Varaha Purana 19.4: Adhyaya 19, Shloka 4

The Glory of Lunar Days: The Pratipadā Observance and the Merit of Hearing Agni’s Origin

Devanagari script

त्वत्पदात् प्रतिपदं चान्या संभविश्यन्ति देवताः । अतस्ते प्रतिपन्नामा तिथिरेषा भविष्यति ॥ १९.४ ॥

Sanskrit recitationVaraha Purana 19.4

Transliteration

tvatpadāt pratipadaṁ cānyā saṁbhaviṣyanti devatāḥ | ataste pratipannāmā tithireṣā bhaviṣyati || 19.4 ||

Translation

Aus deinem heiligen Fußabdruck werden andere Gottheiten entstehen — Schritt für Schritt. Darum wird dieser Mondtag (tithi) den Namen „Pratipad“ (der erste Schritt) tragen.

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Word by Word

• त्वत्: your
• त्वत्: सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी / Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-सम्बन्धार्थे (genitive sense), एकवचन (singular); सर्वनाम (pronoun)

• पदात्: from (your) foot/step
• पदात्: अपादान (अपादान / Ablative source)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), पञ्चमी विभक्ति (ablative/5th), एकवचन (singular)

• प्रतिपदम्: at every step / step by step
• प्रतिपदम्: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial modifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्रतिपद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (indeclinable) — क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (Conjunctive)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• अन्याः: other
• अन्याः: कर्ता (कर्ता / Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (feminine), प्रथमा विभक्ति (nominative/1st), बहुवचन (plural)

• सम्भविष्यन्ति: will arise / will come into being
• सम्भविष्यन्ति: क्रिया (Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + भू (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (future), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन (plural), परस्मैपद

• देवताः: deities
• देवताः: कर्ता (कर्ता / Subject; apposition to अन्याः)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (feminine), प्रथमा विभक्ति (nominative/1st), बहुवचन (plural)

• अतः: therefore
• अतः: हेतु/निदान (Causal connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अतः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (indeclinable) — हेत्वर्थक/तस्मात्-अर्थे (therefore/from that)

• ते: for you / to you
• ते: सम्प्रदान (सम्प्रदान / Dative recipient)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: चतुर्थी विभक्ति (dative/4th), एकवचन (singular); सर्वनाम (pronoun)

• प्रतिपन्नामा: having the name ‘Pratipad’ / named Pratipadā
• प्रतिपन्नामा: विशेषण (Adjectival modifier of तिथिः)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रतिपन्न-नामन् (प्रातिपदिक); प्रतिपन्न (कृदन्त) + नामन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: बहुव्रीहिसमास (possessive): ‘प्रतिपन्नं नाम यस्याः सा’; स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• तिथिः: lunar day (tithi)
• तिथिः: कर्ता (कर्ता / Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तिथि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन

• एषा: this
• एषा: विशेषण (Adjectival modifier of तिथिः)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एतद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन; सर्वनाम-विशेषण (demonstrative)

• भविष्यति: will be
• भविष्यति: क्रिया (Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (future), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (singular), परस्मैपद

Speaker

Varāha (default, instructor voice in Varāha–Pṛthivī dialogue framework)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Studies
• Vaiṣṇavism
• Sanskrit Philology

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It reflects a Purāṇic method of linking calendrical terminology (tithi names) to mythic-cosmological narratives, illustrating how time-reckoning was culturally contextualized in classical Sanskrit literature.

Which geographic location is identified?

No specific geographic site is named in this verse; the focus is on sacred time (tithi) and its naming rationale rather than a pilgrimage location.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

Rather than prescribing conduct, the verse primarily offers a conceptual instruction: sacred time is framed as meaningful through orderly emergence and naming, emphasizing structure, continuity, and intelligibility in cosmological description.