Shloka 19

Bhīma-Dvādaśī (Ekādaśī) Māhātmya and Varāha-Pūjā Vidhi

Devanagari script

कनकक्रोडसहितं सन्निवेद्य परिच्छदम् / पश्चात्तु पारणं कुर्यान्नातितृप्तः सकृद्व्रतः

Transliteration

kanakakroḍasahitaṃ sannivedya paricchadam / paścāttu pāraṇaṃ kuryānnātitṛptaḥ sakṛdvrataḥ

Translation

Nachdem er die vorgeschriebenen Gaben und Utensilien ordnungsgemäß dargebracht hat—zusammen mit einer Goldmünze—soll er danach das pāraṇa, das Brechen des Fastens, vollziehen. Wer das eintägige Gelübde hält, soll nicht bis zur Überfülle essen.

Word by Word

• कनक-क्रोड-सहितम्: together with a gold covering/ornament
• कनक-क्रोड-सहितम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कनक (प्रातिपदिक) + क्रोड (प्रातिपदिक) + सहित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष समास (सहित = ‘युक्त’), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम् ‘परिच्छदम्’

• सन्निवेद्य: having offered/presented
• सन्निवेद्य: Kriya (पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-नि-विद् (धातु) + ल्यप् (प्रत्यय)
• Form: ल्यबन्त अव्ययकृदन्त (Gerund), पूर्वकालिक क्रिया; ‘समर्प्य/निवेद्य’

• परिच्छदम्: a garment/covering (article)
• परिच्छदम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: परिच्छद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन

• पश्चात्: afterwards
• पश्चात्: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पश्चात् (अव्यय)
• Form: काल/क्रमवाचक अव्यय (adverb: afterwards)

• तु: then/indeed
• तु: Nipata (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: विरोध/विशेषार्थक अव्यय (particle: then/indeed/but)

• पारणम्: the breaking (of the fast)
• पारणम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पारण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन

• कुर्यात्: should do
• कुर्यात्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• न: not
• न: Nishedha (Negation/निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक अव्यय (negation)

• अति-तृप्तः: over-satiated/too full
• अति-तृप्तः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अति (उपसर्ग/अव्यय) + तृप्त (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past participle) ‘तृप्’ से; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘सकृद्व्रतः’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• सकृत्-व्रतः: one who observes (it) once
• सकृत्-व्रतः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सकृत् (अव्यय) + व्रत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय समास (‘सकृत्’ = एकवारं; ‘सकृत्-व्रतः’ = one-time observance), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (in instruction to Garuda/Vinatā-putra)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Vrata is fulfilled by proper offering (upacāra/dakṣiṇā) and disciplined pāraṇa; restraint (not overeating) preserves tapas’ fruit.

Vedantic Theme: Moderation (mita-āhāra) and sense-control support sattva and steadiness of mind, aiding spiritual progress.

Application: When breaking a fast, first complete the intended offering/donation; then eat simply and moderately, avoiding rebound indulgence.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: vira

Geographic Context

Type: ritual space (home/temple)

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana Vrata sections: pāraṇa rules and dakṣiṇā as completion markers; Garuda Purana: repeated stress on indriya-jaya and mita-āhāra in observances

FAQs

What is the importance of pāraṇa in the Garuda Purana?

This verse treats pāraṇa as a formal, rule-bound completion of a vow—done after offering the requisite gifts—so the vrata is concluded correctly and respectfully.

How does this verse relate to Garuda Purana ritual discipline?

It emphasizes sequence and restraint: first dāna (including gold as prescribed), then pāraṇa, and even then one should avoid overeating—highlighting self-control as part of dharma.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

When ending any fast or religious observance, complete any promised charity first and break the fast moderately rather than indulging—keeping the spirit of discipline intact.