Varaha Purana 116.40: Adhyaya 116, Shloka 40

An Exposition on the Causes of Happiness and Suffering

Devanagari script

देवतेव सदा पश्येत् ततः सौख्यतरं नु किम् ॥ ऋतुकाले तु यो गच्छेन्मासेमासे च मैथुनम् ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 116.40

Transliteration

devateva sadā paśyet tataḥ saukhyataraṃ nu kim | ṛtukāle tu yo gacchen māse māse ca maithunam ||

Translation

还有什么比恒常将他们视作神明更大的安乐呢？至于持戒者：唯在可孕之时行房，并按月守其节度者，亦为所称许。

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Word by Word

• devatā: a deity
• devatā: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: devatā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया/2), Singular (एकवचन); used in simile-object sense with iva

• iva: like/as
• iva: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iva (अव्यय)
• Form: Comparative particle (उपमावाचक-अव्यय)

• sadā: always
• sadā: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sadā (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb (कालवाचक-अव्यय)

• paśyet: should see/regard
• paśyet: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √dṛś (धातु)
• Form: Optative/Potential (विधिलिङ्), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन); Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद)

• tataḥ: from that; thereafter
• tataḥ: Apadana (अपादान)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatas (अव्यय/तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त)
• Form: Adverb (क्रियाविशेषण), 'from that/thereafter'

• saukhyataram: more pleasant/happier
• saukhyataram: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: saukhyatara (प्रातिपदिक; tara-तुलनात्मक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative/Accusative (प्रथमा/1 or द्वितीया/2), Singular (एकवचन); comparative

• nu: indeed? / then?
• nu: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: nu (अव्यय)
• Form: Interrogative particle (प्रश्नार्थ-निपात)

• kim: what
• kim: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kim (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative/Accusative (प्रथमा/1 or द्वितीया/2), Singular (एकवचन); interrogative

• ṛtu-kāle: in the season/at the proper time
• ṛtu-kāle: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ṛtu (प्रातिपदिक) + kāla (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Locative (सप्तमी/7), Singular (एकवचन); सप्तमी-तत्पुरुष (time-locative)

• tu: but/indeed
• tu: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: Particle (निपात)

• yaḥ: who
• yaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन); relative pronoun

• gacchet: should go
• gacchet: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √gam (धातु)
• Form: Optative/Potential (विधिलिङ्), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन); Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद)

• māse: in a month
• māse: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: māsa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Locative (सप्तमी/7), Singular (एकवचन)

• māse: month by month
• māse: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: māsa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Locative (सप्तमी/7), Singular (एकवचन); repetition indicates distributive sense

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction (समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय)

• maithunam: sexual union
• maithunam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: maithuna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया/2), Singular (एकवचन)

Speaker

Varāha

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Vaishnavism
• Householder Dharma
• Dharma-shastra Interface

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It reflects household-regulation norms found across Dharma literature, indicating how Purāṇic texts transmit social ethics alongside devotional language.

Which geographic location is identified?

No geographic location is identified.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

Maintain respectful regard and practice restraint through regulated household conduct.