Varaha Purana 218.14: Adhyaya 218, Shloka 14

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Devanagari script

शुभव्रतं धन्यव्रतं कान्तिव्रतमतः स्मृतम् ॥ सौभाग्यव्रतमाख्यातमविघ्नव्रतमेव च

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 218.14

Transliteration

śubhavrataṃ dhanyavrataṃ kāntivratamataḥ smṛtam || saubhāgyavratamākhyātamavighnavratameva ca

ITRANS transliteration

Translation

अब बारी आती है शुभ व्रत की, जो शुभ माना जाता है। फिर आता है धन्य व्रत, जो धन्य है। फिर कांति व्रत है, जो चमक लाता है। सौभाग्य व्रत भी बताया गया है, जो भाग्य साफ करता है। और आविघ्न व्रत भी है, जो रास्ते के रुकावटों को दूर करता है।

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Word by Word

• śubha-vratam: the auspicious vow
• Type: Noun
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); कर्मधारय-समासः (विशेषण-विशेष्यभावः)
• Role: Karta (कर्ता)
• Root: śubha (प्रातिपदिक) + vrata (प्रातिपदिक)

• dhanya-vratam: the blessed vow
• Type: Noun
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular; कर्मधारय-समासः
• Role: Karta (कर्ता)
• Root: dhanya (प्रातिपदिक) + vrata (प्रातिपदिक)

• kānti-vratam: the vow for radiance/beauty
• Type: Noun
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (कान्तेः व्रतम्)
• Role: Karta (कर्ता)
• Root: kānti (प्रातिपदिक) + vrata (प्रातिपदिक)

• ataḥ: therefore/thus
• Type: Indeclinable
• Form: Avyaya; adverb (क्रियाविशेषण) meaning 'therefore/thus'
• Role: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/हेतु)
• Root: ataḥ (अव्यय)

• smṛtam: is remembered/considered
• Type: Verb
• Form: Past passive participle (कृत्: क्त/क्तप्रत्ययान्त), Neuter, Nominative, Singular; passive sense (कर्मणि)
• Role: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Root: √smṛ (धातु)

• saubhāgya-vratam: the vow for good fortune
• Type: Noun
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (सौभाग्यस्य व्रतम्)
• Role: Karta (कर्ता)
• Root: saubhāgya (प्रातिपदिक) + vrata (प्रातिपदिक)

• ākhyātam: is called/declared
• Type: Verb
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त), Neuter, Nominative, Singular; passive sense
• Role: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Root: ā-√khyā (धातु)

• avighna-vratam: the obstacle-free vow
• Type: Noun
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular; कर्मधारय-समासः (अविघ्नं व्रतम्)
• Role: Karta (कर्ता)
• Root: a-vighna (प्रातिपदिक) + vrata (प्रातिपदिक)

• eva: indeed/just
• Type: Indeclinable
• Form: Avyaya; particle (निपात) of emphasis
• Role: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Root: eva (अव्यय)

• ca: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Form: Avyaya; conjunction (समुच्चय)
• Role: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Root: ca (अव्यय)

Sandhi Notes

• kāntivratamataḥ = kānti-vratam + ataḥ
• saubhāgyavratamākhyātam = saubhāgya-vratam + ākhyātam
• avighnavratameva = avighna-vratam + eva

Speaker and setting

Shanta and Bhakti rasaSetting: Ritual-social (vrata catalogue)

Speaker

Varāha

The teaching

Kind of teaching

Ethical-ritual pragmatics

Subjects

EthicsRitual Vows (Vrata)

Core idea

Dharma is operationalized through vows that cultivate auspicious qualities and remove impediments, aligning personal life with sacred order.

In practice

Select and observe a vrata matching one’s need (prosperity, clarity, marital harmony, obstacle-removal) with purity, restraint, and devotion, rather than treating it as mere transaction.

Dharma

Vrata

Cross references

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Studies
• Vaiṣṇavism
• Dharmaśāstra-related Practices

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It functions as a table-of-contents style enumeration, a common Purāṇic device that maps ritual and ethical topics for recitation and instruction.

Which geographic location is identified?

No specific location is named here; the verse lists categories of vows (vratas) rather than places.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The verse frames ethical-religious discipline through named vratas, emphasizing cultivated qualities such as auspiciousness, good fortune, and the removal of impediments.