Varaha Purana 155.19: Adhyaya 155, Shloka 19

The Efficacy and Sacred Merit of Akrūra Tīrtha

Devanagari script

ततः खादिष्यसे गात्रं विनिवृत्तस्य जागरात् ॥ विष्णुतुष्ट्यै व्रतमिदमारब्धं सर्वकामदम् ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 155.19

Transliteration

tataḥ khādiṣyase gātraṃ vinivṛttasya jāgarāt | viṣṇutuṣṭyai vratam idam ārabdhaṃ sarvakāmadam |

Translation

जब मैं जागना बंद कर दूंगा, तब तुम मेरा शरीर खा लेना। यह व्रत विष्णु को खुश करने के लिए शुरू किया है, और यह सारी इच्छा पूरी करता है।

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Word by Word

• ततः: then / thereafter
• ततः: Kala-adhikarana (कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb), क्रम/कारणवाचक (then/thereafter)

• खादिष्यसे: you will eat
• खादिष्यसे: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: खाद् (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future), मध्यम-पुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन, आत्मनेपद

• गात्रम्: body / limb
• गात्रम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गात्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• विनिवृत्तस्य: of (one) who has ceased/returned
• विनिवृत्तस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वि-नि-वृत् (धातु) → विनिवृत्त (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन; भूतकृदन्त (past participle)

• जागरात्: from the vigil
• जागरात्: Apadana (अपादान/Source)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जागर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (Ablative/5th), एकवचन

• विष्णुतुष्ट्यै: for the satisfaction of Vishnu
• विष्णुतुष्ट्यै: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान/Beneficiary)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष्णु-तुष्टि (प्रातिपदिक; components: विष्णु + तुष्टि)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (Dative/4th), एकवचन

• व्रतम्: vow
• व्रतम्: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: व्रत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन

• इदम्: this
• इदम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण of व्रतम्

• आरब्धम्: begun / undertaken
• आरब्धम्: Kriya (क्रिया/Predicative)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-रभ् (धातु) → आरब्ध (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; भूतकृदन्त (past passive participle) used predicatively with व्रतम्

• सर्वकामदम्: granting all desires
• सर्वकामदम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व-काम-द (प्रातिपदिक; components: सर्व + काम + द)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण of व्रतम्

Speaker

Sudhana

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇa
• Vaiṣṇavism
• Ritual Theory

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It links ritual observance (jāgaraṇa) to a stated aim (viṣṇutuṣṭi) and to the common Purāṇic trope of ritual efficacy (sarvakāmada).

Which geographic location is identified?

None is named; the verse focuses on ritual timing and intention.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

Prioritizing completion of a vowed duty before yielding to external demands; intention (tuṣṭi) and discipline are foregrounded.