Varaha Purana 186.7: Adhyaya 186, Shloka 7

Ritual Procedure for Installing Silver and Gold Images, and the Special Status of Śālagrāma

Devanagari script

आश्लेषासु च नक्षत्रे राशौ कर्कटके स्थिते ।। अस्तङ्गते दिनकरे स्वजने यजति स्थिरे ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 186.7

Transliteration

āśleṣāsu ca nakṣatre rāśau karkaṭake sthite || astaṅgate dinakare sva-jane yajati sthire ||

Translation

Wenn die Nakṣatra Āśleṣā ist und das Tierkreiszeichen im Karkaṭaka (Krebs) steht, und wenn die Sonne untergegangen ist, vollzieht man die Verehrung standhaft inmitten der Eigenen (Hausstand/Gemeinschaft).

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Word by Word

• āśleṣāsu: in (the) Āśleṣā (asterisms)
• āśleṣāsu: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/Time)
• Type: Noun
• Root: āśleṣā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga (f.), Saptamī (Loc./7th), Bahuvacana (pl.); nakṣatra-name used in locative time

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction

• nakṣatre: in the nakṣatra
• nakṣatre: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nakṣatra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napुṁsakaliṅga (n.), Saptamī (Loc./7th), Ekavacana

• rāśau: in the zodiac sign
• rāśau: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rāśi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṁliṅga (m.), Saptamī (Loc./7th), Ekavacana

• karkaṭake: in Cancer (Karkaṭaka)
• karkaṭake: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: karkaṭaka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṁliṅga (m.), Saptamī (Loc./7th), Ekavacana; rāśi-name (Cancer)

• sthite: when situated
• sthite: Kāla/Adhikaraṇa (काल/अधिकरण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √sthā (स्था धातु)
• Form: Kṛdanta past passive participle (क्त), Saptamī (Loc./7th), Ekavacana, Napuṁsakaliṅga/adhikaraṇa-saptamī; agrees with implied 'rāśau' context: 'when (it is) situated'

• astaṅgate: when set (having gone to setting)
• astaṅgate: Kāla (काल/Time)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: astaṅgata (प्रातिपदिक; from astaṃ-√gam)
• Form: Kṛdanta (kta), Puṁliṅga (m.), Saptamī (Loc./7th), Ekavacana; locative absolute with 'dinakare'

• dinakare: when the sun
• dinakare: Kāla (काल/Time)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dinakara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṁliṅga (m.), Saptamī (Loc./7th), Ekavacana; locative absolute partner

• sva-jane: among one’s own people/kinsmen
• sva-jane: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sva (प्रातिपदिक) + jana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṁliṅga (m.), Saptamī (Loc./7th), Ekavacana; karmadhāraya: svakaḥ janaḥ

• yajati: worships/sacrifices
• yajati: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √yaj (यज् धातु)
• Form: Laṭ (Present), Prathama puruṣa (3rd), Ekavacana, Parasmaipada

• sthire: steadily, in a stable state
• sthire: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sthira (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṁliṅga (m.), Saptamī (Loc./7th), Ekavacana; adverbial locative 'in steadiness/when steady' or qualifier of implied context

Speaker

Varāha (procedural timing instruction; speaker not explicit but continuous context)

Tags

• Purāṇic Literature
• Jyotiṣa-Related References
• Ritual Calendrics

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It reflects the integration of calendrical-astral markers (nakṣatra, rāśi, sunset) into Purāṇic ritual planning, valuable for studying lived religious timekeeping.

Which geographic location is identified?

No geographic location is identified; the verse uses astronomical coordinates (Āśleṣā, Karkaṭaka) rather than place-names.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

To perform communal rites with steadiness and order, coordinating practice with agreed calendrical conventions within one’s community.