Varaha Purana 61.1: Adhyaya 61, Shloka 1
The Observance for the Fulfilment of Desires: Worship of Keśava in the Form of Guha
Kumāra
Pūrva Bhāga · Vratakathā / Dharma-vidhi (Observances and vows)
अगस्त्य उवाच । कामव्रतं महाराज शृणु मे गदतोऽधुना । येन कामाः समृद्ध्यन्ते मनसा चिन्तिता अपि ॥ ६१.१ ॥
agastya uvāca | kāmavrataṃ mahārāja śṛṇu me gadato 'dhunā | yena kāmāḥ samṛddhyante manasā cintitā api || 61.1 ||
agastya uvAcha | kAmavrataM mahArAja shrRRiNu me gadato.adhunA | yena kAmAH samRRiddhyante manasA chintitA api || 61.1 ||
अगस्त्य ने कहा, महाराज, सुनो मैं एक व्रत बताता हूँ। काम व्रत कहते हैं इसको। इससे तुम्हारी सारी इच्छाएँ पूरी होती हैं, जो भी तुम दिल में सोचो।
Sandhi Notes
- गदतोऽधुना = गदतः + अधुना (अः + अ → 'ोऽ')
Agastya
Desire is not merely indulged but ritualized and regulated; when aligned with dharma and sustained practice, intention (manasaḥ saṅkalpa) bears fruit.
Form a clear, ethical intention; commit to a structured vow under guidance, treating results as arising from steadiness and purity.
Introduction to a specific vrata (kāma-vrata) taught to a king, promising fulfillment of even mentally conceived desires when properly observed.
Proper observance is said to mature saṅkalpa into siddhi; misuse/adharmic desire is implicitly cautioned by the dharma-teaching frame.
Fulfillment of desires (kāmāḥ samṛddhyante), even those only formed in the mind.
61.61.2–61.61.3 (regimen and pāraṇa details of the same vrata)
FAQs
It exemplifies a common Purāṇic instructional frame: a sage addressing a ruler, presenting a vrata as a culturally transmitted discipline linking intention (mental resolve) with ritualized practice.
No geographic location is specified in this verse; it functions as an introductory statement to a ritual/ethical instruction.
The verse foregrounds disciplined observance (vrata) as a structured means to cultivate and realize intentions, emphasizing the governance of desire through prescribed practice rather than impulsive action.
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