Varaha Purana 178.3: Adhyaya 178, Shloka 3

Ritual Observance for Reciting the Deeds of Śatrughna

Remembrance of the Slaying of Lavaṇa

Devanagari script

द्विजानां प्रीणनं कृत्वा स्वधान्नपटुभोजनैः ॥ लवणस्य वधादेव शत्रुघ्नस्य शरीरिके ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 178.3

Transliteration

dvijānāṁ prīṇanaṁ kṛtvā svadhānnapṭubhojanaiḥ || lavaṇasya vadhād eva śatrughnasya śarīrike ||

Translation

Habiendo complacido a los dvijas (los dos veces nacidos) con comidas nutritivas preparadas con las propias provisiones—esto se vincula precisamente con la muerte de Lavaṇa, en la narración encarnada de Śatrughna.

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Word by Word

• dvijānām: of the Brahmins
• dvijānām: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dvija (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṁliṅga (m.), Ṣaṣṭhī vibhakti (6th/षष्ठी), Bahuvacana (pl.); ‘of the twice-born (Brāhmaṇas)’

• prīṇanam: pleasing, gratifying
• prīṇanam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prīṇana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napुंसकliṅga (n.), Dvitīyā vibhakti (2nd/द्वितीया), Ekavacana (sg.); karma of ‘kṛtvā’ (i.e., having done the act of pleasing)

• kṛtvā: having done
• kṛtvā: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (धातु)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (क्त्वान्त), ‘having done’

• svadhā-anna-paṭu-bhojanaiḥ: with excellent meals of svadhā-food
• svadhā-anna-paṭu-bhojanaiḥ: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: svadhā (प्रातिपदिक) + anna (प्रातिपदिक) + paṭu (प्रातिपदिक) + bhojana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napुंसकliṅga (n.) (bhojana), Tṛtīyā vibhakti (3rd/तृतीया), Bahuvacana (pl.); upakaraṇa/hetu sense; multi-member tatpuruṣa: svadhā-anna (‘food for svadhā/ancestral rite’) + paṭu (‘excellent’) qualifying bhojana (‘meals’)

• lavaṇasya: of Lavaṇa
• lavaṇasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: lavaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṁliṅga (m.), Ṣaṣṭhī vibhakti (6th/षष्ठी), Ekavacana (sg.); ‘of Lavaṇa’

• vadhāt: from the killing
• vadhāt: Apādāna (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vadha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṁliṅga (m.), Pañcamī vibhakti (5th/पञ्चमी), Ekavacana (sg.); apādāna/hetu (from/because of the killing)

• eva: indeed, only
• eva: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; avadhāraṇa (emphasis/only/indeed)

• śatrughnasya: of Śatrughna
• śatrughnasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śatrughna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṁliṅga (m.), Ṣaṣṭhī vibhakti (6th/षष्ठी), Ekavacana (sg.)

• śarīrike: in the bodily/physical (state)
• śarīrike: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śarīrika (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṁliṅga (m.) or Napuṁsakaliṅga (n.), Saptamī vibhakti (7th/सप्तमी), Ekavacana (sg.); locative ‘in the body/physical (realm)’; context elliptical

Speaker

Varāha (default narrative frame)

Tags

• Dāna Ethics
• Hospitality
• Purāṇic Social Norms
• Narrative Didacticism

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It records a normative ideal of hospitality and food-giving, a key element for historians studying economy, patronage, and social ethics in Sanskrit textual cultures.

Which geographic location is identified?

No location is named in this verse; it focuses on social action (feeding) tied to the narrative cycle.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

Sustaining community and learning through generous provisioning is framed as a meritorious, socially stabilizing act.