Varaha Purana 166.19: Adhyaya 166, Shloka 19

The Greatness of the Sacred Pond Called Asikuṇḍa

Devanagari script

द्वादश्यां च चतुर्दश्यां श्रद्धधानाः जितेन्द्रियाः ॥ फलानि तस्य पश्यन्ति लभन्ते न सुनिश्चिताः ।

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 166.19

Transliteration

dvādaśyāṁ ca caturdaśyāṁ śraddadhānā jitendriyāḥ || phalāni tasya paśyanti labhante na suniścitāḥ |

Translation

Am zwölften und am vierzehnten Mondtag schauen die Glaubenden und Selbstbeherrschten seine Früchte; und sie erlangen sie, wahrlich, mit Gewissheit.

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Word by Word

• द्वादश्याम्: on the twelfth (lunar day)
• द्वादश्याम्: कालाधिकरण (Temporal locus)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्वादशी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/अधिकरण), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (Coordination)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (conjunction)

• चतुर्दश्याम्: on the fourteenth (lunar day)
• चतुर्दश्याम्: कालाधिकरण (Temporal locus)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चतुर्दशी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन

• श्रद्धधानाः: faithful
• श्रद्धधानाः: विशेषण (Qualifier of implied people)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: श्रद्धा (प्रातिपदिक) + धा (धातु) → श्रद्धधान (कृदन्त)
• Form: शतृ (present active participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; ‘having faith’

• जित-इन्द्रियाः: having conquered the senses
• जित-इन्द्रियाः: विशेषण (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: जित (कृदन्त) + इन्द्रिय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; तत्पुरुष: जितानि इन्द्रियाणि येषाम् (sense-controlled)

• फलानि: fruits/results
• फलानि: कर्म (Karma)
• Type: Noun
• Root: फल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), बहुवचन

• तस्य: of that/of it
• तस्य: सम्बन्ध (Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंस, षष्ठी (6th/सम्बन्ध), एकवचन

• पश्यन्ति: see
• पश्यन्ति: क्रिया (Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पश् (धातु)
• Form: लट्, प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन, परस्मैपद

• लभन्ते: obtain
• लभन्ते: क्रिया (Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: लभ् (धातु)
• Form: लट्, प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन, आत्मनेपद

• न: not
• न: निषेध (Negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (negation particle)

• सुनिश्चिताः: certain/firmly resolved
• सुनिश्चिताः: विशेषण (Predicate qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु (उपसर्ग/अव्यय) + निश्चित (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; predicate adjective (contextually: ‘not firmly determined/without doubt’ or ‘not uncertain’ depending on intended sense)

Speaker

Varāha (implicit)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Observances
• Sanskrit Ritual Studies

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It documents the linkage between lunar calendrics and tīrtha practice, a key feature for reconstructing historical ritual life and pilgrimage scheduling.

Which geographic location is identified?

The location is not named in this verse; the surrounding context indicates Mathurā and the Varāha-tīrtha.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

Self-restraint (jitendriyatā) and sincerity (śraddhā) are presented as the core disciplines associated with beneficial outcomes.