Varaha Purana 174.67: Adhyaya 174, Shloka 67

The Sanctifying Power of River Confluences: Release from the Preta-State and the Rite of Śravaṇa Dvādaśī with Vāmana Worship

Devanagari script

धूपोऽयं देवदेवेश शङ्खचक्रगदाधर ॥ (धूपम्) अच्युतानन्त गोविन्द वासुदेव नमोऽस्तु ते

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 174.67

Transliteration

dhūpo ’yaṃ devadeveśa śaṅkhacakragadādhara || (dhūpam) acyutānanta govinda vāsudeva namo ’stu te

Translation

Dies ist der Weihrauch, o Herr der Götter, Träger von Muschel, Diskus und Keule. O Acyuta, Ananta, Govinda, Vāsudeva — dir sei Verehrung.

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Word by Word

• धूपः: incense
• धूपः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धूप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

• अयम्: this
• अयम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• देवदेवेश: O Lord of the god of gods / supreme Lord
• देवदेवेश: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव-देव-ईश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/सम्बोधन), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (देवानां देवः, तस्य ईशः)

• शङ्खचक्रगदाधर: O bearer of conch, discus, and mace
• शङ्खचक्रगदाधर: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शङ्ख-चक्र-गदा-धर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/सम्बोधन), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (शङ्खं चक्रं गदां च धरति)

• अच्युत: O Acyuta
• अच्युत: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अच्युत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/सम्बोधन), एकवचन

• अनन्त: O Ananta (endless one)
• अनन्त: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनन्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/सम्बोधन), एकवचन

• गोविन्द: O Govinda
• गोविन्द: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गोविन्द (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/सम्बोधन), एकवचन

• वासुदेव: O Vāsudeva
• वासुदेव: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वासुदेव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/सम्बोधन), एकवचन

• नमः: salutation
• नमः: Sambandha/Prayojana (सम्बन्ध/प्रयोजन)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नमस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; नमस्कारार्थक-निपात

• अस्तु: let it be
• अस्तु: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √अस् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative/आज्ञार्थ), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• ते: to you / for you
• ते: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी) एकवचन (genitive singular) / alternatively चतुर्थी (4th) in some contexts; here with नमः: चतुर्थी-अर्थ (dative sense)

Speaker

Varāha (default dialogue framework)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Ritual
• Vaishnavism
• Material Culture (Offerings)

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It documents a standardized pūjā sequence where specific substances (like incense) correspond to fixed invocations, useful for reconstructing ritual history and temple liturgy.

Which geographic location is identified?

No location is specified; the verse is primarily liturgical and iconographic.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

It models reverent speech and mindful offering—linking material acts (incense) with disciplined verbal acknowledgment.