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Varaha Purana 124.3: Adhyaya 124, Shloka 3

Ritual Observances Aligned with the Seasons

Seasonal Devotional Procedure

तत एवं विधिं कृत्वा सर्वं भागवतं शुचिः ॥ यस्तु जानाति कर्माणि सर्वं मन्त्रविनिश्चितः ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 124.3

tata evaṃ vidhiṃ kṛtvā sarvaṃ bhāgavataṃ śuciḥ || yastu jānāti karmāṇi sarvaṃ mantraviniscitaḥ ||

So vollzieht man, nachdem man das vorgeschriebene Verfahren so ausgeführt und sich gereinigt hat, die gesamte Bhāgavata-Observanz. Wer jedoch die rituellen Handlungen kennt—alles durch Mantra festgelegt—ist befähigt, sie recht auszuführen.

ततःthen/thereafter
ततः:
सम्बन्ध/काल-देशसूचक (सम्बन्धः)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootततः (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; अव्यय-प्रकारः: क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)
एवम्thus/in this manner
एवम्:
क्रियाविशेषण (क्रियाविशेषणम्)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएवम् (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; प्रकारवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (manner adverb)
विधिम्rule/rite/procedure
विधिम्:
कर्म (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootविधि (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन
कृत्वाhaving done/performed
कृत्वा:
पूर्वकाल-क्रिया (पूर्वक्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootकृ (धातु)
Formक्त्वान्त अव्यय (Gerund/Absolutive); धातुः: कृ; ‘having done’
सर्वम्all/entire
सर्वम्:
कर्म (कर्म)
TypeAdjective
Rootसर्व (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम्
भागवतम्Bhāgavata rite/observance (devotional)
भागवतम्:
कर्म (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootभागवत (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन
शुचिःpure/clean
शुचिः:
कर्ता (कर्ता)
TypeAdjective
Rootशुचि (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषणम्
यःwho (he who)
यः:
कर्ता (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सम्बन्धवाचक सर्वनाम (relative pronoun)
तुbut/indeed
तु:
सम्बन्ध (निपात)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतु (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; निपात (particle), विरोध/विशेषार्थक
जानातिknows
जानाति:
क्रिया (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootज्ञा (धातु)
Formलट्-लकार (Present); परस्मैपद; प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन
कर्माणिactions/rites
कर्माणि:
कर्म (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootकर्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन
सर्वम्all (entirely)
सर्वम्:
कर्म (कर्म)
TypeAdjective
Rootसर्व (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (कर्माणि-सम्बद्धं ‘सर्वाणि’ अर्थे)
मन्त्रविनिश्चितःascertained/decided by mantra
मन्त्रविनिश्चितः:
कर्ता (कर्ता)
TypeAdjective
Rootमन्त्र + विनिश्चित (प्रातिपदिक; ‘वि-नि-√चि’ क्त)
Formपुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समासः (मन्त्रेण विनिश्चितः = determined/ascertained by mantra)

Varāha (implied continuation)

C
Classical Literature
V
Vaiṣṇavism
P
Purāṇic Ritual

FAQs

It reflects a ritual-technical vocabulary emphasizing mantra as an instrument of validation and precision, indicating how Purāṇic practice aligns with broader Sanskrit ritual theory.

No location is named in this verse.

Competent practice requires knowledge and cleanliness—discipline is intellectual (knowing the rite) as well as behavioral (maintaining purity).

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