Varaha Purana 61.4: Adhyaya 61, Shloka 4

The Observance for the Fulfilment of Desires: Worship of Keśava in the Form of Guha

Kumāra

Devanagari script

ब्राह्मणैः सह राजेन्द्र अथवा केवलैः फलैः । तमेेकं दिवसं स्थित्वा सप्तम्यां पारयेन्नृप ॥ ६१.४ ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 61.4

Transliteration

brāhmaṇaiḥ saha rājendra athavā kevalaiḥ phalaiḥ | tam ekaṃ divasaṃ sthitvā saptamyāṃ pārayen nṛpa || 61.4 ||

Translation

राजा, पंडित लोगों के साथ खाना खाओ या सिर्फ फल से काम चलाओ। एक दिन यह व्रत रखना है। सातवे दिन में इसको पूरा करना है।

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Word by Word

• ब्राह्मणैः: with Brahmins
• ब्राह्मणैः: सहकारक/सह (Associative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्राह्मण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/तृतीया), बहुवचन; सह-योगे (with)

• सह: with
• सह: सम्बन्ध (Association marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; सहार्थक-उपपद (postposition meaning ‘with’)

• राजेन्द्र: O lord of kings
• राजेन्द्र: सम्बोधन (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजेन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (राज्ञः इन्द्रः)

• अथवा: or
• अथवा: सम्बन्ध/वाक्य-सम्बन्ध (Conjunction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथवा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; विकल्पार्थक-समुच्चय (disjunctive conjunction: ‘or’)

• केवलैः: only / merely
• केवलैः: करण (Karaṇa/Instrument)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: केवल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/तृतीया), बहुवचन; ‘फलैः’ इति विशेषण

• फलैः: with fruits
• फलैः: करण (Karaṇa/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: फल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/तृतीया), बहुवचन; भक्षण-उपाय (by means of fruits)

• तम्: that
• तम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; ‘दिवसम्’ इत्यर्थे (refers to the day)

• एकम्: one
• एकम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; ‘दिवसम्’ इति विशेषण

• दिवसम्: day
• दिवसम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिवस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; काल-परिमाण (duration)

• स्थित्वा: having stayed / having observed
• स्थित्वा: पूर्वकाल-क्रिया (Gerund; prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √स्था (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (Absolutive/Gerund), परस्मैपद-धातु; पूर्वक्रिया (having stayed/observed)

• सप्तम्याम्: on the seventh (day)
• सप्तम्याम्: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सप्तमी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; काल-निर्देश (on the seventh day)

• पारयेत्: should conclude (the vow/fast)
• पारयेत्: क्रिया (Verb/Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पारि √पॄ (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन

• नृप: O king
• नृप: सम्बोधन (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नृप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन

Speaker

Varāha

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Dharma-shastra
• Purāṇic Ritual

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It reflects a common Purāṇic pattern of codifying vrata practice—especially rules for dietary restriction and the formal conclusion (pāraṇa)—which parallels Dharmaśāstra-style normative guidance for lay householders and rulers.

Which geographic location is identified?

No geographic location is specified in this verse fragment; the focus is procedural (how to conclude an observance on saptamī).

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The verse emphasizes disciplined completion of a vowed observance, allowing moderated options (with Brahmins or with fruit-only fare) while underscoring adherence to a defined ritual timetable (ending on the seventh lunar day).