Varaha Purana 6.27: Adhyaya 6, Shloka 27

The Puṇḍarīkākṣapāraka Hymn and Puṣkara Tīrtha: The Account of King Vasu’s Release from Sin

Devanagari script

ततस्त्वया महाराज सकृन्नारायणं प्रभुम् । संचिन्त्य द्वादशी शुद्धा त्वया राजन्नुपोषिता ॥ ६.२७ ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 6.27

Transliteration

tatastvayā mahārāja sakṛn nārāyaṇaṃ prabhum | saṃcintya dvādaśī śuddhā tvayā rājann upoṣitā || 6.27 ||

Translation

Daraufhin, o großer König, nachdem du auch nur einmal den Herrn Nārāyaṇa bedacht hattest, hast du, o König, am reinen Dvādaśī (zwölfter Mondtag) ein Fasten eingehalten.

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Word by Word

• ततः: then
• ततः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/temporal link)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatas (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; 'then/thereafter'

• त्वया: by you
• त्वया: Karana (करण/Agent-instrument in passive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन; 'by you'

• महा-राज: O great king
• महा-राज: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahā (प्रातिपदिक) + rāja (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सम्बोधन, पुंलिङ्ग, एकवचन; कर्मधारयः 'great king'

• सकृत्: once
• सकृत्: Kriya-vishesana (क्रियाविशेषण/Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sakṛt (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb)

• नारायणम्: Nārāyaṇa
• नारायणम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nārāyaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; object of संचिन्त्य

• प्रभुम्: the Lord
• प्रभुम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prabhu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; apposition to नारायणम्

• संचिन्त्य: having meditated on
• संचिन्त्य: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam-√cint (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (Absolutive/Gerund), अव्यय; 'having meditated/considered'

• द्वादशी: the Dvādaśī day
• द्वादशी: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dvādaśī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; 'the Dvādaśī (12th lunar day)' subject of उपोषिता

• शुद्धा: pure/holy
• शुद्धा: Karta-anvaya (कर्तृ-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śuddha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: विशेषण, स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; qualifies द्वादशी

• त्वया: by you
• त्वया: Karana (करण/Agent-instrument in passive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन; agent in passive with उपोषिता

• राजन्: O king
• राजन्: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rājan (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सम्बोधन, पुंलिङ्ग, एकवचन

• उपोषिता: was fasted/observed (as a fast)
• उपोषिता: Kriya (क्रिया/Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: upa-√vas (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त (Past Passive Participle/क्त), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; agrees with द्वादशी; 'was observed as a fast'

Speaker

Varāha

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇa
• Vaiṣṇavism
• Dharmaśāstra-related Practice

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It reflects Purāṇic-era integration of calendrical observances (tithi-based vrata) with devotional remembrance, a pattern seen across medieval Sanskrit religious and ethical literature.

Which geographic location is identified?

No specific geographic location is named in this verse; it focuses on a time-based observance (Dvādaśī) rather than a pilgrimage site.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The verse highlights disciplined self-restraint (fasting) coupled with mindful contemplation of Nārāyaṇa as a valued ethical-spiritual practice.