Varaha Purana 58.16: Adhyaya 58, Shloka 16

The Procedure for the Saubhāgyakaraṇa Vow

Rite for Auspicious Fortune

Pūrva Bhāga · Dāna-vidhi / Vrata-vidhi (Ritual prescriptions involving offerings)

Devanagari script

तृतीयं तिलतैलस्य चतुर्थं गुडसंयुतम् । पञ्चमं लवणैः पूर्णं षष्ठं गोक्षीरसंयुतम् ॥ ५८.१६ ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 58.16

Transliteration

tṛtīyaṃ tilatailasya caturthaṃ guḍasaṃyutam | pañcamaṃ lavaṇaiḥ pūrṇaṃ ṣaṣṭhaṃ gokṣīrasaṃyutam || 58.16 ||

ITRANS transliteration

Translation

तीसरा बर्तन तिल के तेल से भरना है। चौथा बर्तन गुड़ के साथ रखना है। पाँचवा बर्तन नमक से भरना है। छठा बर्तन गाय के दूध के साथ रखना है।

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Word by Word

• tṛtīyam: the third
• Type: Adjective
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; ‘(पात्रम्)’ इति विशेषणम्
• Role: Karma (कर्म)
• Root: tṛtīya (प्रातिपदिक)

• tila-tailasya: of sesame oil
• Type: Noun
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन; ‘तिलतैल’ = sesame-oil
• Role: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Root: tila (प्रातिपदिक) + taila (प्रातिपदिक)

• caturtham: the fourth
• Type: Adjective
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; ‘(पात्रम्)’ इति विशेषणम्
• Role: Karma (कर्म)
• Root: caturtha (प्रातिपदिक)

• guḍa-saṃyutam: mixed with jaggery
• Type: Adjective
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; ‘(पात्रम्)’ इति विशेषणम्; ‘mixed/combined with jaggery’
• Role: Karma (कर्म)
• Root: guḍa (प्रातिपदिक) + saṃyuta (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक)

• pañcamam: the fifth
• Type: Adjective
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; ‘(पात्रम्)’ इति विशेषणम्
• Role: Karma (कर्म)
• Root: pañcama (प्रातिपदिक)

• lavaṇaiḥ: with salts
• Type: Noun
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), बहुवचन
• Role: Karaṇa (करण)
• Root: lavaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)

• pūrṇam: full (of)
• Type: Adjective
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; ‘(पात्रम्)’ इति विशेषणम्
• Role: Karma (कर्म)
• Root: pūrṇa (प्रातिपदिक)

• ṣaṣṭham: the sixth
• Type: Adjective
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; ‘(पात्रम्)’ इति विशेषणम्
• Role: Karma (कर्म)
• Root: ṣaṣṭha (प्रातिपदिक)

• go-kṣīra-saṃyutam: mixed with cow’s milk
• Type: Adjective
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; ‘(पात्रम्)’ इति विशेषणम्; ‘combined with cow’s milk’
• Role: Karma (कर्म)
• Root: go (प्रातिपदिक) + kṣīra (प्रातिपदिक) + saṃyuta (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक)

Sandhi Notes

• gokṣīrasaṃyutam = go + kṣīra + saṃyutam (tatpuruṣa chain)
• implied ‘pātram’ continues from previous verse

Speaker and setting

Shanta and Adbhuta rasa

Speaker

Varāha

The teaching

Kind of teaching

Dharma as sanctified material life

Subjects

Ritual PracticeEthicsMaterial Culture

Core idea

Everyday staples become vehicles of merit when offered with right method and intention.

In practice

Use clean, ethically obtained staples; prepare them properly; give respectfully to a qualified recipient.

Symbolism of the boar

Dharma

Cross references

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Studies
• Vaiṣṇavism
• Dāna and Vrata Traditions

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It documents a structured sequence of ritual substances (sesame oil, jaggery, salt, cow’s milk), reflecting the material culture and normative ritual vocabulary typical of Purāṇic dāna/vrata prescriptions.

Which geographic location is identified?

No geographic location is explicitly identified in this verse fragment; it focuses on prescribed substances within a ritual or offering sequence.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The verse conveys procedural discipline in ritual giving or observance—emphasizing careful preparation and specified composition of offerings as part of an ordered practice.