Varaha Purana 115.6: Adhyaya 115, Shloka 6

The Arising of Diverse Dharmas: Devotional Observances and Varṇa-Based Duties

Devanagari script

ये नमस्यति मां नित्यं पुरुषा बहुचेतसः ॥ अर्द्धरात्रेऽन्धकारे च मध्याह्ने वापराह्णके

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 115.6

Transliteration

ye namasyati māṃ nityaṃ puruṣā bahucetasaḥ || arddharātre 'ndhakāre ca madhyāhne vāparāhṇake

Translation

Jene Menschen, die sich Mir beständig verneigen—obwohl ihr Geist in viele Gedanken zerstreut ist—tun dies um Mitternacht, in der Dunkelheit, zur Mittagszeit oder am Nachmittag.

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Word by Word

• ye: who
• ye: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा), Plural (बहुवचन); relative pronoun

• namasyanti: bow to / worship
• namasyanti: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: namas (अव्यय/नामन्) + kṛ (धातु) / denom. namasy (धातु)
• Form: Present tense (लट्), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Plural (बहुवचन); form normalized from text 'namasyati' to agree with 'puruṣāḥ'

• mām: me
• mām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: First person pronoun; Accusative (द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• nityam: always
• nityam: Adhikarana (अधिकरण-काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: nitya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Adverbial accusative (क्रियाविशेषणरूपेण अव्ययीभूतम्)

• puruṣāḥ: men/persons
• puruṣāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: puruṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा), Plural (बहुवचन)

• bahu-cetasaḥ: broad-minded
• bahu-cetasaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: bahu (प्रातिपदिक) + cetas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा), Plural (बहुवचन); बहुव्रीहि: 'bahu ceto yeṣām' (those of expansive/many thoughts) qualifying 'puruṣāḥ'

• arddha-rātre: at midnight
• arddha-rātre: Adhikarana (अधिकरण-काल)
• Type: Noun
• Root: arddha (प्रातिपदिक) + rātri (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Locative (सप्तमी), Singular (एकवचन); तत्पुरुष: 'rātryāḥ arddham' → 'arddharātri' (midnight)

• andhakāre: in darkness
• andhakāre: Adhikarana (अधिकरण-देश/काल)
• Type: Noun
• Root: andhakāra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Locative (सप्तमी), Singular (एकवचन)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction (समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय)

• madhyāhne: at midday
• madhyāhne: Adhikarana (अधिकरण-काल)
• Type: Noun
• Root: madhyāhna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine/Neuter (प्रयोगे भेदः), Locative (सप्तमी), Singular (एकवचन)

• vā: or
• vā: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vā (अव्यय)
• Form: Disjunctive particle (विकल्प-निपात)

• aparāhṇake: in the afternoon
• aparāhṇake: Adhikarana (अधिकरण-काल)
• Type: Noun
• Root: aparāhṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Locative (सप्तमी), Singular (एकवचन)

Speaker

Varāha/Nārāyaṇa (instructor; continuing discourse)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Vaiṣṇavism
• Daily Practice
• Purāṇic Ritual Time

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It records time-based structuring of devotional acts, relevant to the history of daily observances and the cultural taxonomy of day-parts in Sanskrit sources.

Which geographic location is identified?

No location is specified; the organizing principle is temporal (kāla) rather than spatial.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

Regularity of salutations is emphasized even for those with scattered attention, suggesting an ethic of persistence and habituation in practice.