Varaha Purana 39.75: Adhyaya 39, Shloka 75

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

Devanagari script

इह जन्मनि सौभाग्यं धनं धान्यं वरस्त्रियः । भवन्ति विविधा यस्तु उपोष्य विधिना ततः ॥ ३९.७५ ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 39.75

Transliteration

iha janmani saubhāgyaṃ dhanaṃ dhānyaṃ varastriyaḥ | bhavanti vividhā yastu upoṣya vidhinā tataḥ || 39.75 ||

Translation

En esta misma vida, buena fortuna, riqueza, grano y mujeres excelentes (como compañeras) surgen de diversas maneras para quien, en adelante, ayuna conforme al procedimiento prescrito.

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Word by Word

• इह: here
• इह: अधिकरण (Locative sense)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इह (अव्यय)
• Form: देश/कालबोधक-अव्यय (here/in this world)

• जन्मनि: in (this) birth
• जन्मनि: अधिकरण (Location/Time)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जन्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• सौभाग्यम्: good fortune
• सौभाग्यम्: कर्ता (Subject—one of the results)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सौभाग्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• धनम्: wealth
• धनम्: कर्ता (Subject—result)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• धान्यम्: grain
• धान्यम्: कर्ता (Subject—result)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धान्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• वरस्त्रियः: excellent women (good wives)
• वरस्त्रियः: कर्ता (Subject—result)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वरस्त्री (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; समासः—वराः स्त्रियः (कर्मधारयः)

• भवन्ति: become/come to be
• भवन्ति: क्रिया (Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), परस्मैपदम्, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), बहुवचन

• विविधाः: various/manifold
• विविधाः: विशेषण (Adjectival)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विविध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (वरस्त्रियः)

• यः: who (he)
• यः: कर्ता (Subject—doer)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; सम्बन्धबोधक-यत् (relative pronoun)

• तु: indeed/but
• तु: निपात
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: विशेषार्थक-निपात (particle: but/indeed)

• उपोष्य: having fasted
• उपोष्य: पूर्वकाल (prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उपवस् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (Gerund/Absolutive)

• विधिना: according to the rule
• विधिना: करण (Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विधि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• ततः: thereafter/then
• ततः: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: क्रम/हेतुबोधक-अव्यय (adverb: then/thereafter/from that)

Speaker

Varāha (default, instructor voice in Varāha–Pṛthivī dialogue framework)

Tags

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

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It reflects a common Purāṇic literary pattern in which ethical-ritual disciplines (such as upoṣa/fasting) are linked to tangible social and economic outcomes, indicating how devotional and normative practices were integrated into everyday life ideals.

Which geographic location is identified?

No specific geographic location is named in this verse; it is framed as a general statement about outcomes “in this life” (iha janmani).

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The verse promotes disciplined observance of fasting according to proper procedure (vidhinā), presenting regulated self-restraint as a culturally valued practice associated with prosperity and well-being.