Varaha Purana 211.49: Adhyaya 211, Shloka 49

Methods for the Removal of Sin and the Eulogy of Prabodhinī Ekādaśī/Dvādaśī

Devanagari script

एका सा द्वादशी पुण्या उपोष्या सा प्रबोधिनी ॥ तस्यामाराध्य विश्वेशं जगतामीश्वरश्वरम्

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 211.49

Transliteration

ekā sā dvādaśī puṇyā upoṣyā sā prabodhinī || tasyām ārādhya viśveśaṁ jagatām īśvareśvaram

Translation

वो एक द्वादशी बहुत पुण्य वाली है, उस दिन व्रत रखना चाहिए। इसको प्रबोधिनी कहते हैं। उस दिन विश्वेश्वर भगवान की पूजा करनी चाहिए। वो सब दुनिया के स्वामी के भी स्वामी हैं।

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Word by Word

• ekā: one/single
• ekā: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: eka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषण of dvādaśī

• sā: that (she/it)
• sā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• dvādaśī: Dvādaśī (12th lunar day)
• dvādaśī: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dvādaśī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• puṇyā: holy/meritorious
• puṇyā: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: puṇya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषण of dvādaśī

• upoṣyā: to be observed with fasting
• upoṣyā: Vidhi (विधि/obligation)
• Type: Verb
• Root: upa-vas (धातु)
• Form: कृत्य-प्रत्ययान्त (gerundive), स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular); विधेय (to be fasted on)

• sā: that (same)
• sā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• prabodhinī: (the) awakening (Prabodhinī)
• prabodhinī: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pra-budh (धातु)
• Form: णिनि-प्रत्ययान्त (agentive/denominative adjective), स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular); नामविशेषण (epithet) of dvādaśī

• tasyām: on that (day)
• tasyām: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular)

• ārādhya: having worshipped
• ārādhya: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ā-rādh (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त (absolutive/gerund), उपसर्ग: आ (ā); अर्थ: आराधनं कृत्वा (having worshipped)

• viśveśam: Lord of the universe
• viśveśam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: viśva + īśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (genitive/determinative): विश्वस्य ईशः; पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• jagatām: of the worlds
• jagatām: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jagat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), बहुवचन (Plural)

• īśvara-īśvaram: Lord of (all) lords
• īśvara-īśvaram: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: īśvara + īśvara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (determinative): ईश्वराणाम् ईश्वरः; पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

Speaker

Varāha (default dialogue frame)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇa Studies
• Vaiṣṇavism
• Festival Calendar

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It preserves a named calendrical observance (Prabodhinī Dvādāśī), useful for reconstructing the ritual year and its theological vocabulary in Purāṇic communities.

Which geographic location is identified?

No geographic location is named in this verse.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

Undertake fasting and focused worship on Prabodhinī Dvādāśī as a disciplined observance.