Varaha Purana 39.65: Adhyaya 39, Shloka 65

Discrimination of the Three Bodies and the Dharaṇī Vow: A Manual for Dvādaśī Observance

Devanagari script

यः सकृद्द्वादशीमेतामनेन विधिना क्षिपेत् । स ब्रह्मलोकमाप्नोति तत्कालं चैव तिष्ठति ॥ ३९.६५ ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 39.65

Transliteration

yaḥ sakṛd dvādaśīm etām anena vidhinā kṣipet | sa brahmalokam āpnoti tatkālaṁ caiva tiṣṭhati || 39.65 ||

Translation

„Wer auch nur ein einziges Mal diese Dvādaśī-Observanz nach der vorgeschriebenen Weise vollzieht, gelangt in die Welt Brahmās und verweilt dort für die dafür bestimmte Dauer.“

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Word by Word

• yaḥ: who (he who)
• yaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; सम्बन्धवाचक सर्वनाम (relative pronoun)

• sakṛt: once
• sakṛt: Kriya-viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sakṛt (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; काल/आवृत्तिवाचक (frequency adverb)

• dvādaśīm: the Dvādaśī (12th lunar day observance)
• dvādaśīm: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dvādaśī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• etām: this
• etām: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: etad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; सर्वनाम-विशेषण (demonstrative adjective)

• anena: by this
• anena: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• vidhinā: by the prescribed method
• vidhinā: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vidhi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन

• kṣipet: should perform/undertake (lit. cast/offer)
• kṣipet: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṣip (क्षिप् धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• saḥ: he
• saḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• brahma-lokam: Brahmā’s world (Brahmaloka)
• brahma-lokam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brahman (प्रातिपदिक) + loka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (brahmaṇaḥ lokaḥ)

• āpnoti: attains
• āpnoti: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: āp (आप् धातु)
• Form: लट् (present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• tat-kālam: for that time; for that duration
• tat-kālam: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + kāla (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (tasmin kāle = at that time/for that duration)

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक निपात (conjunction)

• eva: indeed; just
• eva: Avadhāraṇa (अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारणार्थक निपात (emphasis)

• tiṣṭhati: stays; remains
• tiṣṭhati: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sthā (स्था धातु)
• Form: लट् (present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

Speaker

Varāha (default dialogue framework)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Vaishnavism
• Dharma-shastra (Vrata)
• Puranic Cosmology

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It reflects a common Purāṇic strategy of linking calendrical observances (vratas tied to lunar tithis such as Dvādaśī) with cosmological destinations (e.g., Brahmaloka), illustrating how ritual discipline and moral order are framed within the broader Puranic worldview.

Which geographic location is identified?

No specific terrestrial geographic site is named in this verse; the only location mentioned is Brahmaloka, a cosmological realm in Purāṇic cosmography rather than a mappable place on earth.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The verse promotes disciplined adherence to a prescribed observance—emphasizing that even a single correctly performed ritual act, done according to stated procedure (vidhi), is presented as ethically and spiritually consequential within the text’s value system.