Varaha Purana 39.69: Adhyaya 39, Shloka 69

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

Devanagari script

वन्ध्या नारी भवेद्या तु अनेन विधिना शुभा । उपोष्यति भवेत् तस्याः पुत्रः परमधार्मिकः ॥ ३९.६९ ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 39.69

Transliteration

vandhyā nārī bhaved yā tu anena vidhinā śubhā | upoṣyati bhavet tasyāḥ putraḥ paramadhārmikaḥ || 39.69 ||

Translation

વંધ્યા સ્ત્રી જો આ વિધાનથી શુભ બની ઉપવાસ કરે, તો તેને પરમધાર્મિક પુત્ર પ્રાપ્ત થાય છે।

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Word by Word

• vandhyā: barren
• vandhyā: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vandhyā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular

• nārī: woman
• nārī: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nārī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular

• bhavet: may be/would be
• bhavet: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhū (भू धातु)
• Form: Liṅ-lakāra (लिङ्, optative), Parasmaipada, Prathama-puruṣa (3rd), Singular

• yā: who (she who)
• yā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; relative pronoun

• tu: but/indeed
• tu: Sambandha-bodhaka (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), particle (निपात), contrast/emphasis

• anena: by this
• anena: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular; pronoun

• vidhinā: by the rule/rite
• vidhinā: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vidhi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular

• śubhā: auspicious/fortunate
• śubhā: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śubha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular

• upoṣyati: fasts/undertakes a fast
• upoṣyati: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: upa-vas (उपवस् धातु)
• Form: Laṭ-lakāra (लट्, present), Parasmaipada, Prathama-puruṣa (3rd), Singular

• bhavet: would become
• bhavet: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhū (भू धातु)
• Form: Liṅ-lakāra (लिङ्, optative), Parasmaipada, Prathama-puruṣa (3rd), Singular

• tasyāḥ: of her
• tasyāḥ: Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular; pronoun

• putraḥ: son
• putraḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: putra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular

• parama-dhārmikaḥ: supremely righteous
• parama-dhārmikaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: parama + dhārmika (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; karmadhāraya (परमः धार्मिकः)

Speaker

Varāha (default speaker in Varāha–Pṛthivī dialogue framework)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Studies
• Vaiṣṇavism
• Ritual Culture

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It exemplifies a common Purāṇic literary pattern: a ritual prescription (vidhi) followed by a stated result (phala-śruti). Such passages are historically valuable for understanding how ethical ideals (dharma) were linked to domestic and social aspirations in premodern Sanskrit textual culture.

Which geographic location is identified?

No geographic location is named in this verse fragment; it focuses on ritual practice and its stated outcome rather than sacred geography.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The verse foregrounds disciplined observance (fasting/upoṣa) within a prescribed rite, and it frames the ideal outcome as the birth of a child characterized by strong commitment to dharma (paramadhārmika).