Sutra 12

Devanagari script

वर्षावग्रहे शचीनाथगङ्गापर्वतमहाकच्छपूजाः कारयेत् ॥ कZ_०४.३.१२ ॥

Transliteration

varṣāvagrahe śacīnāthagaṅgāparvatamahākacchapūjāḥ kārayet

Translation

At the onset of rains, or when rains are withheld, he shall have rites performed to Śacīnātha (Indra), the Gaṅgā, mountains, and the Great Tortoise (mahākaccha).

Word by Word

• वर्षा-अवग्रहे: at the onset of the rainy season
• Type: Noun
• Root: वर्षा; अवग्रह
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग-समासपद; एकवचन; सप्तमी (अधिकरण) — ‘वर्षायाः अवग्रहे’ = वर्षाकाले/वर्षारम्भे

• शची-नाथ-गङ्गा-पर्वत-महा-कच्छ-पूजाः: worship-rites (offerings/ceremonies) for Indra (lord of Śacī), the Gaṅgā, mountains, and the Mahākaccha (region/tract)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पूजा
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; बहुवचन; द्वितीया (कर्म) — ‘पूजाः’ (worship/rites) of: शचीनाथ (इन्द्र), गङ्गा, पर्वत, महाकच्छ

• कारयेत्: should cause (them) to be performed / should arrange (for them)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (कारयति)
• Form: लोट्/विधिलिङ्-प्रयोग (आज्ञार्थ/विधान); परस्मैपद; प्रथमपुरुष; एकवचन; णिच् (causative) — ‘to cause to be done/arrange’

Entities Mentioned

• Śacīnātha (Indra)
• Gaṅgā
• parvata (mountains)
• mahākaccha (Great Tortoise)

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FAQs

What is the political function of prescribing multiple objects of worship (Indra, river, mountains, tortoise)?

It broadens cultural resonance across communities and landscapes, strengthening compliance and unity during climatic disruption.