Varaha Purana 211.55: Adhyaya 211, Shloka 55

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

Devanagari script

एकादशी सोमयुता कार्त्तिके मासि भामिनि ॥ उत्तराभाद्रसंयोगे अनन्तफलदा हि सा

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 211.55

Transliteration

ekādaśī somayutā kārttike māsi bhāmini || uttarābhādra-saṁyoge anantaphaladā hi sā

Translation

कार्तिक महीने में जब एकादशी सोमवार को आती है और उत्तरभद्र नक्षत्र भी उसके साथ होता है, तो उस दिन का व्रत अनंत फल देता है।

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Word by Word

• ekādaśī: Ekādaśī (11th lunar day)
• ekādaśī: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ekādaśī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा एकवचन (feminine, nominative sg)

• soma-yutā: accompanied by Soma (Monday/moon)
• soma-yutā: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: soma + yuta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा एकवचन; विशेषण (‘joined with Soma/Monday’)

• kārttike: in Kārttika (month)
• kārttike: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kārttika (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी एकवचन (masculine, locative sg)

• māsi: in the month
• māsi: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: māsa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी एकवचन (masculine, locative sg)

• bhāmini: O lovely lady
• bhāmini: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhāminī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन एकवचन (feminine, vocative sg)

• uttarā-bhādra-saṁyoge: in the conjunction with Uttarābhādrapadā (nakṣatra)
• uttarā-bhādra-saṁyoge: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: uttarābhādra + saṁyoga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी एकवचन (masculine, locative sg)

• ananta-phala-dā: giver of endless fruits
• ananta-phala-dā: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ananta + phala + dā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा एकवचन; विशेषण

• hi: indeed
• hi: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle; indeed)

• sā: that (Ekādaśī)
• sā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा एकवचन (feminine, nominative sg)

Speaker

Varāha (default dialogue framework)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Vaiṣṇavism
• Hindu Calendar
• Puranic Vrata

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It documents the Purāṇic practice of correlating vrata efficacy with calendrical ‘yogas’ (tithi + weekday + nakṣatra), relevant to the history of Indian time-reckoning and ritual culture.

Which geographic location is identified?

No location is specified; the verse is astronomical-calendrical rather than geographic.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The text encourages attentive observance aligned with auspicious timing, presenting careful calendrical discipline as an ethical-religious practice.