Varaha Purana 39.44: Adhyaya 39, Shloka 44

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

Pūrva Bhāga · Tīrtha-Māhātmya (Ritual Offerings and Sacred Hospitality)

Devanagari script

चूतपल्लवसग्रीवान् सितवस्त्रावगुण्ठितान् । स्थगितान् ताम्रपात्रैश्च तिलपूर्णैः सकाञ्चनैः ॥ ३९.४४ ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 39.44

Transliteration

cūtapallavasagrīvān sitavastrāvaguṇṭhitān | sthagitān tāmrāpātraiś ca tilapūrṇaiḥ sakāñcanaiḥ || 39.44 ||

ITRANS transliteration

Translation

તેમના ગળે આંબાના પલ્લવોની માળા હોય, શ્વેત વસ્ત્રથી ઢાંકેલા હોય, અને તામ્રપાત્રોથી બંધ કરેલા હોય—તિલથી પૂર્ણ અને સોનાસહિત।

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Word by Word

• चूतपल्लवसग्रीवान्: having mango-leaf neck-ornaments (leaves tied at the neck)
• Type: Adjective
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), बहुवचन; समासः—बहुव्रीहिः (चूतपल्लवाः सन्ति ग्रीवायां येषाम्)
• Role: विशेषण (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Root: चूत-पल्लव-स-ग्रीव (प्रातिपदिक)

• सितवस्त्रावगुण्ठितान्: covered with white cloth
• Type: Adjective
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (सितवस्त्रेण अवगुण्ठितः)
• Role: विशेषण (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Root: सित-वस्त्र-अवगुण्ठित (प्रातिपदिक; PPP)

• स्थगितान्: covered / closed
• Type: Adjective
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त; past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन
• Role: विशेषण (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Root: स्था/स्थग् (धातु) → स्थगित (प्रातिपदिक; PPP)

• ताम्रपात्रैः: with copper vessels
• Type: Noun
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), बहुवचन; समासः—कर्मधारयः (ताम्रं पात्रम्)
• Role: करण (करण/Instrument)
• Root: ताम्र-पात्र (प्रातिपदिक)

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (conjunction)
• Role: सम्बन्ध (सम्बन्ध/Connector)
• Root: च (अव्यय)

• तिलपूर्णैः: filled with sesame
• Type: Adjective
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), बहुवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (तिलैः पूर्णः)
• Role: विशेषण (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Root: तिल-पूर्ण (प्रातिपदिक)

• सकाञ्चनैः: together with gold (gold pieces)
• Type: Adjective
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), बहुवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (काञ्चनेन सह)
• Role: विशेषण (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Root: स-का॒ञ्चन (प्रातिपदिक)

Sandhi Notes

• सितवस्त्रावगुण्ठितान् = सितवस्त्र + अवगुण्ठितान्
• ताम्रपात्रैश्च = ताम्रपात्रैः + च

Speaker and setting

Shanta and Shringara rasaSetting: Altar arrangement / consecration space

Speaker

Varāha

The teaching

Kind of teaching

Ethics of offering and purity

Subjects

Ritual CultureMaterial PhilologySacred Geography (context-dependent)Ethics of Giving

Core idea

Auspicious materials are not mere decoration; they train the devotee in śuddhi, gratitude, and offering of prosperity toward dharma.

In practice

Use clean, sattvic materials; treat wealth (gold) and staple seeds (tila) as sacred trust to be offered with restraint and reverence.

Symbolism of the boar

Dharma

Cross references

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Studies
• Vaiṣṇavism
• Ritual Studies
• Manuscript Culture

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It preserves a material description of offering practice—mango leaves, white cloth coverings, copper vessels, sesame, and gold—useful for reconstructing Purāṇic-era ritual economy and gift/offerings etiquette.

Which geographic location is identified?

No specific place-name appears in this verse fragment; any tīrtha or locality identification depends on adjoining verses in Adhyāya 39.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

Implicitly, it emphasizes careful preparation and respectful presentation in acts of giving or offering—an ethical norm of attentiveness, purity markers (white cloth), and valued substances (sesame, gold).