Varaha Purana 175.8: Adhyaya 175, Shloka 8

The Sanctity of the Kṛṣṇagaṅgā Pilgrimage-Ford and the Account of the Brahmin Vasu’s Daughter

Devanagari script

तत्र स्थितो द्वादशाब्दव्रती सङ्गविवर्जितः॥ पक्षाहारी च फलभुग्दर्शे वै पौर्णमासिके॥

Sanskrit recitationVaraha Purana 175.8

Transliteration

tatra sthito dvādaśābdavratī saṅgavivarjitaḥ || pakṣāhārī ca phalabhug darśe vai paurṇamāsike

Translation

彼はそこに留まり、世俗の交わりを離れて十二年の誓願を立てた。半月に一度だけ食し、果実を糧として、新月と満月の儀礼を守った。

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Word by Word

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: स्थानवाचक-अव्यय (locative adverb)

• स्थितः: standing/situated
• स्थितः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्था (धातु) → स्थित (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त/PPP), पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; ‘having stood/being situated’

• द्वादशाब्दव्रती: one observing a twelve-year vow
• द्वादशाब्दव्रती: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्वादश + अब्द + व्रतिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समासः (द्वादश-अब्द-व्रती = द्वादशवर्षव्रतधारी)

• सङ्ग-विवर्जितः: free from attachment/association
• सङ्ग-विवर्जितः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सङ्ग + विवर्जित (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त/PPP) ‘विवर्जित’, पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (सङ्गेन विवर्जितः)

• पक्ष-आहारी: one who eats once per fortnight
• पक्ष-आहारी: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पक्ष + आहारिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (पक्षे आहारः यस्य)

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

• फल-भुक्: fruit-eater
• फल-भुक्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: फल + भुज् (धातु) → भुक् (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (फलानि भुङ्क्ते)

• दर्शे: on the new-moon day
• दर्शे: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दर्श (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; ‘अमावास्या/दर्श-दिन’

• वै: indeed
• वै: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चयार्थक/खल्वर्थक-अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• पौर्णमासिके: on the full-moon (observance/day)
• पौर्णमासिके: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पौर्णमासिक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; ‘पौर्णमासी-सम्बन्धि’ (on the full-moon occasion)

Speaker

Varāha (default narrative voice) to Pṛthivī (inquirer framework)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Narrative
• Vaishnavism
• Vows (Vrata)

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It reflects a Purāṇic ideal of long-term vrata practice, presenting disciplined fasting and calendrical rites (new- and full-moon observances) as markers of ascetic credibility within narrative literature.

Which geographic location is identified?

No explicit location is named in this verse; it situates the subject 'there' (tatra), with the broader passage later indicating Himalayan/Badarī contexts.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The verse foregrounds restraint and non-attachment (saṅgavivarjitaḥ) alongside regulated consumption and ritual regularity as a model of self-governance.