Varaha Purana 46.16: Adhyaya 46, Shloka 16

The Rite of the Āṣāḍha Bright-Fortnight Dvādaśī Fast and the Installation (Nyāsa) of the Fourfold Manifestation

Devanagari script

भुक्त्वा राज्यश्रियं सोऽथ गतः परमिकां गतिम् । एष ते विधिरुद्दिष्ट आषाढे मासि वै मुने ॥ ४६.१६ ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 46.16

Transliteration

bhuktvā rājyaśriyaṃ so 'tha gataḥ paramikāṃ gatim | eṣa te vidhir uddiṣṭa āṣāḍhe māsi vai mune || 46.16 ||

Translation

Nachdem er den Glanz königlichen Glücks genossen hatte, gelangte er dann zum höchsten Zustand. Dieses Verfahren ist dir dargelegt worden, o Weiser, für den Monat Āṣāḍha.

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Word by Word

• bhuktvā: having enjoyed
• bhuktvā: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhuj (भुज् धातु)
• Form: Kṛdanta: Absolutive/Gerund (क्त्वा), ‘having enjoyed’

• rājya-śriyam: royal splendour
• rājya-śriyam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rājya (राज्य प्रातिपदिक) + śrī (श्री प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa (तत्पुरुष) compound: ‘royal prosperity’; Feminine, Accusative (द्वितीया), Singular

• saḥ: he
• saḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (तद् सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun, Masculine, Nominative (प्रथमा), Singular

• atha: then
• atha: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/क्रम)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atha (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya, discourse particle/adverb (अनन्तरार्थक)

• gataḥ: went
• gataḥ: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: gam (गम् धातु)
• Form: Kṛdanta: Past passive participle (क्त), Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• paramikām: supreme
• paramikām: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: paramikā (परमिका प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Accusative (द्वितीया), Singular; qualifying ‘gatim’

• gatim: state/goal
• gatim: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gati (गति प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Accusative (द्वितीया), Singular

• eṣaḥ: this
• eṣaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: etad (एतद् सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun, Masculine, Nominative (प्रथमा), Singular

• te: to you/for you
• te: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (त्वद् सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun, Dative (चतुर्थी), Singular; enclitic form

• vidhiḥ: rule/rite
• vidhiḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vidhi (विधि प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (प्रथमा), Singular

• uddiṣṭaḥ: has been taught
• uddiṣṭaḥ: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ud+diś (उद्दिश् धातु)
• Form: Kṛdanta: Past passive participle (क्त), Masculine, Nominative, Singular; ‘declared/taught’

• āṣāḍhe: in Āṣāḍha
• āṣāḍhe: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: āṣāḍha (आषाढ प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Locative (सप्तमी), Singular; month-name

• māsi: in the month
• māsi: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: māsa (मास प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Locative (सप्तमी), Singular

• vai: indeed
• vai: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vai (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya, emphatic particle (निपात)

• mune: O sage
• mune: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: muni (मुनि प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Vocative (सम्बोधन), Singular

Speaker

Varāha

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Studies
• Vaiṣṇavism
• Dharma-śāstra (ritual context)

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It exemplifies a common Purāṇic instructional mode: linking prescribed monthly observances (māsa-vrata/vidhi) with idealized outcomes, reflecting the text’s role as a practical guide to dharma framed through narrative and didactic address.

Which geographic location is identified?

No specific geographic site is named in this verse; its anchor is temporal (the month of Āṣāḍha) rather than spatial. Any location context would need adjacent verses.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The verse emphasizes adherence to an articulated procedure (vidhi) tied to a calendrical period, presenting disciplined observance as a pathway associated with elevated personal outcomes (described as attaining a ‘supreme state’).