Varaha Purana 178.2: Adhyaya 178, Shloka 2

Ritual Observance for Reciting the Deeds of Śatrughna

Remembrance of the Slaying of Lavaṇa

Devanagari script

द्वादश्यां मार्गशीर्षस्य उपोष्य नियतः शुचिः ॥ यः करोति वरारोहे शत्रुघ्नचरितं यथा ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 178.2

Transliteration

dvādaśyāṁ mārgaśīrṣasya upoṣya niyataḥ śuciḥ || yaḥ karoti varārohe śatrughnacaritaṁ yathā ||

Translation

Am zwölften Tag des Monats Mārgaśīrṣa, nachdem er gefastet hat, beherrscht und rein—wer auch immer, o du mit schönen Hüften, die Erzählung von Śatrughna nach der vorgeschriebenen Weise vollzieht oder rezitiert—

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Word by Word

• dvādaśyām: on the twelfth (lunar day)
• dvādaśyām: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dvādaśī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga (f.), Saptamī vibhakti (7th/सप्तमी), Ekavacana (sg.); kāla-adhikaraṇa (time-locative)

• mārgaśīrṣasya: of (the month) Mārgaśīrṣa
• mārgaśīrṣasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mārgaśīrṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṁliṅga (m.), Ṣaṣṭhī vibhakti (6th/षष्ठी), Ekavacana (sg.); sambandha (genitive relation)

• upoṣya: having fasted
• upoṣya: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: upa-vas (धातु)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (क्त्वान्त/ल्यप्), ‘having fasted’ (upavāsaṃ kṛtvā)

• niyataḥ: disciplined, restrained
• niyataḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: niyata (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṁliṅga (m.), Prathamā vibhakti (1st/प्रथमा), Ekavacana (sg.); viśeṣaṇa of implied ‘saḥ/puṁān’

• śuciḥ: pure, clean
• śuciḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śuci (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṁliṅga (m.), Prathamā vibhakti (1st/प्रथमा), Ekavacana (sg.); viśeṣaṇa of implied subject

• yaḥ: who
• yaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṁliṅga (m.), Prathamā vibhakti (1st/प्रथमा), Ekavacana (sg.); relative pronoun

• karoti: does, performs
• karoti: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (धातु)
• Form: Laṭ lakāra (present), Prathama puruṣa (3rd person), Ekavacana (sg.), Parasmaipada

• varārohe: O fair-hipped one
• varārohe: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: varārohā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga (f.), Sambodhana vibhakti (vocative/सम्बोधन), Ekavacana (sg.); संबोधन

• śatrughna-caritam: the story/deeds of Śatrughna
• śatrughna-caritam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śatrughna (प्रातिपदिक) + carita (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napुंसकliṅga (n.), Dvitīyā vibhakti (2nd/द्वितीया), Ekavacana (sg.); ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (‘of Śatrughna’ + ‘deed/story’); karma of ‘karoti’

• yathā: as, in the proper manner
• yathā: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yathā (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; upamā/vidhi-arthaka (as/according to)

Speaker

Varāha

Tags

• Vratānuṣṭhāna
• Purāṇic Recitation
• Hindu Calendar Studies
• Textual Ritualism

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It reflects the Purāṇic practice of assigning specific calendrical occasions to narrative recitation, helpful for reconstructing historical devotional and didactic schedules.

Which geographic location is identified?

No location is specified; the focus is on time (Mārgaśīrṣa dvādaśī) and practice (fasting/recitation).

What is the primary ethical instruction?

Self-discipline (niyama) and purity (śauca) are presented as prerequisites for meaningful engagement with instructive narratives.