Varaha Purana 99.32: Adhyaya 99, Shloka 32

The Greatness and Rite of the Sesame-Cow (Tiladhenu) Gift

Devanagari script

एवं पूज्य यथान्यायं देवदेवं जनार्द्दनम्॥ दलॆषु दिक्षु विन्यस्य अष्टौ कुम्भान्विधानतः॥

Sanskrit recitationVaraha Purana 99.32

Transliteration

evaṃ pūjya yathānyāyaṃ devadevaṃ janārddanam || daleṣu dikṣu vinyasya aṣṭau kumbhān vidhānataḥ ||

Translation

So soll man, nachdem man Janārdana, den Gott der Götter, nach rechter Vorschrift verehrt hat, und nachdem man (die Dinge) auf den Blütenblättern und in den Himmelsrichtungen angeordnet hat, acht Kumbhas (Ritualkrüge) gemäß dem vorgeschriebenen Verfahren aufstellen.

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Word by Word

• evam: thus
• evam: Sambandha/Avyaya (सम्बन्ध/अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: evam (अव्यय)
• Form: Prakāra-avyaya (manner adverb)

• pūjya: having worshipped
• pūjya: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √pūj (धातु) + ya (क्तव्य/यत्)
• Form: Kṛtya (gerundive), avyaya-prayogaḥ (here: ‘having worshipped’)

• yathā-nyāyam: according to proper procedure
• yathā-nyāyam: Sambandha/Avyaya (सम्बन्ध/अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yathā (अव्यय) + nyāya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Avyayībhāva-samāsa: yathā + nyāyam; avyaya-bhāva (adverbial), ‘according to rule’

• devadevam: the God of gods
• devadevam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva + deva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga (m.), Dvitīyā (2nd), Ekavacana (sg.); tatpuruṣa: deva-deva = ‘god of gods’

• janārddanam: Janārdana (Viṣṇu)
• janārddanam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: janārdana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga (m.), Dvitīyā (2nd), Ekavacana (sg.); devadevam iti samānādhikaraṇaṃ (apposition)

• daleṣu: in the petals/sections
• daleṣu: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napुṃsaka-liṅga (n.), Saptamī (7th), Bahuvacana (pl.)

• dikṣu: in the directions
• dikṣu: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: diś (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga (f.), Saptamī (7th), Bahuvacana (pl.)

• vinyasya: having placed
• vinyasya: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vi-√nyas (धातु)
• Form: Ktvā-pratyaya (absolutive/क्त्वान्त), ‘having placed/arranged’

• aṣṭau: eight
• aṣṭau: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: aṣṭan (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga (m.), Prathamā (1st), Bahuvacana (pl.); saṅkhyā-viśeṣaṇa of kumbhān

• kumbhān: pots (ritual jars)
• kumbhān: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kumbha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga (m.), Dvitīyā (2nd), Bahuvacana (pl.)

• vidhānataḥ: as prescribed / according to rule
• vidhānataḥ: Sambandha/Avyaya (सम्बन्ध/अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vidhāna (प्रातिपदिक) + tas (तसिल्)
• Form: Avyaya (tasil-anta adverb), ‘according to prescription’

Speaker

Varāha (default speaker per dialogue framework)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Vaishnavism
• Purāṇic Ritual
• Material Culture of Worship

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It highlights the material and spatial technologies of Purāṇic worship—especially the standardized use of multiple kumbhas—useful for reconstructing historical liturgical practice.

Which geographic location is identified?

No geographic location is identified; the verse refers to internal ritual directions and lotus-petal positions.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The central instruction is procedural integrity: performing worship 'yathā-nyāya' (according to proper norms) and following vidhāna (prescription).