Varaha Purana 96.60: Adhyaya 96, Shloka 60

The Threefold Power: The Raudrī Observance and the Manifestation of Chāmuṇḍā

Devanagari script

यथेमं त्रिःप्रकारे तु देवि भक्त्या समान्यतः ॥ स पुत्रपौत्रपशुमान् समृद्धिमुपगच्छति ॥

Sanskrit recitationVaraha Purana 96.60

Transliteration

yathemaṃ triḥprakāre tu devi bhaktyā samānyataḥ || sa putrapautrapaśumān samṛddhim upagacchati

Translation

Wer dies, o Göttin, in der vorgeschriebenen dreifachen Weise regelmäßig und in Hingabe darbringt, erlangt Wohlstand, begabt mit Söhnen, Enkeln und Vieh.

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Word by Word

• yathā: as; according to the manner
• yathā: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/प्रकार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yathā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; उपमान/प्रकारवाचक (indeclinable of manner: “as/according as”)

• imam: this (rite/thing)
• imam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd/accusative), एकवचन (singular)

• triḥprakāre: in the threefold way
• triḥprakāre: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: triḥ + prakāra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समास: तत्पुरुष (संख्याविशेषण-निर्देश); पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग; सप्तमी (7th/locative), एकवचन; “in the threefold manner”

• tu: indeed; but
• tu: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (particle: emphasis/contrast)

• devi: O Goddess
• devi: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: devī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; सम्बोधन (vocative/सम्बोधन), एकवचन

• bhaktyā: with devotion
• bhaktyā: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhakti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; तृतीया (3rd/instrumental), एकवचन

• samānyataḥ: generally; in a common way
• samānyataḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: samānyatas (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb: generally/commonly)

• saḥ: he
• saḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st/nominative), एकवचन

• putra-pautra-paśumān: possessing sons, grandsons, and cattle
• putra-pautra-paśumān: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: putra + pautra + paśumat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समास: द्वन्द्व (copulative) + मतुप्-प्रत्ययान्त (paśumat); पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st/nominative), एकवचन; “having sons, grandsons, and cattle”

• samṛddhim: prosperity
• samṛddhim: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: samṛddhi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd/accusative), एकवचन

• upagacchati: attains; approaches
• upagacchati: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: upa + √gam (गम् धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (present indicative); प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

Speaker

Rudra (continuing phalaśruti section)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Ritualism
• Varāha Purāṇa

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It reflects Purāṇic integration with gṛhastha (householder) values—linking recitation practice to social-economic stability in premodern cultural contexts.

Which geographic location is identified?

No geographic identification appears in this verse.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

Consistency (samānyataḥ) and devotion (bhakti) are presented as disciplined practices supporting social flourishing.