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Varaha Purana 41.3: Adhyaya 41, Shloka 3

Rite of the Varāha Dvādaśī Vow and an Exemplary Narrative on Expiation for Brahmin-Slaying

धूपनैवेद्यगन्धैश्चार्चयित्वाऽच्युतं नरः । पश्चात्तस्याग्रतः कुम्भं जलपूर्णं तु विन्यसेत् ॥ ४१.३ ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 41.3

dhūpanaivedyagandhaiś cārcayitvā ’cyutaṃ naraḥ | paścāt tasyāgrataḥ kumbhaṃ jalapūrṇaṃ tu vinyaset || 41.3 ||

Habiendo adorado a Acyuta con incienso, ofrendas de alimento (naivedya) y fragancias, el hombre debe después colocar ante Él una vasija (kumbha) llena de agua.

धूप-नैवेद्य-गन्धैःwith incense, offerings, and fragrances
धूप-नैवेद्य-गन्धैः:
Karana (करण/Instrument)
TypeNoun
Rootधूप + नैवेद्य + गन्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), बहुवचन (Plural); इतरेतर-द्वन्द्व (धूपश्च नैवेद्यं च गन्धाश्च)
चand
च:
Samuccaya (समुच्चय/Connector)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय, समुच्चय (conjunction)
अर्चयित्वाhaving worshipped
अर्चयित्वा:
Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकालक्रिया/Anterior action)
TypeVerb
Rootअर्च् (धातु)
Formक्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (gerund/absolutive)
अच्युतम्Acyuta (Viṣṇu)
अच्युतम्:
Karma (कर्म/Object)
TypeNoun
Rootअच्युत (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन (Singular)
नरःa man (worshipper)
नरः:
Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
TypeNoun
Rootनर (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)
पश्चात्afterwards
पश्चात्:
Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण/Adverbial)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootपश्चात् (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय, काल/क्रमवाचक (adverb of sequence)
तस्यof him/of that (deity)
तस्य:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive relation)
TypeNoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुं/नपुंसक, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive), एकवचन (Singular)
अग्रतःin front
अग्रतः:
Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Location)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअग्रतः (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय, देशवाचक (adverb of place)
कुम्भम्a pot
कुम्भम्:
Karma (कर्म/Object)
TypeNoun
Rootकुम्भ (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन (Singular)
जल-पूर्णम्filled with water
जल-पूर्णम्:
Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
TypeAdjective
Rootजल + पूर्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषण कुम्भम्; तृतीया/षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषार्थे प्रयोगः (जलेन/जलस्य पूर्णः)
तुthen/indeed
तु:
Nipata (निपात/Particle)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतु (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय, विरोध/विशेष (particle: but/indeed)
विन्यसेत्should place
विन्यसेत्:
Kriya (क्रिया/Verbal action)
TypeVerb
Rootवि + नि + अस्/न्यस् (धातु)
Formविधिलिङ्-लकार (Optative), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद

Varāha (default attribution within Varāha–Pṛthivī dialogue framework)

C
Classical Literature
V
Vaiṣṇavism
P
Pūjā-vidhi
P
Purāṇic Ritual

FAQs

It documents a standardized pūjā sequence—offerings of incense, food, and fragrance followed by placement of a water vessel—reflecting ritual material culture and liturgical ordering in Purāṇic-era devotional practice.

No geographic site is named in this verse; it focuses on a portable ritual arrangement (placing a water-filled kumbha before the deity).

The verse emphasizes orderly, respectful conduct in worship through careful preparation and proper placement of offerings, presenting disciplined attention as a key philosophical instruction.

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