Varaha Purana 64.2: Adhyaya 64, Shloka 2

Procedure for the Vow that Cultivates Valor

Durgā Navamī Observance

Pūrva Bhāga · Vrata-vidhi (Ritual Observances and Fasting Procedures)

Devanagari script

मासि चाश्वयुजे शुद्धां नवमीं समुपोषयेत् । सप्तम्यां कृतसंकल्पः स्थित्वाऽष्टम्यां निरोधनः ॥ ६४.२ ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 64.2

Transliteration

māsi cāśvayuje śuddhāṃ navamīṃ samupoṣayet | saptamyāṃ kṛtasaṅkalpaḥ sthitvā’ṣṭamyāṃ nirodhanaḥ || 64.2 ||

ITRANS transliteration

Translation

આશ્વયુજ માસમાં શુદ્ધ નવમી તિથિએ ઉપવાસ કરવો જોઈએ. સપ્તમીએ સંકલ્પ કરીને, અષ્ટમીએ સ્થિર રહી નિયંત્રણ (નિરોધ) પાળવો।

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Word by Word

• मासि: in the month
• Type: Noun
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/अधिकरण), एकवचन
• Role: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Root: मास (प्रातिपदिक)

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)
• Role: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Root: च (अव्यय)

• आश्वयुजे: in (the month of) Āśvayuja
• Type: Noun
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/अधिकरण), एकवचन; मास-विशेषणार्थे (month-name)
• Role: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Root: आश्वयुज (प्रातिपदिक)

• शुद्धाम्: pure
• Type: Adjective
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/कर्म), एकवचन; नवमी-विशेषण
• Role: Karma (कर्म)
• Root: शुद्ध (प्रातिपदिक)

• नवमीम्: the ninth (lunar day)
• Type: Noun
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/कर्म), एकवचन; तिथि-नाम
• Role: Karma (कर्म)
• Root: नवमी (प्रातिपदिक)

• समुपोषयेत्: should fast/observe a fast
• Type: Verb
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative/विधि), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद; उपसर्गः सम्+उप
• Role: Vidhi (विधेय/क्रिया)
• Root: उपवस् (धातु)

• सप्तम्याम्: on the seventh (day)
• Type: Noun
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/अधिकरण), एकवचन; तिथि-नाम
• Role: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Root: सप्तमी (प्रातिपदिक)

• कृतसंकल्पः: having made a resolve
• Type: Adjective
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/कर्ता), एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (संकल्पः कृतः यस्य/कृतः संकल्पः)
• Role: Karta (कर्ता)
• Root: कृत (कृ धातु, क्त-प्रत्यय) + संकल्प (प्रातिपदिक)

• स्थित्वा: having remained/stayed
• Type: Verb
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund/absolutive); पूर्वक्रिया
• Role: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
• Root: स्था (धातु)

• अष्टम्याम्: on the eighth (day)
• Type: Noun
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/अधिकरण), एकवचन; तिथि-नाम
• Role: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Root: अष्टमी (प्रातिपदिक)

• निरोधनः: restrained/observing restraint
• Type: Adjective
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/कर्ता), एकवचन; कृतसंकल्पः इत्यस्य विशेषण
• Role: Karta (कर्ता)
• Root: निरोधन (प्रातिपदिक)

Sandhi Notes

• च + आश्वयुजे → चाश्वयुजे
• स्थित्वा + अष्टम्याम् → स्थित्वाऽष्टम्याम् (अवग्रह)

Speaker and setting

Vira rasa

Speaker

Varāha

The teaching

Kind of teaching

Practice-method (sādhana)

Subjects

EthicsRitual PracticeCalendrical Tradition

Core idea

Transformation is staged: intention (saṅkalpa) precedes restraint (nirodha), culminating in fasting (upavāsa); purity is both external (ritual) and internal (self-control).

In practice

Plan observances with preparatory days; formalize intention, reduce sensory indulgence, and fast with cleanliness and steadiness—using the structure to build willpower.

Dharma

Vrata

Cross references

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Studies
• Vaishnavism
• Dharma-shastra Interface

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It preserves a calendrical and procedural template for vrata-practice (vow observance) typical of Purāṇic literature, illustrating how intention (saṅkalpa), preparatory discipline, and the main fasting day are structured across successive tithis.

Which geographic location is identified?

No specific geographic location is named in this verse; it is primarily temporal (Āśvayuja month; seventh–ninth lunar days) and procedural.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The verse emphasizes disciplined self-regulation: forming a clear intention (saṅkalpa) and practicing restraint (nirodhana) as preparatory ethics supporting the culminating fast.