Varaha Purana 64.5: Adhyaya 64, Shloka 5
Procedure for the Vow that Cultivates Valor
Durgā Navamī Observance
Pūrva Bhāga · Vrata-vidhi (Ritual Procedure and Ethical Observances)
हेमवस्त्रादिभिस्तास्तु भूषयित्वा तु शक्तितः । पश्चात्क्षमापयेत् तास्तु देवी मे प्रीयतामिति ॥ ६४.५ ॥
hemavastrādibhistāstu bhūṣayitvā tu śaktitaḥ | paścāt kṣamāpayet tāstu devī me prīyatām iti || 64.5 ||
hemavastrAdibhistAstu bhUShayitvA tu shaktitaH | pashchAt kShamApayet tAstu devI me prIyatAmiti || 64.5 ||
जितना हो सके, उन्हे सोना और कपड़े दे के सजाओ। फिर उनसे माफी मांगो, के देवी मुझपे राज़ी हो जाएँ।
Sandhi Notes
- हेमवस्त्रादिभिः + ताः + तु → हेमवस्त्रादिभिस्तास्तु (विसर्ग/स्-संधि)
- पश्चात् + क्षमापयेत् → पश्चात्क्षमापयेत् (त् + क्)
Varāha
Dāna must be paired with vinaya (humility); seeking forgiveness sacralizes social exchange as worship.
After any religious charity/service, explicitly acknowledge possible shortcomings and dedicate merit to the deity rather than ego.
After honoring kumārikās with gifts (gold, garments, etc.), seek their forgiveness, dedicating the act to Devī’s pleasure.
Humility and kṣamā-yācñā remove faults in ritual/social interaction and secure Devī’s satisfaction; arrogance/neglect risks demerit and loss of fruit.
Udyāpana with kumārikā-satkara and kṣamā-yācñā (name not specified in excerpt)
Devī-prīti; purification of lapses in observance through humility and honoring the worthy.
Varāha Purāṇa 64.64.4 (feeding kumārikās); Varāha Purāṇa 64.64.6 (fruits of the rite)
FAQs
It reflects a common Purāṇic ritual-ethical sequence: offering according to means (śaktitaḥ) followed by reconciliation/atonement (kṣamā), illustrating normative conduct in medieval Sanskrit ritual culture.
No specific geographic location is named in this verse fragment.
To honor respectfully within one’s means and then explicitly seek forgiveness to restore moral and social-ritual harmony, expressed here through the formula “devī me prīyatām.”
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