Varaha Purana 138.55: Adhyaya 138, Shloka 55
The Episode of the Khañjarīṭa Bird
and the Saukarava Tīrtha’s Merit
Pūrva Bhāga · Ritual Bathing and Invocation (Nārāyaṇa-centered rite)
मुहूर्त्तेन च तेनैव गमनं कुरुते ततः ॥ स्नात्वा च कृतशौचास्ते नारायणमुदावहाः
muhūrtena ca tenaiva gamanaṁ kurute tataḥ || snātvā ca kṛtaśaucāste nārāyaṇam udāvahāḥ
muhUrttena cha tenaiva gamanaM kurute tataH || snAtvA cha kRRitashauchAste nArAyaNamudAvahAH
उसी वक़्त उसने चलने का फ़ैसला किया। सब लोग नहाए और साफ़ हो गए। फिर नारायण का नाम लिया।
Sandhi Notes
- tenaiva → tena eva
- kṛtaśaucāste → kṛta-śaucāḥ te
- nārāyaṇamudāvahāḥ → nārāyaṇam udāvahāḥ
Varāha
Outer cleanliness supports inner recollection; smaraṇa sanctifies movement (gati) into dharma.
Begin important undertakings with bath/cleanliness, brief prayer or nāma-japa of Nārāyaṇa, and a clear intention (saṅkalpa).
Before sacred travel/rites, one should bathe, perform śauca, and invoke Nārāyaṇa—purity and remembrance precede action.
Śauca and nārāyaṇa-smaraṇa remove impurity/obstacles and make the journey meritorious; neglect invites doṣa (ritual fault) and reduced spiritual fruit.
Invocation of Nārāyaṇa only
Varāha Purāṇa 138.58 (kāla and arrangement); Varāha Purāṇa 138.61 (post-bath pitṛ rites)
FAQs
It illustrates standardized ritual sequencing—timed departure, bathing, purification, and invocation—common across Purāṇic and Dharmaśāstra-influenced practice.
No geographic identifier appears in this verse.
The verse highlights disciplined preparation—purity, timeliness, and focused intention—before undertaking a religiously framed action.
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