Varaha Purana 124.40: Adhyaya 124, Shloka 40
Ritual Observances Aligned with the Seasons
Seasonal Devotional Procedure
यावन्तः पुष्पिताः शालाः पृथिव्यां यावत्सुगन्धकाः ॥ अर्च्चितः स भवेत्सर्वैः कृतो येन ह्ययं विधिः ॥
yāvantaḥ puṣpitāḥ śālāḥ pṛthivyāṃ yāvat sugandhakāḥ || arccitaḥ sa bhavet sarvaiḥ kṛto yena hy ayaṃ vidhiḥ ||
بعدد أشجار الشالا (śāla) المزهرة على الأرض، وبعدد الأزهار العطرة، يكون مُكرَّمًا من الجميع ذلك الذي أُنجِزَ هذا الطقس على يديه.
Varāha (default)
FAQs
It shows the integration of botanical imagery into Purāṇic ritual culture, suggesting how natural abundance (flowers, fragrance, trees) is used to articulate social honor and ritual value.
No specific place is named; “pṛthivyām” indicates the earth broadly, using ecological abundance as a universal measure.
The verse promotes conscientious performance of prescribed rites, associating it with communal respect and symbolic alignment with the natural world.
Ask anything about this verse
Answers come straight from the texts, with the shlokas they draw on. Ask in your own words.
A free sign-in with Google or Apple keeps your chat saved across web and the app.
Read Varaha Purana in the Vedapath app
Scan the QR code to open this directly in the app, with word-by-word meanings, Sanskrit recitation where available, and more.