Varaha Purana 137.52: Adhyaya 137, Shloka 52

The Tale of the Vulture and the She-Jackal: The Māhātmya of the Saukarava Sacred Field

Devanagari script

ततः स्नातौ शुची क्षौमे परिधाय तु वाससी ॥ प्रणम्य भूषितौ विष्णुं दम्पती तदनन्तरम्

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 137.52

Transliteration

tataḥ snātau śucī kṣaume paridhāya tu vāsasī || praṇamya bhūṣitau viṣṇuṃ dampatī tadanantaram

Translation

Daraufhin, nach dem Bad, verneigte sich das Ehepaar—gereinigt und in saubere Leinengewänder gekleidet—ehrfürchtig vor Viṣṇu, geschmückt, unmittelbar danach.

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Word by Word

• tataḥ: then/thereafter
• tataḥ: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatas (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), adverb (क्रियाविशेषण) of sequence

• snātau: (the two) having bathed
• snātau: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: snāta (कृदन्त; √snā स्ना)
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त/ktá), Masculine, Nominative (प्रथमा 1), Dual (द्विवचन); used adjectivally

• śucī: pure/clean
• śucī: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śuci (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (प्रथमा 1), Dual (द्विवचन); qualifying snātau/dampatī

• kṣaume: in linen (garments)
• kṣaume: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kṣauma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Locative (सप्तमी 7), Dual (द्विवचन); used as locative of material/garment: 'in/with linen (garments)'

• paridhāya: having put on
• paridhāya: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pari-√dhā (धातु)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (क्त्वा/ल्यप्), 'having put on/worn'

• tu: indeed/and/but
• tu: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya, particle (निपात)

• vāsasī: two garments/clothes
• vāsasī: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vāsas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (द्वितीया 2), Dual (द्विवचन)

• praṇamya: having bowed
• praṇamya: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-√nam (धातु)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (क्त्वा/ल्यप्), 'having bowed'

• bhūṣitau: adorned/decorated
• bhūṣitau: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: bhūṣita (कृदन्त; √bhūṣ भूष्)
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त), Masculine, Nominative (प्रथमा 1), Dual (द्विवचन)

• viṣṇum: Vishnu
• viṣṇum: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: viṣṇu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (द्वितीया 2), Singular (एकवचन)

• dampatī: the couple (husband and wife)
• dampatī: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dampatī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (प्रथमा 1), Dual (द्विवचन)

• tad-anantaram: immediately thereafter
• tad-anantaram: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tad + anantara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Avyayībhāva (अव्ययीभाव) compound used adverbially; accusative-form functioning as indeclinable adverb

Speaker

Varāha (default speaker framework; explicit speaker not stated in fragment)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Vaishnavism
• Ritual Studies
• Sacred Geography

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It reflects a common Purāṇic ritual sequence—bathing, donning clean garments, and offering reverence—useful for reconstructing normative devotional and tīrtha-related conduct in medieval Sanskrit textual culture.

Which geographic location is identified?

No specific location is named in this verse; it functions as a transitional ritual action before or after a tīrtha-related episode.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The verse emphasizes ritual cleanliness and respectful comportment (purification and reverential bowing) as preparatory virtues in sacred contexts.