Varaha Purana 61.3: Adhyaya 61, Shloka 3

The Observance for the Fulfilment of Desires: Worship of Keśava in the Form of Guha

Kumāra

Devanagari script

षष्ठ्यां तु पारयेद् धीमान् प्रथमं तु फलं नृप । ततो भुञ्जीत यत्नेन वाग्यतः शुद्धमोदनम् ॥ ६१.३ ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 61.3

Transliteration

ṣaṣṭhyāṃ tu pārayet dhīmān prathamaṃ tu phalaṃ nṛpa | tato bhuñjīta yatnena vāgyataḥ śuddhamodanam || 61.3 ||

Translation

Am sechsten Tag soll der Weise das Gelübde beschließen, o König, indem er zuerst Früchte zu sich nimmt; danach soll er, mit Sorgfalt und zügelnder Rede, gereinigten gekochten Reis essen.

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Word by Word

• षष्ठ्याम्: on the sixth (day)
• षष्ठ्याम्: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: षष्ठी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; काल/अह्नि-निर्देशे (locative of time: ‘on the sixth (day)’)

• तु: indeed / but
• तु: सम्बन्ध/वाक्य-सम्बन्ध (Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात/पदार्थ-विशेषक (particle: ‘but/indeed’)

• पारयेत्: should conclude (the fast/vow)
• पारयेत्: क्रिया (Verb/Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पारि √पॄ (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; ‘समापयेत्/उपवासादि-व्रतं पारयेत्’

• धीमान्: the wise man
• धीमान्: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धीमत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; गुणवाचक-संज्ञा (one who is intelligent)

• प्रथमम्: first
• प्रथमम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रथम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; ‘फलम्’ इति विशेषण (adjective to phalam)

• तु: indeed
• तु: सम्बन्ध/वाक्य-सम्बन्ध (Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (particle)

• फलम्: fruit
• फलम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: फल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन

• नृप: O king
• नृप: सम्बोधन (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नृप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative/सम्बोधन), एकवचन

• ततः: then
• ततः: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb: ‘then/thereafter’)

• भुञ्जीत: should eat
• भुञ्जीत: क्रिया (Verb/Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √भुज् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन

• यत्नेन: with effort / carefully
• यत्नेन: करण (Karaṇa/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यत्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन; साधन/रीति (instrumental of manner: ‘with effort/carefully’)

• वाक्-यतः: being restrained in speech / from speech-restraint
• वाक्-यतः: हेतु/अपादान (Hetu/Source; adverbial)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वाक् + यत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (5th/पञ्चमी), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (वाक्-यतः = वाचा यतः/वाग्-निग्रहात्; ‘restrained in speech’); क्रियाविशेषण-भावे (as adverbial qualifier)

• शुद्धम्: pure
• शुद्धम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुद्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; ‘मोदनम्’ इति विशेषण

• ओदनम्: cooked rice / food
• ओदनम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ओदन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन

Speaker

Varāha (default speaker per dialogue framework)

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FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It reflects a common Purāṇic and Dharma-text pattern: concluding an observance (vrata) with regulated re-feeding, emphasizing restraint, gradual dietary transition, and purity norms.

Which geographic location is identified?

No geographic location is named in this verse fragment.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The verse prescribes disciplined completion of a vow through careful, gradual eating and restraint in speech, presenting self-regulation and purity as key ethical practices.