Varaha Purana 39.29: Adhyaya 39, Shloka 29

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

Pūrva Bhāga · Prayāga–tīrtha-kriyā (ritual visualization and offering sequence)

Devanagari script

प्रसन्नवदनं देवं सर्वलक्षणलक्षितम् । ध्यात्वा पुनर्जलं हस्ते गृहीत्वा भानुं जनार्दनम् ॥ ३९.२९ ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 39.29

Transliteration

prasannavadanaṃ devaṃ sarvalakṣaṇalakṣitam | dhyātvā punar jalaṃ haste gṛhītvā bhānuṃ janārdanam || 39.29 ||

ITRANS transliteration

Translation

প্ৰসন্নমুখ আৰু সকলো শুভলক্ষণে লক্ষিত দেৱক পুনৰ ধ্যান কৰি, হাতত জল লৈ ভানু আৰু জনাৰ্দনৰ স্মৰণ কৰিব।

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Word by Word

• prasanna-vadanam: serene-faced
• Type: Adjective
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः—‘prasannaṃ vadanaṃ yasya’ (with a serene face)
• Role: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Root: prasanna + vadana (प्रातिपदिक)

• devam: the god
• Type: Noun
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन
• Role: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक)

• sarva-lakṣaṇa-lakṣitam: endowed with all marks
• Type: Adjective
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः—‘sarvaiḥ lakṣaṇaiḥ lakṣitam’ (marked by all auspicious signs); भूतकृदन्त (past participle)
• Role: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Root: sarva + lakṣaṇa + lakṣita (कृदन्त; √lakṣ धातु)

• dhyātvā: having meditated
• Type: Verb
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund/absolutive)
• Role: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण/Adverbial)
• Root: √dhyai (धातु)

• punaḥ: again
• Type: Indeclinable
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)
• Role: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण/Adverbial)
• Root: punaḥ (अव्यय)

• jalam: water
• Type: Noun
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन
• Role: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Root: jala (प्रातिपदिक)

• haste: in the hand
• Type: Noun
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन
• Role: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/Location)
• Root: hasta (प्रातिपदिक)

• gṛhītvā: having taken
• Type: Verb
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund/absolutive) — ‘having taken/held’
• Role: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण/Adverbial)
• Root: √grah (धातु)

• bhānum: the Sun (Bhānu)
• Type: Noun
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन
• Role: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Root: bhānu (प्रातिपदिक)

• janārdanam: Janārdana (Vishnu)
• Type: Noun
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; (सम्बोधनार्थे/ध्यानविषयः)
• Role: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Root: janārdana (प्रातिपदिक)

Sandhi Notes

• पुनर्जलं = punaḥ + jalam (visarga sandhi: ḥ + j → rj)

Speaker and setting

Shanta and Bhakti rasaSetting: Open space suitable for sūryārghya

Speaker

Varāha

The teaching

Kind of teaching

Integration of cosmic and personal devotion

Subjects

Ritual PracticeSacred GeographyEthics

Core idea

The same divine order shines as Sūrya externally and as Janārdana internally; ritual unites both recognitions.

In practice

At sunrise, combine mindful dhyāna with a simple water-offering/intention, remembering both the cosmic witness (Sūrya) and the inner refuge (Viṣṇu).

Dharma

Mathura and Krishna

Cross references

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Ritual
• Vaiṣṇavism
• Sanskrit Philology

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It documents a standardized Purāṇic ritual sequence—meditation (dhyāna) followed by taking water in hand—reflecting the codification of devotional and offering practices in medieval Sanskrit textual culture.

Which geographic location is identified?

No specific toponym appears in this verse; it fits within a broader tīrtha/ritual context (often associated with pilgrimage settings), but the location cannot be determined from this line alone.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The verse emphasizes disciplined attention and reverent intentionality: one should perform acts (such as holding water for an offering) only after composed contemplation of the deity and the invoked cosmic principle (the Sun).