Varaha Purana 64.3: Adhyaya 64, Shloka 3

Procedure for the Vow that Cultivates Valor

Durgā Navamī Observance

Uttara Bhāga · Vrata-vidhi (Ritual Observances) — Devī-pūjā and Dāna/Bhojana injunctions

Devanagari script

नवम्यां पारयेत् पिष्टं प्रथमं भक्तितो नृप । ब्राह्मणान् भोजयेद् भक्त्या देवीं चैव तु पूजयेत् । दुर्गां देवीं महाभागां महामायां महाप्रभाम् ॥ ६४.३ ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 64.3

Transliteration

navamyāṃ pārayet piṣṭaṃ prathamaṃ bhaktito nṛpa | brāhmaṇān bhojayed bhaktyā devīṃ caiva tu pūjayet | durgāṃ devīṃ mahābhāgāṃ mahāmāyāṃ mahāprabhām || 64.3 ||

ITRANS transliteration

Translation

नवमी को पहले भोग लगा के व्रत खतम करो। ब्राह्मणों को खाना खिलाओ, और देवी की पूजा करो। दुर्गा माँ की पूजा करो, वो बड़ी दयालु है और बड़ी शक्ति वाली है।

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Word by Word

• नवम्याम्: on the ninth (day)
• Type: Noun
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/अधिकरण), एकवचन; तिथि-नाम
• Role: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Root: नवमी (प्रातिपदिक)

• पारयेत्: should break (the fast)/complete (the observance)
• Type: Verb
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative/विधि), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद; अर्थः ‘समापनं कुर्यात्/पारणां कुर्यात्’
• Role: Vidhi (विधेय/क्रिया)
• Root: पॄ (धातु)

• पिष्टम्: pounded food/flour-preparation
• Type: Noun
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/कर्म), एकवचन; खाद्य-विशेषः (pounded/flour-based food)
• Role: Karma (कर्म)
• Root: पिष्ट (प्रातिपदिक)

• प्रथमम्: first
• Type: Adjective
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; पिष्टम् इत्यस्य विशेषण; क्रियाविशेषणवत् ‘प्रथमं’
• Role: Karma (कर्म)
• Root: प्रथम (प्रातिपदिक)

• भक्तितः: out of devotion
• Type: Indeclinable
• Form: तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (ablatival adverb): ‘भक्तितः’ = भक्त्या/भक्त्या सह
• Role: Hetu (हेतु)
• Root: भक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)

• नृप: O king
• Type: Noun
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-प्रथमा (Vocative/सम्बोधन), एकवचन
• Role: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Root: नृप (प्रातिपदिक)

• ब्राह्मणान्: Brahmins
• Type: Noun
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/कर्म), बहुवचन
• Role: Karma (कर्म)
• Root: ब्राह्मण (प्रातिपदिक)

• भोजयेत्: should feed
• Type: Verb
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative/विधि), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद; णिच्-प्रत्ययार्थे (causative sense): ‘भोजयेत्’ = भोजने प्रवर्तयेत्
• Role: Vidhi (विधेय/क्रिया)
• Root: भुज् (धातु)

• भक्त्या: with devotion
• Type: Noun
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/करण), एकवचन
• Role: Karana (करण)
• Root: भक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)

• देवीम्: the Goddess
• Type: Noun
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/कर्म), एकवचन
• Role: Karma (कर्म)
• Root: देवी (प्रातिपदिक)

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)
• Role: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Root: च (अव्यय)

• एव: indeed
• Type: Indeclinable
• Form: निश्चय/अवधारण-अव्यय (emphatic particle)
• Role: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Root: एव (अव्यय)

• तु: and/then
• Type: Indeclinable
• Form: विरोध/अन्वय-अव्यय (particle: but/and then)
• Role: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Root: तु (अव्यय)

• पूजयेत्: should worship
• Type: Verb
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative/विधि), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद
• Role: Vidhi (विधेय/क्रिया)
• Root: पूज् (धातु)

• दुर्गाम्: Durgā
• Type: Noun
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/कर्म), एकवचन; देवी-विशेषनाम
• Role: Karma (कर्म)
• Root: दुर्गा (प्रातिपदिक)

• देवीम्: the Goddess
• Type: Noun
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; दुर्गाम् इत्यस्य अपि विशेषण/अनुवादक
• Role: Karma (कर्म)
• Root: देवी (प्रातिपदिक)

• महाभागाम्: most fortunate
• Type: Adjective
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; देवी-विशेषण; कर्मधारय: महत् + भाग (greatly fortunate)
• Role: Karma (कर्म)
• Root: महाभाग (प्रातिपदिक)

• महामायाम्: Great Māyā
• Type: Noun
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; देवी-विशेषण/नाम; कर्मधारय: महा + माया
• Role: Karma (कर्म)
• Root: महामाया (प्रातिपदिक)

• महाप्रभाम्: of great splendor
• Type: Adjective
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; देवी-विशेषण; कर्मधारय: महा + प्रभा
• Role: Karma (कर्म)
• Root: महाप्रभा (प्रातिपदिक)

Sandhi Notes

• च + एव → चैव
• भोजयेत् (भुज् धातोः णिचर्थ-प्रयोगः)

Speaker and setting

Shanta and Bhakti rasa

Speaker

Varāha

The teaching

Kind of teaching

Karma-yoga / ritual-ethics

Subjects

Ritual PracticeEthics (Hospitality/Feeding)Festival Observance (Navamī)Devī Worship

Core idea

Bhakti-infused giving and worship (anna-dāna/atithi-satkara + devī-pūjā) perfect a vrata.

In practice

Perform offerings and feeding as acts of reverence, not mere formality; prioritize devotion and proper sequence (vratānta).

Dharma

Vrata

Cross references

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Ritual Codes
• Hindu Studies (Neutral/Academic)
• Sanskrit Philology

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It preserves a Purāṇic template of domestic/public observance: concluding a vrata/fast, feeding learned recipients, and formal worship—useful for reconstructing medieval ritual culture and its ethical emphasis on hospitality.

Which geographic location is identified?

No specific place-name appears in this verse; it is procedural (vrata-vidhi) rather than a tīrtha/geography reference.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The verse foregrounds devotional intentionality and social generosity—feeding others (here, brāhmaṇas) alongside worship—presented as an integral component of the observance.