Varaha Purana 57.5: Adhyaya 57, Shloka 5
The Observance for Attaining Radiance: The Soma Kānti-Vrata
Pūrva Bhāga · Vrata–Dāna Vidhi (Ritual offerings and observances)
परस्वरूपं सोमाख्यं द्विकलं तद्दिने हि यत् । तस्यार्घं दापयेद्धीमान् मन्त्रेण परमेष्ठिनः ॥ ५७.५ ॥
parasvarūpaṃ somākhyaṃ dvikalaṃ taddine hi yat | tasyārghaṃ dāpayeddhīmān mantreṇa parameṣṭhinaḥ || 57.5 ||
parasvarUpaM somAkhyaM dvikalaM taddine hi yat | tasyArghaM dApayed dhImAn mantreNa parameShThinaH || 57.5 ||
उस दिन सोम के लिए अर्घ्य देना है। यह दो हिस्सों में बंटा है। परमेष्ठि का मंत्र बोल के यह ऑफरिंग दो।
Sandhi Notes
- तद्दिने = तत् + दिने
- तस्यार्घम् = तस्य + अर्घम् (अ + अ = आ)। दापयेद्धीमान् = दापयेत् + धीमान् (त् + ध् → द्ध्)।
Varāha
Curious
On which day and by what mantra should arghya be offered to Soma/Parameṣṭhin, and what is the calendrical identification of ‘Soma’ here?
Cosmic powers (Soma) are approached through precise correspondences of time (kāla), form-description, and mantra (śabda).
When performing vrata/rite, verify the calendrical condition and use the prescribed mantra rather than improvising.
On the specified day, offer arghya to Soma (described as parasvarūpa and dvikalā) using the Parameṣṭhin-mantra.
Correct mantra-and-time alignment is said to secure the rite’s efficacy; mis-timing/mantra error diminishes or nullifies the intended merit.
Soma-arghya (Parameṣṭhin-mantra) observance (as part of the described ritual sequence)
That day (taddina) as defined by the surrounding calendrical context of the chapter; verse itself does not specify tithi.
Ritual success (siddhi) and merit through proper arghya to Soma/Parameṣṭhin; specific phala not stated in this verse.
Varāha Purāṇa 57.57.6 (Soma-stuti/mantra-like praise); Varāha Purāṇa 57.57.7 (arghya procedure and night meal)
FAQs
It reflects Purāṇic ritual standardization: calendar-linked observances and prescribed offerings (arghya) paired with specific mantras, illustrating how later Sanskrit compendia systematized earlier Vedic/Smārta ritual vocabulary.
No specific geographic toponym is named in this verse fragment; the instruction is calendrical and ritual rather than site-specific.
The verse emphasizes disciplined, knowledgeable performance of offerings—acting with understanding (dhīmān) and procedural correctness (mantra-guided arghya), framed as a cultural-philosophical practice of reverence and order.
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