Varaha Purana 39.48: Adhyaya 39, Shloka 48

Discrimination of the Three Bodies and the Dharaṇī Vow: A Manual for Dvādaśī Observance

Devanagari script

तत्रानेकविधैर्भक्षैः फलैः पुष्पैश्च शोभितम् । गन्धधूपैश्च वस्त्रैश्च अर्चयित्वा यथाविधि ॥ ३९.४८ ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 39.48

Transliteration

tatrānekavidhair bhakṣaiḥ phalaiḥ puṣpaiś ca śobhitam | gandhadhūpaiś ca vastraiś ca arcayitvā yathāvidhi || 39.48 ||

Translation

There, having adorned (the sacred locus or object of worship) with many kinds of edible offerings, fruits, and flowers, one should worship according to the prescribed procedure with fragrances, incense, and garments.

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Word by Word

• तत्र: there/in that place
• तत्र: अधिकरण (Adverbial locative)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (locative adverb)

• अनेक-विधैः: with many kinds (of)
• अनेक-विधैः: विशेषण (Qualifier of भक्षैः etc.)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अनेक (प्रातिपदिक) + विध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन; विशेषण; ‘of many kinds’

• भक्षैः: edibles/foods
• भक्षैः: करण (Karaṇa/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन

• फलैः: fruits
• फलैः: करण (Karaṇa/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: फल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन

• पुष्पैः: flowers
• पुष्पैः: करण (Karaṇa/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुष्प (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (Conjunction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction ‘and’)

• शोभितम्: adorned
• शोभितम्: विशेषण (Qualifier; of the setup/image)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शोभित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक, √शुभ्/शोभ्)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle): ‘adorned’

• गन्ध-धूपैः: with fragrances and incense
• गन्ध-धूपैः: करण (Karaṇa/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गन्ध (प्रातिपदिक) + धूप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन; द्वन्द्व: ‘with fragrances and incense’

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (Conjunction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय

• वस्त्रैः: with garments/cloths
• वस्त्रैः: करण (Karaṇa/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वस्त्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (Conjunction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय

• अर्चयित्वा: having worshipped
• अर्चयित्वा: पूर्वकाल-क्रिया (Gerundial)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अर्च् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (gerund): having worshipped

• यथा-विधि: according to the prescribed method
• यथा-विधि: प्रकार (Manner)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा (अव्यय) + विधि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभावसमास; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb): ‘according to rule’

Speaker

Varāha (default dialogue framework; explicit speaker not given in excerpt)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Studies
• Vaiṣṇavism
• Material Culture

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It documents a standard Purāṇic pūjā-sequence—food offerings, flowers, fragrance/incense, and cloth—useful for tracing the material culture and ritual taxonomy embedded in Sanskrit narrative literature.

Which geographic location is identified?

No specific toponym is stated in this verse; 'tatra' (“there”) is deictic and depends on the immediately preceding narrative context for location identification.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The verse emphasizes disciplined conduct—performing worship 'yathāvidhi' (according to prescribed procedure)—framing ritual action as orderly, regulated, and culturally maintained rather than arbitrary.