Varaha Purana 138.54: Adhyaya 138, Shloka 54

The Episode of the Khañjarīṭa Bird

and the Saukarava Tīrtha’s Merit

Devanagari script

ततः पूर्वार्द्धयामेन माघमासे त्रयोदशी ॥ सर्वं स्वजनमामन्त्र्य सम्बद्धं च यथाविधि

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 138.54

Transliteration

tataḥ pūrvārddhayāmena māghamāse trayodaśī || sarvaṁ svajanam āmantrya sambaddhaṁ ca yathāvidhi

Translation

फिर माघ महीने में, तेरहवीं तारीख़ को, सुबह के वक़्त, उसने अपने सब लोगों को बुलाया। सब कुछ सही तरीक़े से तय किया।

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Word by Word

• tataḥ: then, thereafter
• tataḥ: Kāla (काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatas (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb)

• pūrva-ardha-yāmena: by/at the first half-watch (of the night/day)
• pūrva-ardha-yāmena: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pūrva (प्रातिपदिक) + ardha (प्रातिपदिक) + yāma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (pūrvasya ardhaḥ = pūrvārdha; pūrvārdhasya yāmaḥ), पुल्लिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन

• māgha-māse: in the month of Māgha
• māgha-māse: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: māgha (प्रातिपदिक) + māsa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (māghasya māsaḥ), पुल्लिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन

• trayodaśī: the thirteenth lunar day
• trayodaśī: Kāla (काल)
• Type: Noun
• Root: trayodaśī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; तिथि-नाम

• sarvam: all (everything)
• sarvam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• sva-janam: one’s own people/kinsmen
• sva-janam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sva (प्रातिपदिक) + jana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय-समास (svaḥ janaḥ), पुल्लिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• āmantrya: having invited/summoned
• āmantrya: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ā-√mantr (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययभाव; 'having invited/summoned'

• sambaddham: arranged, properly connected
• sambaddham: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sam-√bandh (धातु) + sambaddha (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त/PPP), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; qualifies 'sarvam' (arranged/connected)

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

• yathā-vidhi: according to rule, duly
• yathā-vidhi: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yathā (अव्यय) + vidhi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-समास; अव्यय (adverb)

Speaker

Varāha (default framework; not explicit in excerpt)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Vaishnavism
• Ritual Calendar
• Dharma Practice

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It documents the ritual importance of lunar calendrics (tithi) and time-units (yāma) in Purāṇic prescriptions, useful for reconstructing premodern observance schedules.

Which geographic location is identified?

No location is specified; the verse is calendrical and procedural.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

Careful preparation and procedural correctness (yathāvidhi) are presented as key virtues in ritual and communal action.