Varaha Purana — Chapter 130

VrP 130.1

अथ राजान्नभोगे प्रायश्चित्तम् ।। सूत उवाच ।। एवं दीक्षां ततः श्रुत्वा नारायणमुखान्मही ।। विशुद्धमानसा देवी नारायणमथाब्रवीत्

atha rājānnabhoge prāyaścittam || sūta uvāca || evaṃ dīkṣāṃ tataḥ śrutvā nārāyaṇamukhānmahī || viśuddhamānasā devī nārāyaṇamathābravīt

Now, the expiation for eating a king's food. The Sūta said: Having thus heard of the initiation from Nārāyaṇa's mouth, the Earth, the goddess, her mind wholly purified, then said to Nārāyaṇa:

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VrP 130.2

धरण्युवाच ।। अहो ते दीक्षामाहात्म्यं यस्य वै व्युष्टिरुत्तमा ।। श्रुत्वाहं तु महाभाग जातास्मि विमला विभो

dharaṇyuvāca || aho te dīkṣāmāhātmyaṃ yasya vai vyuṣṭiruttamā || śrutvāhaṃ tu mahābhāga jātāsmi vimalā vibho

The Earth said: "Ah, the greatness of your initiation, whose reward is supreme! Having heard (it), O greatly fortunate one, I have become spotless, O mighty lord.

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VrP 130.3

अहो देवस्य माहात्म्यं लोकनाथस्य तत्त्वतः ।। येन सा कारिता दीक्षा चातुर्वर्ण्यसुखावहा

aho devasya māhātmyaṃ lokanāthasya tattvataḥ || yena sā kāritā dīkṣā cāturvarṇyasukhāvahā

Ah, the greatness of the god, the lord of the worlds, in truth, by whom that initiation was instituted, which brings happiness to (all) four classes!

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VrP 130.4

एकं मे परमं गुह्यं यदीश हृदि वर्त्तते ।। भव भक्तसुखार्थाय तत्त्वं मे वक्तुमर्हसि

ekaṃ me paramaṃ guhyaṃ yadīśa hṛdi varttate || bhava bhaktasukhārthāya tattvaṃ me vaktumarhasi

There is one supreme secret of mine which, O lord, abides in my heart; be (gracious), for the happiness of your devotees you ought to tell me the truth of it.

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VrP 130.5

देव पूर्वापराधास्ते द्वात्रिंशदपि कीर्तिताः ।। एवं कृत्वापराधानि मनुजा ह्यल्पचेतसः

deva pūrvāparādhāste dvātriṃśadapi kīrtitāḥ || evaṃ kṛtvāparādhāni manujā hyalpacetasaḥ

O god, those thirty-two earlier offences of yours have (all) been recounted. Having thus committed offences, men of little understanding—

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VrP 130.6

कर्मणा केन शुद्ध्यन्ति अपराधस्य कारिणः ।। तन्ममाचक्ष्व तत्त्वेन मम प्रीत्या च माधव

karmaṇā kena śuddhyanti aparādhasya kāriṇaḥ || tanmamācakṣva tattvena mama prītyā ca mādhava

by what act are the doers of an offence purified? Tell me that in truth, and out of affection for me, O Mādhava."

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VrP 130.7

तद्वै भूम्या वचः श्रुत्वा हृषीकेशो महामनाः ।। दिव्यं ध्यानं समादाय प्रत्युवाच वसुन्धराम्

tadvai bhūmyā vacaḥ śrutvā hṛṣīkeśo mahāmanāḥ || divyaṃ dhyānaṃ samādāya pratyuvāca vasundharām

Having heard that speech of the Earth, the great-minded Hṛṣīkeśa, entering into divine meditation, replied to Vasundharā:

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VrP 130.8

श्रीवराह उवाच ।। शुद्धा भागवता भूत्वा मम कर्मपरायणाः ।। ये तु भुञ्जन्ति राजान्नं लोभेन च भयेन वा

śrīvarāha uvāca || śuddhā bhāgavatā bhūtvā mama karmaparāyaṇāḥ || ye tu bhuñjanti rājānnaṃ lobhena ca bhayena vā

The glorious Boar said: "Those who, having become pure Bhāgavatas intent upon my rites, yet eat a king's food, whether out of greed or out of fear—

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VrP 130.9

आपद्गता हि भुञ्जन्ति राजान्नं तु वसुन्धरे ।। दशवर्षसहस्राणि पच्यन्ते नरके नराः

āpadgatā hi bhuñjanti rājānnaṃ tu vasundhare || daśavarṣasahasrāṇi pacyante narake narāḥ

or (even) those who, fallen into distress, eat a king's food, O Vasundharā—those men are cooked in hell for ten thousand years."

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VrP 130.11

ततो दीनमना भूत्वा सा मही संशितव्रता ।। उवाच मधुरं वाक्यं सर्वलोकसुखावहम्

tato dīnamanā bhūtvā sā mahī saṃśitavratā || uvāca madhuraṃ vākyaṃ sarvalokasukhāvaham

Then, becoming downcast in mind, that Earth of strict vows spoke a sweet speech that brings happiness to all the worlds:

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VrP 130.12

धरण्युवाच ।। शृणु तत्त्वेन मे देव हृदये हि व्यवस्थितम् ।। को नु दोषोऽस्ति राज्ञां हि तन्मे त्वं वक्तुमर्हसि

dharaṇyuvāca || śṛṇu tattvena me deva hṛdaye hi vyavasthitam || ko nu doṣo'sti rājñāṃ hi tanme tvaṃ vaktumarhasi

The Earth said: "Hear from me, O god, the truth of what stands in my heart. What then is the fault of kings? That you ought to tell me."

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VrP 130.13

ततो भूम्या वचः श्रुत्वा सर्वधर्मविदां वरः ।। प्राह नारायणो वाक्यं धर्मकामां वसुन्धराम्

tato bhūmyā vacaḥ śrutvā sarvadharmavidāṃ varaḥ || prāha nārāyaṇo vākyaṃ dharmakāmāṃ vasundharām

Then, having heard the Earth's words, the best of all who know the law, Nārāyaṇa, spoke (these) words to Vasundharā, who desired the law:

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VrP 130.14

श्रीवराह उवाच ।। शृणु सुन्दरि तत्त्वेन गुह्यमेतदनिन्दिते ।। राजान्नं तु न भोक्तव्यं शुभैभार्गवतैः सदा

śrīvarāha uvāca || śṛṇu sundari tattvena guhyametadanindite || rājānnaṃ tu na bhoktavyaṃ śubhaibhārgavataiḥ sadā

The Blessed Boar said: Hear, fair one, in truth, this secret, O blameless one: the food of a king is never to be eaten by pure devotees (of the Lord).

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VrP 130.15

यद्यप्येष समत्वेन राजा लोके प्रवर्त्तते ।। राजसं तामसं वापि कुर्वन्कर्म सुदारुणम्

yadyapyeṣa samatvena rājā loke pravarttate || rājasaṃ tāmasaṃ vāpi kurvankarma sudāruṇam

Even though this king conducts himself in the world with impartiality, (still he is) doing deeds that are rājasic or tāmasic and very cruel;

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VrP 130.16

अपि वा गर्हितं तेन राजान्नं तु वसुन्धरे ।। धर्मसन्धारणार्थाय न तु मे रोचते भुवि

api vā garhitaṃ tena rājānnaṃ tu vasundhare || dharmasandhāraṇārthāya na tu me rocate bhuvi

or else, O Earth, the king's food is (thereby) censured by him; for the upholding of dharma it does not please me (that it be eaten) on earth.

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VrP 130.17

ततो यद्यत्प्रवक्ष्यामि तच्छृणुष्व वसुन्धरे ।। यथा राज्ञां तु भोज्यं वै शुद्धैर्भागवतैर्नरैः

tato yadyatpravakṣyāmi tacchṛṇuṣva vasundhare || yathā rājñāṃ tu bhojyaṃ vai śuddhairbhāgavatairnaraiḥ

So listen, O Earth, to whatever I shall declare — as to how a king's food may indeed be eaten by pure men who are devotees (of the Lord).

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VrP 130.18

स्थापयित्वा तु मां देवि विधिदृष्टेन कर्मणा ।। धनधान्यसमृद्धानि दत्त्वा भागवतैरपि

sthāpayitvā tu māṃ devi vidhidṛṣṭena karmaṇā || dhanadhānyasamṛddhāni dattvā bhāgavatairapi

Having installed me, O goddess, by a rite prescribed in the injunctions, and having given (gifts) abounding in wealth and grain, also to the devotees —

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VrP 130.19

सिद्धं भागवतैश्चान्नं मम प्रापणशेषकम् ।। भुञ्जानस्तु वरारोहे न स पापेन लिप्यते

siddhaṃ bhāgavataiścānnaṃ mama prāpaṇaśeṣakam || bhuñjānastu varārohe na sa pāpena lipyate

the food prepared by the devotees, being the remainder of what has been offered to me — one who eats it, O fair-hipped one, is not stained by sin.

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VrP 130.21

धरण्युवाच ।। राजान्नं तु नरो भुक्त्वा शुद्धो भागवतः शुचिः ।। कर्मणा केन शुद्ध्येत तन्मे ब्रूहि जनार्दन

dharaṇyuvāca || rājānnaṃ tu naro bhuktvā śuddho bhāgavataḥ śuciḥ || karmaṇā kena śuddhyeta tanme brūhi janārdana

The Earth said: When a man who is a pure, clean devotee has eaten a king's food, by what act may he be purified? Tell me that, Janārdana.

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VrP 130.22

श्रीवराह उवाच ।। शृणु तत्त्वेन मे देवि यन्मां त्वं भीरु भाषसे ।। तरन्ति पुरुषा येन राजान्नस्योपभुञ्जकाः

śrīvarāha uvāca || śṛṇu tattvena me devi yanmāṃ tvaṃ bhīru bhāṣase || taranti puruṣā yena rājānnasyopabhuñjakāḥ

The Blessed Boar said: Hear from me in truth, O goddess, that which you, O timid one, ask of me — that by which men who have consumed a king's food cross over.

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VrP 130.23

एकं चान्द्रायणं कृत्वा तप्तकृच्छ्रं च पुष्कलम् ।। कुर्यात्सान्तपनं चैकं शीघ्रं मुच्यन्ति किल्बिषात्

ekaṃ cāndrāyaṇaṃ kṛtvā taptakṛcchraṃ ca puṣkalam || kuryātsāntapanaṃ caikaṃ śīghraṃ mucyanti kilbiṣāt

Having performed one cāndrāyaṇa and an ample taptakṛcchra, and let him also do one sāntapana: (thereby) they are quickly freed from guilt.

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VrP 130.24

न तस्य चापराधोऽस्ति वसुधे वै वचो मम ।। एवमेव न भोक्तव्यं राजान्नं वै कदाचन ।। ममात्र पूजाकामेन यदीच्छेत्परमां गतिम्

na tasya cāparādho'sti vasudhe vai vaco mama || evameva na bhoktavyaṃ rājānnaṃ vai kadācana || mamātra pūjākāmena yadīcchetparamāṃ gatim

And then he has no offence — O Earth, this is my word. Just so, the food of a king is never to be eaten, by one who desires worship of me here, if he wishes the highest goal.

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VrP 130.130

भगवद्वचनं श्रुत्वा कम्पिता च वसुन्धरा ।। दिनानि सप्त दश च भयं तीव्रमजायत एवं विष्णुवचः श्रुत्वा धरणी संशितव्रता ।। वराहरूपिणं देवं प्रत्युवाच वरानना

bhagavadvacanaṃ śrutvā kampitā ca vasundharā || dināni sapta daśa ca bhayaṃ tīvramajāyata evaṃ viṣṇuvacaḥ śrutvā dharaṇī saṃśitavratā || varāharūpiṇaṃ devaṃ pratyuvāca varānanā

Hearing the Lord's words the Earth trembled, and for seven days and ten a fierce fear arose (in her). Thus, having heard Viṣṇu's speech, the Earth, of firm vows and lovely face, replied to the god in boar form.

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