Varaha Purana 211.61: Adhyaya 211, Shloka 61

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

Devanagari script

पूजयेत् कमलैर्देवि मद्भक्तः संयतेन्द्रियः ॥ मत्स्यं कूर्मं वराहं च नरसिंहं च वामनम्

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 211.61

Transliteration

pūjayet kamalair devi madbhaktaḥ saṁyatendriyaḥ || matsyaṁ kūrmaṁ varāhaṁ ca narasiṁhaṁ ca vāmanam

Translation

देवी, मेरा भक्त अपने को संभाल के कमल के फूल से पूजा करे। मत्स्य, कूर्म, वराह, नरसिंह और वामन - इन सब का ध्यान रखे।

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Word by Word

• पूजयेत्: should worship
• पूजयेत्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पूज् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative/विधि), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; √पूज् (to worship)

• कमलैः: with lotuses
• कमलैः: Karaṇa (करणम्)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कमल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (Instrumental/करण), बहुवचन

• देवि: O Goddess
• देवि: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative/सम्बोधन), एकवचन

• मद्भक्तः: my devotee
• मद्भक्तः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मत्+भक्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nominative/कर्ता), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः: मम भक्तः (my devotee)

• संयतेन्द्रियः: self-controlled (with restrained senses)
• संयतेन्द्रियः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: संयत+इन्द्रिय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nominative), एकवचन; बहुव्रीहिः: संयतानि इन्द्रियाणि यस्य सः (one whose senses are restrained)

• मत्स्यम्: Matsya
• मत्स्यम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मत्स्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Accusative/कर्म), एकवचन

• कूर्मम्: Kūrma
• कूर्मम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कूर्म (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Accusative/कर्म), एकवचन

• वराहम्: Varāha
• वराहम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वराह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Accusative/कर्म), एकवचन

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

• नरसिंहम्: Narasimha
• नरसिंहम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर+सिंह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Accusative/कर्म), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः: नरः इव सिंहः (man-lion)

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

• वामनम्: Vāmana
• वामनम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वामन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Accusative/कर्म), एकवचन

Speaker

Varāha (default dialogue framework)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Vaiṣṇavism
• Daśāvatāra Tradition
• Puranic Worship

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It attests to an established avatāra-list used in worship contexts, valuable for tracing the development and liturgical use of the Daśāvatāra tradition.

Which geographic location is identified?

No location is named; the verse is focused on devotional practice and avatāra remembrance.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

Self-restraint (saṁyata-indriya) is foregrounded as a prerequisite for worship, framing devotion as disciplined ethical practice.