Varaha Purana 124.45: Adhyaya 124, Shloka 45

Ritual Observances Aligned with the Seasons

Seasonal Devotional Procedure

Devanagari script

आषाढमासे द्वादश्यां सर्वशान्तिकरं शुभम् ॥ य एतेन विधानॆन मम कर्म तु कारयेत् ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 124.45

Transliteration

āṣāḍha-māse dvādaśyāṃ sarva-śānti-karaṃ śubham || ya etena vidhānena mama karma tu kārayet ||

Translation

Im Monat Āṣāḍha, am zwölften Tag — glückverheißend und Frieden für alle bewirkend — wer nach dieser Vorschrift mein Ritual vollziehen lässt...

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Word by Word

• āṣāḍha-māse: in the month of Āṣāḍha
• āṣāḍha-māse: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/Time)
• Type: Noun
• Root: āṣāḍha + māsa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Locative (7th), Singular; time-location

• dvādaśyām: on the twelfth lunar day
• dvādaśyām: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/Time)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dvādaśī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Locative (7th), Singular; tithi-location

• sarva-śānti-karam: bringing all peace
• sarva-śānti-karam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva + śānti + kara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (2nd), Singular; modifies śubham (or implied rite)

• śubham: auspicious
• śubham: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śubha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular; predicate/descriptor of the rite (implied)

• yaḥ: who
• yaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun, Masculine, Nominative, Singular; subject of kārayet

• etena: by this
• etena: Karana (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: etad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental (3rd), Singular; means

• vidhānena: by the procedure
• vidhānena: Karana (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vidhāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental (3rd), Singular; means/method

• mama: my
• mama: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Genitive (6th), Singular

• karma: rite / act
• karma: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: karman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (2nd), Singular; object of kārayet

• tu: indeed / but
• tu: Sambandha (वाक्यसम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: Particle (निपात), contrast/emphasis

• kārayet: should cause to be done / should have performed
• kārayet: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √kṛ (कृ धातु) [causative: कारयति]
• Form: Causative (णिच्), Vidhi-liṅ (optative), Parasmaipada, 3rd Person, Singular

Speaker

Varāha (default)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Calendrics
• Vaiṣṇavism
• Cultural Heritage

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It provides evidence for lunar-day observances (dvādaśī) and their ritual valuation, supporting research into Purāṇic liturgical calendars.

Which geographic location is identified?

No geographic location is identified; the verse specifies a calendrical time (Āṣāḍha dvādaśī).

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The verse frames a timed observance as oriented toward communal well-being (sarva-śānti), linking personal practice with social peace.