Varaha Purana 56.8: Adhyaya 56, Shloka 8

Ritual Procedure for the Dhanyavrata

Prosperity Vow

Devanagari script

समाप्ते तु व्रते वह्निं काञ्चनं कारयेद् बुधः । रक्तवस्त्रयुगच्छन्नं रक्तपुष्पानुलेपनम् ॥ ५६.८ ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 56.8

Transliteration

samāpte tu vrate vahniṃ kāñcanaṃ kārayed budhaḥ | raktavastrayugacchannaṃ raktapuṣpānulepanam || 56.8 ||

Translation

Wenn das Gelübde (Vrata) vollendet ist, soll der Gelehrte ein goldenes Bildnis Agnis (des Feuers) anfertigen lassen, bedeckt mit einem Paar roter Gewänder und gesalbt mit roten Blumen.

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Word by Word

• समाप्ते: upon completion
• समाप्ते: अधिकरण (Time-locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: समाप्त (प्रातिपदिक; कृदन्त from सम्+आप्)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; ‘समाप्ते’ = ‘समाप्ते (सति)’ (when completed)

• तु: then/indeed
• तु: सम्बन्ध (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: विशेष/विरोधार्थक अव्यय (indeed/but)

• व्रते: in the vow/observance
• व्रते: अधिकरण (Time/occasion locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: व्रत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• वह्निम्: Agni; fire (image)
• वह्निम्: कर्म (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वह्नि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• काञ्चनम्: golden
• काञ्चनम्: कर्म (Object-qualifier/कर्मविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: काञ्चन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण (golden, made of gold)

• कारयेत्: should have made
• कारयेत्: क्रिया (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु) [णिच् causative: कारयति]
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन, परस्मैपदी; ‘should cause to be made’

• बुधः: the wise person
• बुधः: कर्ता (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बुध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• रक्तवस्त्रयुगच्छन्नम्: covered with a pair of red garments
• रक्तवस्त्रयुगच्छन्नम्: कर्म (Object-qualifier/कर्मविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रक्त+वस्त्र+युग+छन्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; समासः (बहुपद-तत्पुरुष/कर्मधारय-प्रायः): ‘रक्तं वस्त्रयुगं येन छन्नम्’ (covered with a pair of red cloths)

• रक्तपुष्पानुलेपनम्: anointed with red flowers
• रक्तपुष्पानुलेपनम्: कर्म (Object-qualifier/कर्मविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रक्त+पुष्प+अनुलेपन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; समासः: ‘रक्तपुष्पैः अनुलेपनम्’ (smeared/anointed with red flowers)

Speaker

Varāha (default dialogue framework)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Vaishnavism
• Dharma-shastra
• Ritual Studies

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It reflects a Purāṇic-era ritual economy in which vow-completion (vrata-samāpti) is marked by commissioning material offerings, illustrating how textual dharma intersects with artisanal production and donation practices.

Which geographic location is identified?

No specific geographic site is named in this verse; it focuses on the material and color-coded specifications of a vow-completion offering.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The verse emphasizes disciplined completion of a vowed observance and the culturally prescribed act of concluding it through a properly prepared offering, framed as a learned and orderly practice.