Varaha Purana 49.4: Adhyaya 49, Shloka 4
The Padmanābha Dvādaśī Observance, with the Eulogy of Lamp-Offering Merit
Pūrva Bhāga · Ritual Procedure and Merit (Dāna–Pūjā Vidhi)
तमेव देवं सम्पूज्य गन्धपुष्पादिभिः क्रमात् । प्रभातायां तु शर्वर्यां ब्राह्मणाय निवेदयेत् । एवं कॄते तु यत् पुण्यं तन्निबोध महामुने ॥ ४९.४ ॥
tam eva devaṃ sampūjya gandhapuṣpādibhiḥ kramāt | prabhātāyāṃ tu śarvaryāṃ brāhmaṇāya nivedayet | evaṃ kṛte tu yat puṇyaṃ tan nibodha mahāmune || 49.4 ||
tameva devaM saMpUjya gandhapuShpAdibhiH kramAt | prabhAtAyAM tu sharvaryAM brAhmaNAya nivedayet | evaM kRRite tu yat puNyaM tannibodha mahAmune || 49.4 ||
अब उस भगवान की पूजा करो इत्र और फूल से। सुबह होने पर एक ब्राह्मण को भोग लगाओ। ऐसा करने से जो पुण्य मिलता है, सुनो बड़े रिशि।
Sandhi Notes
- tam eva (no sandhi change)
- tan nibodha → tat-nibodha (final t before n; written as तन्निबोध)
Varāha
Worship culminates in generosity; devotion is verified by outward giving to sustain dharma.
Complete pūjā with orderly upacāras, then give promptly at dawn to a worthy brāhmaṇa with respectful intention.
After worshipping the deity with gandha-puṣpa etc. in proper sequence, offer/present the rite’s gift at dawn to a brāhmaṇa; the resulting merit is then taught.
Dāna at the proper time (prabhāta) to a qualified recipient amplifies puṇya; omission or mistimed/ill-directed giving reduces the fruit and may render the rite incomplete.
Varāha Purāṇa 49.49.3 (kalaśa and Padmanābha installation); Varāha Purāṇa 49.49.5 (transition to illustrative narrative of merit)
FAQs
It reflects a common Purāṇic pattern in which household or temple worship (pūjā) is paired with socially embedded giving (dāna), indicating how ritual practice was framed alongside ethical and communal obligations in Sanskrit textual culture.
No geographic site is named in this verse; it focuses on ritual timing (dawn) and the act of offering to a brāhmaṇa rather than a specific sacred landscape.
After completing worship, one should transfer the offering in an orderly manner—specifically presenting it to a brāhmaṇa at dawn—linking ritual devotion with disciplined conduct and charitable distribution.
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