Varaha Purana 181.21: Adhyaya 181, Shloka 21

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Devanagari script

गन्धमाल्यैरर्चयित्वा उपलेपैश्च भोजनैः ॥ कुर्यात्संस्करणं तेषां विधिदृष्टेन कर्मणा

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 181.21

Transliteration

gandhamālyair arcayitvā upalepaiś ca bhojanaiḥ || kuryāt saṃskaraṇaṃ teṣāṃ vidhidṛṣṭena karmaṇā

Translation

पहले फूल और माला से पूजा करो। फिर तिलक और खाना भी ऑफर करो। सबसे सही तरीका से उनका संस्कार करो, जैसे विधि में लिखा है।

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Word by Word

• गन्ध-माल्यैः: with perfumes and garlands
• गन्ध-माल्यैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गन्ध (प्रातिपदिक) + माल्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), बहुवचन; instrumental plural; समाहार-द्वन्द्व (collective copulative)

• अर्चयित्वा: having worshipped
• अर्चयित्वा: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अर्च् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय (gerund/absolutive), पूर्वकाले क्रिया; having worshipped

• उपलेपैः: with unguents/plasters
• उपलेपैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उपलेप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), बहुवचन; instrumental plural

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• भोजनैः: with food offerings
• भोजनैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भोजन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), बहुवचन; instrumental plural

• कुर्यात्: should perform
• कुर्यात्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; should do

• संस्करणम्: consecration/rite of preparation
• संस्करणम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संस्करण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन; accusative singular

• तेषाम्: of them
• तेषाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति (सम्बन्ध), बहुवचन; genitive plural

• विधि-दृष्टेन: as prescribed by rule
• विधि-दृष्टेन: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विधि (प्रातिपदिक) + दृष्ट (कृदन्त, √दृश्)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (षष्ठी/सम्बन्ध: ‘विधिना दृष्ट’), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; instrumental singular agreeing with ‘कर्मणा’

• कर्मणा: by the rite/act
• कर्मणा: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), एकवचन; instrumental singular

Speaker

Varāha

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Ritual
• Hospitality
• Vaiṣṇavism

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It preserves a template for post-ritual hospitality and offering culture, showing the integration of worship materials (flowers, scents, food) into social-ritual exchange.

Which geographic location is identified?

No geographic location is provided in this verse.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The ethical emphasis is on regulated generosity—honoring participants through appropriate offerings in accordance with established norms.