Varaha Purana 43.3: Adhyaya 43, Shloka 3

The Caitra Dvādaśī Observance and the Ritual Procedure for Worship of Vāmana

Devanagari script

कण्ठं विश्वकृते पूज्य शिरो वै व्योमरूपिणे । बाहू विश्वजिते पूज्य स्वनाम्ना शङ्खचक्रकौ ॥ ४३.३ ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 43.3

Transliteration

kaṇṭhaṃ viśvakṛte pūjya śiro vai vyomarūpiṇe | bāhū viśvajite pūjya svanāmnā śaṅkhacakrakau || 43.3 ||

Translation

Man verehre den Hals als (Gestalt) Viśvakṛt; und das Haupt wahrlich als (Gestalt) Vyomarūpin. Die Arme verehre man als (Gestalt) Viśvajit; und Muschel und Diskus seien unter ihren eigenen Namen ehrfürchtig zu verehren.

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Word by Word

• kaṇṭham: the throat/neck
• kaṇṭham: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kaṇṭha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म/2nd), एकवचन

• viśva-kṛte: to the maker of the universe
• viśva-kṛte: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: viśva (प्रातिपदिक) + kṛt (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (सम्प्रदान/4th), एकवचन; उपपद-तत्पुरुषः—‘विश्वं करोति’ (विश्वकृत्)

• pūjya: to be worshipped / worship (it)
• pūjya: Kriya-visheṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pūj (धातु) + ya (यत्)
• Form: यत्-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (gerundive/भाव्य), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचन-रूपम् (contextually: विधेय/कर्तव्यता—‘पूज्यः/पूज्यम्’); √पूज् (पूजायाम्)

• śiraḥ: the head
• śiraḥ: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śiras (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म/2nd), एकवचन

• vai: indeed
• vai: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vai (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चयार्थक/खल्वर्थक अव्यय (particle)

• vyoma-rūpiṇe: to the one whose form is the sky
• vyoma-rūpiṇe: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vyoma (प्रातिपदिक) + rūpin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (सम्प्रदान/4th), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः—‘व्योम इव रूपं यस्य/व्योमरूपिन्’

• bāhū: the two arms
• bāhū: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bāhu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म/2nd), द्विवचन

• viśva-jite: to the conqueror of the universe
• viśva-jite: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: viśva (प्रातिपदिक) + jit (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (सम्प्रदान/4th), एकवचन; उपपद-तत्पुरुषः—‘विश्वं जयति’ (विश्वजित्)

• pūjya: to be worshipped / worship (them)
• pūjya: Kriya-visheṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pūj (धातु) + ya (यत्)
• Form: यत्-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (gerundive), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचन-रूपम्; √पूज्

• sva-nāmnā: with their own names
• sva-nāmnā: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sva (प्रातिपदिक) + nāman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण/3rd), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः—‘स्वं नाम’ → ‘स्वनामन्’; instrumental: ‘by one’s own name(s)’

• śaṅkha-cakrakau: the conch and the discus
• śaṅkha-cakrakau: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śaṅkha (प्रातिपदिक) + cakra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, द्विवचन; इतरेतर-द्वन्द्वः

Speaker

Varāha

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Studies
• Vaiṣṇavism
• Sanskrit Philology

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It reflects a Purāṇic mode of theological iconography in which bodily features and emblems are correlated with named divine aspects, useful for reconstructing historical devotional and ritual vocabularies.

Which geographic location is identified?

No geographic location is named in this verse; the content is primarily iconographic and theological rather than topographical.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The verse frames a disciplined practice of reverent attention—assigning respectful recognition to specific forms/epithets and emblems—presented as a structured contemplative or ritual approach rather than a social-legal injunction.