Varaha Purana 185.23: Adhyaya 185, Shloka 23

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दत्त्वा प्रापणकं तत्र दद्यादाचमनं ततः ॥ शान्तिपाठश्च वै कार्यो मन्त्रेणानेन सुन्दरि

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 185.23

Transliteration

dattvā prāpaṇakaṃ tatra dadyād ācamanaṃ tataḥ || śāntipāṭhaś ca vai kāryo mantreṇānena sundari

Translation

जब वहाँ पूजा का सामान चढ़ा दिया हो, तो उसके बाद पानी देना आचमन के लिए। फिर शांति का पाठ पढ़ना है इस मंत्र से। सुंदर बेटी, यह सब करने से मन शांत हो जाता है।

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Word by Word

• dattvā: having given
• dattvā: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √dā (धातु)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (क्त्वान्त/ल्यबन्त), from √dā; ‘having given’

• prāpaṇakam: a gift/fee (offering)
• prāpaṇakam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prāpaṇaka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• tatra: there
• tatra: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: Indeclinable adverb (स्थानवाचक अव्यय)

• dadyāt: should give
• dadyāt: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √dā (धातु)
• Form: Optative (विधिलिङ्), Parasmaipada, 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन)

• ācamanaṃ: sipping of water (ācamana)
• ācamanaṃ: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ācamana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (2nd), Singular

• tataḥ: then/thereafter
• tataḥ: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tataḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: Indeclinable adverb (क्रमवाचक/ततः)

• śāntipāṭhaḥ: peace-chant/recitation for peace
• śāntipāṭhaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śānti-pāṭha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: śānteḥ pāṭhaḥ

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Indeclinable conjunction (समुच्चयबोधक)

• vai: indeed
• vai: Prayojaka-nipāta (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vai (अव्यय)
• Form: Indeclinable particle (निपात), emphasis

• kāryaḥ: to be done/should be performed
• kāryaḥ: Vidheyaviśeṣaṇa (विधेयविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kārya (प्रातिपदिक; √kṛ + यत्)
• Form: Gerundive (कृत्य/यत्), Masculine, Nominative, Singular; agrees with śāntipāṭhaḥ

• mantreṇa: with the mantra
• mantreṇa: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mantra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular

• anena: with this
• anena: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun, Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental (3rd), Singular

• sundari: O beautiful one
• sundari: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sundarī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Vocative (8th/सम्बोधन), Singular

Speaker

Varāha

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Vaishnavism
• Ritual Studies
• Mantra Tradition

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It preserves a ritual sequence (gift → ācamana → śānti recitation) typical of Purāṇic liturgical manuals, useful for reconstructing medieval Hindu ritual practice.

Which geographic location is identified?

No specific place-name is stated in this verse; it describes a general ritual action performed 'there' (tatra) within the narrated setting.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

To perform rites in an orderly, conscientious manner—especially acts of giving and pacification—framed as disciplined ritual responsibility.