Varaha Purana 62.32: Adhyaya 62, Shloka 32
Instruction on the ‘Health Vow’ and the Rite of Solar Worship
Pūrva Bhāga · Vrata-kathā (Vow observance and its results)
सोऽपि राजा अकारोच्चेमं व्रतं भक्तिसमन्वितः । सिद्धिं च परमां प्राप्तो विरोगश्चाभवत्क्षणात् ॥ ६२.३२ ॥
so 'pi rājā akāroc cemaṁ vrataṁ bhakti-samanvitaḥ | siddhiṁ ca paramāṁ prāpto virogaś cābhavat kṣaṇāt || 62.32 ||
so.api rAjA.akarochchemaM vrataM bhaktisamanvitaH | siddhiM cha paramAM prApto virogashchAbhavat kShaNAt || 62.32 ||
राजा ने भी यह व्रत भाव के साथ किया। उसे बड़ी सिद्धि मिली। और तुरंत ही उसकी बीमारी ठीक हो गई।
Sandhi Notes
- सोऽपि → सः अपि
- अकारोच्चेमं → अकारोत् इमम् (त् + इ → ति/दन्त्य-सन्धि; छन्दसि लेखनभेद)
- भक्तिसमन्वितः → भक्ति-समन्वितः
- विरोगश्चाभवत् → विरोगः च अभवत्
Varāha
Devotion (bhakti) empowers ritual action (vrata) to yield both worldly well-being (ārogya) and higher accomplishment (siddhi).
Undertake vows with sincere intent and disciplined observance rather than mere formalism; treat health and spiritual progress as aligned outcomes of dharmic practice.
A king (as exemplar) should perform the prescribed vrata with bhakti to attain siddhi and immediate relief from disease.
Observance with devotion yields paramā-siddhi and instantaneous freedom from illness; neglect implies loss of such merit/benefit.
Unspecified in this verse (refers back to the previously described vrata)
Paramā-siddhi and instant freedom from disease (viroga).
Varāha Purāṇa: preceding vrata-vidhi and its phala-śruti (immediately prior context implied)
FAQs
It reflects a common Purāṇic narrative motif where a ruler exemplifies dharma through vrata-observance, linking ethical discipline and ritual practice to social ideals of kingship and well-being.
No geographic site is named in this verse; it focuses on the individual outcome (siddhi and freedom from illness) of performing the vrata.
The verse presents disciplined observance (vrata) undertaken with sincere devotion (bhakti) as a model of conduct, emphasizing intentional practice and inner commitment rather than coercive obligation.
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