Varaha Purana 211.96: Adhyaya 211, Shloka 96

Methods for the Removal of Sin and the Eulogy of Prabodhinī Ekādaśī/Dvādaśī

Devanagari script

शयने बोधने चैव हरेस्तु परिवर्तने ॥ उपोष्यैव विधानॆन नरो निर्मलतां व्रजेत् ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 211.96

Transliteration

śayane bodhane caiva hares tu parivartane || upoṣyaiva vidhānena naro nirmalatāṁ vrajet ||

Translation

Bei den Observanzen von Haris Niederlegen, Erwachen und Wenden gelangt der Mensch—wenn er nach der vorgeschriebenen Ordnung fastet—zur Reinheit.

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Word by Word

• शयने: at (the time of) sleeping
• शयने: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शयन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Neuter, Locative singular

• बोधने: at (the time of) awakening
• बोधने: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बोधन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Neuter, Locative singular

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

• एव: indeed / only
• एव: Avadhāraṇa (अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारण (emphatic particle)

• हरेः: of Hari (Viṣṇu)
• हरेः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Masculine, Genitive singular

• तु: indeed / but
• तु: Avadhāraṇa (अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (particle)

• परिवर्तने: at the turning/transition (of Hari)
• परिवर्तने: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: परिवर्तन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Neuter, Locative singular

• उपोष्य: having fasted
• उपोष्य: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उप + वस् (धातु)
• Form: ल्यप्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (gerund), ‘उपोष्य’ = having fasted

• एव: indeed
• एव: Avadhāraṇa (अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारण (emphasis)

• विधानेन: by the prescribed rule
• विधानेन: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विधान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), एकवचन; Neuter, Instrumental singular

• नरः: a man
• नरः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Masculine, Nominative singular

• निर्मलताम्: purity
• निर्मलताम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: निर्मलता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Feminine, Accusative singular

• व्रजेत्: should attain / should go to
• व्रजेत्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: व्रज् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; Optative, 3rd person singular

Speaker

Varāha (default, speaker not explicit in verse)

Tags

• Purāṇic Literature
• Vaiṣṇava Observances
• Fasting Practices

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It preserves a ritual calendar motif (Viṣṇu’s sleep/awakening/turning) that is influential in later Vaiṣṇava vrata traditions and regional liturgical practice.

Which geographic location is identified?

No location is specified; the verse concerns calendrical-ritual timing.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

Undertake fasting with procedural discipline (vidhāna) to cultivate moral and ritual purity.