Varaha Purana 115.45: Adhyaya 115, Shloka 45

The Arising of Diverse Dharmas: Devotional Observances and Varṇa-Based Duties

Uttara Bhāga · Yoga–Dharma Instructions (Proximity to the Teacher/Deity and Purity Practices)

Devanagari script

अनुष्ठानपरश्चैव मम पार्श्वे मनश्चरः ॥ काले मूत्रपुरीषाणि विसृज्य स्नानवत्सलः ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 115.45

Transliteration

anuṣṭhānaparaś caiva mama pārśve manaścaraḥ || kāle mūtrapurīṣāṇi visṛjya snānavatsalaḥ ||

ITRANS transliteration

Translation

वो अपने व्रत और नियम ठीक से फॉलो करता है। मेरा ध्यान उसके पास रहता है। सही टाइम पर पेशाब और सौच करता है। फिर नहा के साफ हो जाता है।

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Word by Word

• अनुष्ठानपरः: devoted to observance/ritual practice
• Type: Adjective
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समासः (अनुष्ठाने परः)
• Role: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Root: अनुष्ठान + पर (प्रातिपदिक)

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

• एव: indeed/only
• Type: Indeclinable
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारण (emphasis/only)
• Role: Avadhāraṇa (अवधारण/Emphasis)
• Root: एव (अव्यय)

• मम: my
• Type: Noun
• Form: षष्ठी (Genitive), एकवचन; सर्वनाम
• Role: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• पार्श्वे: at the side/near
• Type: Noun
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन
• Role: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/Locative)
• Root: पार्श्व (प्रातिपदिक)

• मनश्चरः: moving with the mind; mentally attentive
• Type: Adjective
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समासः (मनसा चरः = मनसा सह चरति)
• Role: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Root: मनस् + चर (प्रातिपदिक)

• काले: at the proper time
• Type: Noun
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन
• Role: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/Locative)
• Root: काल (प्रातिपदिक)

• मूत्रपुरीषाणि: urine and feces
• Type: Noun
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन; इतरेतर-द्वन्द्वः (मूत्रं च पुरीषं च)
• Role: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Root: मूत्र + पुरीष (प्रातिपदिक)

• विसृज्य: having excreted/voided
• Type: Indeclinable
• Form: कृदन्त; ल्यप्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (absolutive/gerund)
• Role: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकालक्रिया/Gerund)
• Root: वि + सृज् (धातु)

• स्नानवत्सलः: fond of bathing
• Type: Adjective
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समासः (स्नाने वत्सलः)
• Role: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Root: स्नान + वत्सल (प्रातिपदिक)

Sandhi Notes

• अनुष्ठानपरश्चैव = अनुष्ठानपरः + च + एव

Speaker and setting

Shanta and Bibhatsa rasa

Speaker

Varāha

Bhu Devi and Varaha

In this verse

Varaha teaches her

Her state of mind

Practical, attentive to heritage purity norms

What she asks

What purity observances (śauca) and bodily disciplines support devotion and proximity of mind to the Lord?

The teaching

Kind of teaching

Embodied spirituality (śarīra-sādhana)

Subjects

EthicsYogaHeritage Practices

Core idea

Bodily order and cleanliness are supports (not ends) for mind’s nearness to the divine.

In practice

Maintain regular hygiene routines, schedule bodily needs without negligence, and pair śauca with remembrance of the Lord.

The Varaha avatara

With the Earth

Varāha instructs Bhū-devī on śauca: timely elimination and bathing, with mind kept near the deity/teacher

Dharma

Cross references

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Vaishnavism
• Purity Observances

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It documents embodied discipline—cleanliness and regulated bodily routines—presented as part of ethical-yogic observance in Purāṇic literature.

Which geographic location is identified?

No geographic location is identified.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

Sustain disciplined observance with mental focus and maintain bodily cleanliness through timely hygienic practices.