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Varaha Purana 123.33: Adhyaya 123, Shloka 33

The Greatness of Fragrant Flowers and Leaves: Prabodhinī (Awakening) Observances and Seasonal Rites

गन्धपत्रं करे गृहीय इमं मन्त्र मुदीरयेत् ॥ मन्त्रः — भगवन्नाज्ञापय इमं बहुतरं नित्यं वैशाखं चैव कार्तिकम्

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 123.33

gandhapatraṃ kare gṛhya imaṃ mantraṃ udīrayet || mantraḥ — bhagavann ājñāpaya imaṃ bahutaraṃ nityaṃ vaiśākhaṃ caiva kārtikam

हाथ में सुगंधित पत्ता लो, और यह मंत्र बोलो। भगवान से कहो कि यह व्रत स्वीकार करो। वैशाख और कार्तिक, दोनों महीने का व्रत है यह।

gandha-patrama fragrant leaf
gandha-patram:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootgandha (प्रातिपदिक) + patra (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)
karein the hand
kare:
Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootkara (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular (एकवचन)
gṛhyahaving taken
gṛhya:
Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
TypeIndeclinable
Root√grah (ग्रह्) (कृदन्त)
FormAbsolutive/Gerund (ल्यप्), indeclinable usage: ‘having taken’
imamthis
imam:
Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootidam (प्रातिपदिक)
FormDemonstrative pronoun used adjectivally, Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); qualifying mantram
mantrammantra
mantram:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootmantra (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)
udīrayetshould recite/utter
udīrayet:
Kriyā (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootud + √īr (ईर्)
FormOptative (विधिलिङ्), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद), 3rd Person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन)
mantraḥthe mantra (is):
mantraḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootmantra (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); label introducing quotation
bhagavanO Lord
bhagavan:
Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
TypeNoun
Rootbhagavat (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Vocative (8th/सम्बोधन), Singular (एकवचन)
ājñāpayacommand/ordain
ājñāpaya:
Kriyā (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootā + √jñā (ज्ञा) + ṇic (णिच्)
FormImperative (लोट्), Parasmaipada, 2nd Person (मध्यमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन); causative: ‘cause to know/command’
imamthis (person/one)
imam:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootidam (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); object of ājñāpaya
bahutarammore/very much
bahutaram:
Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootbahutara (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); used adverbially/intensively with nityam
nityamalways
nityam:
Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootnitya (प्रातिपदिक)
FormAccusative singular neuter used adverbially (क्रियाविशेषण-प्रयोग): ‘always’
vaiśākhamVaiśākha (month)
vaiśākham:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootvaiśākha (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)
caand
ca:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootca (अव्यय)
FormConjunction (समुच्चयबोधक)
evaindeed/also
eva:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rooteva (अव्यय)
FormParticle (निपात), emphasis
kārtikamKārtika (month)
kārtikam:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootkārtika (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

Varāha (default dialogue framework)

P
Purāṇic Literature
V
Vaiṣṇavism
P
Pūjā Manuals (Vidhi)
K
Kārtika–Vaiśākha Cycle

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It preserves a ritual micro-instruction (hand-held offering + mantra), useful for reconstructing lived devotional practice reflected in Purāṇic compilations.

None; the verse is a procedural liturgical instruction rather than a tīrtha description.

Perform offerings with intentional speech (mantra) and regular observance, emphasizing mindful ritual conduct.

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