Varaha Purana 39.31: Adhyaya 39, Shloka 31

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

Devanagari script

एकादश्यां निराहारः स्थित्वाहमपरेऽहनि । भोक्ष्यामि पुण्डरीकाक्ष शरणं मे भवाच्युत ॥ ३९.३१ ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 39.31

Transliteration

ekādaśyāṃ nirāhāraḥ sthitvāham apare 'hani | bhokṣyāmi puṇḍarīkākṣa śaraṇaṃ me bhavācyuta || 39.31 ||

Translation

En el Ekādaśī, permaneciendo sin alimento, comeré al día siguiente. Oh de ojos de loto, sé mi refugio, oh Acyuta.

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Word by Word

• ekādaśyām: on the eleventh (day)
• ekādaśyām: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ekādaśī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (feminine), सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (singular)

• nirāhāraḥ: fasting / without food
• nirāhāraḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: nir-āhāra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (singular); विशेषण (adjective)

• sthitvā: having stayed / having remained
• sthitvā: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sthā (धाातु) + ktvā (क्त्वा)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund/absolutive), पूर्वक्रिया (prior action)

• aham: I
• aham: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम (pronoun), उत्तमपुरुष-प्रयोग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (singular)

• apare: on the next
• apare: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: apara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (singular); विशेषण (adjective)

• ahani: day
• ahani: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ahan (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (singular)

• bhokṣyāmi: I will eat
• bhokṣyāmi: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhuj (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Future), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन (singular), परस्मैपद

• puṇḍarīkākṣa: O lotus-eyed one
• puṇḍarīkākṣa: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: puṇḍarīka + akṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन (singular); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (genitive determinative): ‘puṇḍarīkasya akṣī iva’

• śaraṇam: refuge
• śaraṇam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śaraṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (singular)

• me: of me / my
• me: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम (pronoun), षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन (singular)

• bhava: be (become)
• bhava: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhū (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन (singular), परस्मैपद

• acyuta: O Acyuta (the infallible one)
• acyuta: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: acyuta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन (singular)

Speaker

Pṛthivī (default dialogue framework; speaker not explicit in fragment)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Studies
• Vaiṣṇavism
• Dharma-śāstra Themes

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It reflects a widespread Purāṇic-era discipline of vrata practice—fasting on Ekādaśī and breaking the fast the next day—documenting how devotional observance is framed in concise vow-language and epithets for Viṣṇu.

Which geographic location is identified?

No geographic location is named in this verse; it focuses on calendrical observance (Ekādaśī) and a devotional address to Viṣṇu.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The verse models self-restraint (fasting) coupled with a stated intention to follow a regulated practice (eating the next day), expressed alongside seeking refuge—an ethical pattern of discipline and reliance on a stabilizing ideal.