Varaha Purana 39.44: Adhyaya 39, Shloka 44

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

Devanagari script

चूतपल्लवसग्रीवान् सितवस्त्रावगुण्ठितान् । स्थगितान् ताम्रपात्रैश्च तिलपूर्णैः सकाञ्चनैः ॥ ३९.४४ ॥

Sanskrit recitationVaraha Purana 39.44

Transliteration

cūtapallavasagrīvān sitavastrāvaguṇṭhitān | sthagitān tāmrāpātraiś ca tilapūrṇaiḥ sakāñcanaiḥ || 39.44 ||

Translation

وقد أُعِدَّتْ بأطواقٍ من أوراق المانجو حول الأعناق، ومُغَطّاةٍ بثوبٍ أبيض، ومختومةٍ بأوانٍ نحاسية مملوءةٍ بحبوب السمسم ومصحوبةٍ بالذهب.

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Word by Word

• चूतपल्लवसग्रीवान्: having mango-leaf neck-ornaments (leaves tied at the neck)
• चूतपल्लवसग्रीवान्: विशेषण (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चूत-पल्लव-स-ग्रीव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), बहुवचन; समासः—बहुव्रीहिः (चूतपल्लवाः सन्ति ग्रीवायां येषाम्)

• सितवस्त्रावगुण्ठितान्: covered with white cloth
• सितवस्त्रावगुण्ठितान्: विशेषण (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सित-वस्त्र-अवगुण्ठित (प्रातिपदिक; PPP)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (सितवस्त्रेण अवगुण्ठितः)

• स्थगितान्: covered / closed
• स्थगितान्: विशेषण (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्था/स्थग् (धातु) → स्थगित (प्रातिपदिक; PPP)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त; past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन

• ताम्रपात्रैः: with copper vessels
• ताम्रपात्रैः: करण (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ताम्र-पात्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), बहुवचन; समासः—कर्मधारयः (ताम्रं पात्रम्)

• च: and
• च: सम्बन्ध (सम्बन्ध/Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (conjunction)

• तिलपूर्णैः: filled with sesame
• तिलपूर्णैः: विशेषण (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तिल-पूर्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), बहुवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (तिलैः पूर्णः)

• सकाञ्चनैः: together with gold (gold pieces)
• सकाञ्चनैः: विशेषण (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स-का॒ञ्चन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), बहुवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (काञ्चनेन सह)

Speaker

Varāha (default dialogue framework; speaker not explicit in this isolated verse)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Studies
• Vaiṣṇavism
• Ritual Studies
• Manuscript Culture

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It preserves a material description of offering practice—mango leaves, white cloth coverings, copper vessels, sesame, and gold—useful for reconstructing Purāṇic-era ritual economy and gift/offerings etiquette.

Which geographic location is identified?

No specific place-name appears in this verse fragment; any tīrtha or locality identification depends on adjoining verses in Adhyāya 39.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

Implicitly, it emphasizes careful preparation and respectful presentation in acts of giving or offering—an ethical norm of attentiveness, purity markers (white cloth), and valued substances (sesame, gold).