Varaha Purana 55.7: Adhyaya 55, Shloka 7

Observance of the Auspicious Dvādaśī Vow and the Sacred Account of the Kubjākāmra Tīrtha

Devanagari script

तमप्येवं क्षपित्वा तु दशम्यां प्रयतः शुचिः । अर्चयित्वा हरिं भक्त्या मासनाम्ना विचक्षणः ॥ ५५.७ ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 55.7

Transliteration

tam apy evaṃ kṣapitvā tu daśamyāṃ prayataḥ śuciḥ | arcayitvā hariṃ bhaktyā māsanāmnā vicakṣaṇaḥ || 55.7 ||

Translation

Nachdem auch jener Zeitraum so verbracht wurde, soll am zehnten Tag (Daśamī) der disziplinierte und gereinigte Mensch Hari in Hingabe verehren; und der Einsichtige soll dies mit der passenden Monatsnamen-Formel vollziehen.

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Word by Word

• tam: that (observance)
• tam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masc), द्वितीया (Acc), एकवचन (sg); सर्वनाम

• api: also
• api: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय/अपि (also/even)

• evam: thus
• evam: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: evam (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक (thus)

• kṣapitvā: having completed
• kṣapitvā: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṣap (क्षप् धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund)

• tu: indeed
• tu: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधानसूचक (indeed)

• daśamyām: on the tenth (day)
• daśamyām: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: daśamī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (fem), सप्तमी (Loc), एकवचन (sg)

• prayataḥ: disciplined
• prayataḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: prayata (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण

• śuciḥ: pure
• śuciḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śuci (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण

• arcayitvā: having worshipped
• arcayitvā: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: arc (अर्च् धातु) [णिच् causative]
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund); णिजन्त: 'having caused worship' = having worshipped

• harim: Hari (Viṣṇu)
• harim: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hari (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Acc), एकवचन

• bhaktyā: with devotion
• bhaktyā: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhakti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (Instr), एकवचन

• māsa-nāmnā: by (uttering) the name of the month
• māsa-nāmnā: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: māsa + nāman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), तृतीया (Instr), एकवचन (sg); तत्पुरुष: 'by the month-name'

• vicakṣaṇaḥ: the discerning one
• vicakṣaṇaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vicakṣaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nom), एकवचन

Speaker

Varāha (default speaker framework; explicit speaker not present in excerpt)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Ritual
• Vaiṣṇavism
• Sanskrit Studies

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It reflects a Purāṇic style of codifying devotional-ritual routines (vratācāra), linking calendrical observance (the tenth lunar day) with disciplined conduct and formal worship, which is characteristic of medieval Sanskrit religious literature and its household-practice orientation.

Which geographic location is identified?

No specific geographic location is named in this verse fragment; it focuses on calendrical timing (daśamī) and worship procedure rather than sacred geography.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The verse emphasizes disciplined self-restraint and purity (prayataḥ, śuciḥ) as ethical prerequisites for devotional practice—worship performed thoughtfully and with attention to proper formulae (māsanāmnā).