Varaha Purana 138.27: Adhyaya 138, Shloka 27

The Episode of the Khañjarīṭa Bird

and the Saukarava Tīrtha’s Merit

Devanagari script

यदीच्छसि पुनश्चान्यद्यज्ञैर्यष्टुं सुपुत्रक ॥ विधिना पूर्वदृष्टेन वैश्याः येन यजन्ति च ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 138.27

Transliteration

yadīcchasi punaś cānyad yajñair yaṣṭuṁ suputraka || vidhinā pūrva-dṛṣṭena vaiśyā yena yajanti ca ||

Translation

बेटा, अगर तुम और कुछ माँगना चाहते हो, तो यज्ञ करो। जैसे वैश्य लोग करते हैं, उसी तरह करो। यह पुराना तरीका है जो पहले से चल रहा है।

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Word by Word

• yadi: if
• yadi: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yadi (अव्यय)
• Form: Conditional particle (निपात/सम्बन्धबोधक अव्यय)

• icchasi: you desire
• icchasi: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: iṣ (इष् धातु)
• Form: Laṭ-lakāra (Present), Parasmaipada, Madhyama-puruṣa (2nd person), Eka-vacana (singular)

• punaḥ: again
• punaḥ: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: punaḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb (क्रियाविशेषण अव्यय)

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction (समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय)

• anyat: another (thing)
• anyat: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: anya (अन्य प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular; used adjectivally/pronominally

• yajñaiḥ: by/with sacrifices
• yajñaiḥ: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yajña (यज्ञ प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Plural

• yaṣṭum: to perform sacrifice
• yaṣṭum: Prayojana (प्रयोजन)
• Type: Verb
• Root: yaj (यज् धातु)
• Form: Tumun-anta infinitive (तुमुन्), ‘to sacrifice/perform worship’

• suputraka: O good son
• suputraka: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: su-putraka (सु + पुत्रक प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Vocative (8th/सम्बोधन), Singular; संबोधन (address)

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

• pūrva-dṛṣṭena: previously prescribed/seen
• pūrva-dṛṣṭena: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pūrva + dṛṣṭa (पूर्व + दृष्ट प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular; agrees with vidhinā

• vaiśyāḥ: the Vaiśyas
• vaiśyāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vaiśya (वैश्य प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural

• yena: by which
• yena: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (यद् सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular; relative pronoun referring to ‘vidhi’

• yajanti: they sacrifice
• yajanti: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: yaj (यज् धातु)
• Form: Laṭ-lakāra (Present), Parasmaipada, Prathama-puruṣa (3rd person), Bahu-vacana (plural)

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction (समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय)

Speaker

Pṛthivī (default dialogue frame)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Narrative
• Ritual Studies
• Dharma Discourse

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It indicates that ritual performance is discussed as a socially situated practice, referencing established procedure and community norms (Vaiśya practice).

Which geographic location is identified?

No geographic location is named in this verse.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

Ritual action is framed as optional and to be done according to established rules rather than impulse.