (Particle)
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)

• न: not
• Type: Indeclinable
• Form: निषेध-अव्यय
• Role: निषेध
• Root: न (अव्यय)

• श्राव्यम्: should be recited/taught
• Type: Verb
• Form: तव्यत्/यत्-प्रत्ययान्त (Gerundive), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; ‘श्रावयितव्यम्’ (should be recited/made to hear)
• Role: विधेय (Obligation predicate)
• Root: श्रु (धातु)

• तु: but
• Type: Indeclinable
• Form: विरोध/विशेषार्थक-निपात (particle: but/indeed)
• Role: निपात
• Root: तु (अव्यय)

• कदाचन: ever/at any time
• Type: Indeclinable
• Form: कालबोधक-अव्यय (adverb: ever/at any time)
• Role: कालाधिकरण (Temporal adverbial)
• Root: कदाचन (अव्यय)

• गुरुभक्ताय: to one devoted to the guru
• Type: Noun
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन; समासः—गुरौ भक्तिः यस्य/गुरोः भक्तः (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः)
• Role: सम्प्रदान (Recipient)
• Root: गुरुभक्त (प्रातिपदिक)

• दातव्यम्: should be given
• Type: Verb
• Form: तव्यत्-प्रत्ययान्त (Gerundive), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विधेय-भावः (must be given)
• Role: विधेय (Obligation predicate)
• Root: दा (धातु)

• सद्यः: immediately
• Type: Indeclinable
• Form: कालबोधक-अव्यय (adverb: immediately)
• Role: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial)
• Root: सद्यः (अव्यय)

• पापप्रणाशनम्: destruction of sin
• Type: Noun
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; समासः—पापस्य प्रणाशनम् (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः)
• Role: कर्म/विधेय (Object/predicate complement)
• Root: पापप्रणाशन (प्रातिपदिक)

Sandhi Notes

• नास्तिकाय = न + आस्तिकाय (नञ्-समास/नकार-आगम)
• वापि = वा + अपि

Speaker and setting

Shanta and Vira rasa

Speaker

Varāha

Bhu Devi and Varaha

In this verse

Varaha teaches her

Her state of mind

Attentive; concerned with proper transmission and protection of dharma

What she asks

To whom may this ritual procedure be transmitted, and who is disqualified from receiving it?

The teaching

Kind of teaching

Ethics of transmission (adhikāra)

Subjects

EthicsTransmission of KnowledgeRitual Initiation (Dīkṣā)Teacher–Student Conduct

Core idea

Sacred procedure requires adhikāra (qualification): dīkṣā, śraddhā, and reverence toward guru and the sacred order; hostility and nihilistic skepticism block receptivity.

In practice

Before teaching or sharing ritual manuals, assess initiation/commitment; cultivate guru-bhakti and śraddhā to make practice transformative.

Dharma

Vrata

Cross references

Tags

• Purāṇic Literature
• Vaiṣṇavism
• Dharma-śāstra Influence
• Sanskrit Manuscript Studies

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It reflects a common Purāṇic and Dharma-śāstra concern with controlled transmission of ritual knowledge, emphasizing initiation, ethical disposition, and teacher–student qualifications in premodern South Asian textual culture.

Which geographic location is identified?

No geographic location is named in this verse; the content concerns eligibility and ethics of instruction rather than sacred geography.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

Ritual teachings are to be restricted to qualified recipients—especially those initiated and devoted to the teacher—and not shared with those deemed unreliable or hostile, framing knowledge transmission as an ethical responsibility.