Varaha Purana 59.4: Adhyaya 59, Shloka 4
The Obstacle-Removing Vow
Procedure for Worship of Vināyaka
Pūrva Bhāga · Vrata-vidhi (Ritual Observances and Vows)
पायसैः पञ्चभिः पात्रैरुपेतं तु तिलैस्तथा । एवं कृत्वा व्रतं चै तत् सर्वविघ्नैर्विमुच्यते ॥ ५९.४ ॥
pāyasaiḥ pañcabhiḥ pātrair upetaṃ tu tilais tathā | evaṃ kṛtvā vrataṃ caitat sarva-vighnair vimucyate || 59.4 ||
pAyasaiH pa~nchabhiH pAtrairupetaM tu tilaistathA | evaM kRRitvA vrataM chaitat sarvavighnairvimuchyate || 59.4 ||
पाँच बर्तन में खीर भरना है और तिल भी रखना है। यह व्रत ऐसे ही करना है। फिर सारी रुकावतें दूर हो जाती हैं।
Sandhi Notes
- pātrair upetam = pātraiḥ + upetam (visarga sandhi: ḥ + u → r u)
- caitat = ca + etat (a+e→ai)
Varāha
Seeking relief
What concrete offerings accompany the vow, and what is the assured result of performing it correctly?
Specific, finite ritual acts (saṅkhyā—‘five vessels’) can function as focused upāyas to remove impediments.
When undertaking important works/rites, follow the prescribed quantified offerings and purity substances (pāyasa, tila) to cultivate steadiness and completion.
Perform the vow with five vessels of pāyasa along with sesame; this observance frees one from all obstacles.
Observance yields sarva-vighna-vimukti (release from all impediments); neglect leaves obstacles unpacified and rites vulnerable to disruption.
As per the sequence: Phālguna caturthī with prescribed pāraṇa; offerings include five pāyasa vessels and tilāḥ
Freedom from all obstacles (sarva-vighna-vimukti).
Varāha Purāṇa 59.59.2 (tilānna pāraṇa and homa/dāna); Varāha Purāṇa 59.59.5 (Sagara’s successful completion)
FAQs
It reflects a common Purāṇic pattern of prescribing vrata-ritual details (specific offerings and counts) and linking correct observance with the removal of vighna (impediments), a theme shared across medieval Sanskrit ritual and devotional literature.
No specific geographic location is named in this verse fragment; the content is primarily procedural (offerings and observance) rather than topographical.
The verse emphasizes disciplined completion of a prescribed vow (vrata) with appropriate offerings, presenting careful observance as a means to overcome hindrances in one’s undertakings.
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