Varaha Purana 57.2: Adhyaya 57, Shloka 2

The Observance for Attaining Radiance: The Soma Kānti-Vrata

Devanagari script

यक्ष्मणा दक्षशापेन पुराक्रान्तो निशाकरः । एतच्चीर्त्वा व्रतं सद्यः कान्तिमानभवत् किल ॥ ५७.२ ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 57.2

Transliteration

yakṣmaṇā dakṣaśāpena purākrānto niśākaraḥ | etac cīrtvā vrataṃ sadyaḥ kāntimān abhavat kila || 57.2 ||

Translation

かつて夜を成す者たる月（ニシャーカラ）は、ダクシャの呪詛によりヤクシュマン（消耗の病）に侵された。この誓戒を修し、宣説し／守持したところ、ただちに光輝を取り戻したと伝えられる。

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Word by Word

• yakṣmaṇā: by consumption/disease (yakṣmā)
• yakṣmaṇā: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yakṣman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental Singular (तृतीया एकवचन)

• dakṣa-śāpena: by Dakṣa’s curse
• dakṣa-śāpena: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dakṣa (प्रातिपदिक) + śāpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental Singular; tatpuruṣa (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष): ‘curse of Dakṣa’

• purā: formerly
• purā: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: purā (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; adverb

• ākrāntaḥ: overcome / afflicted
• ākrāntaḥ: Pradhana-visheshana (प्रधानविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ākrānta (कृदन्त; ā-√kram क्रम्)
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त), Masculine, Nominative Singular; agrees with niśākaraḥ

• niśākaraḥ: Moon (night-maker)
• niśākaraḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: niśākara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative Singular

• etat: this
• etat: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: etad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun, Neuter, Accusative Singular; object of cīrtvā (‘having performed/observed this’)

• cīrtvā: having observed/performed
• cīrtvā: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √car (चर्)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (क्त्वा), from √car with desiderative/causative nuance in usage ‘to observe/perform’; avyayakṛdanta

• vratam: vow
• vratam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vrata (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative Singular

• sadyaḥ: immediately
• sadyaḥ: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sadyaḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; adverb

• kāntimān: radiant
• kāntimān: Pradhana-visheshana (प्रधानविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kāntimat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative Singular; predicate adjective of niśākaraḥ

• abhavat: became
• abhavat: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √bhū (भू)
• Form: Imperfect (लङ्), Parasmaipada, 3rd person, Singular

• kila: it is said / indeed
• kila: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: kila (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; particle indicating report/tradition (निपात)

Speaker

Varāha (default dialogue framework; speaker not explicit in fragment)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Narrative
• Vaishnavism
• Sanskrit Philology

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It reflects a common Purāṇic narrative pattern where cosmic figures (here, the Moon) undergo affliction and restoration, framing ritual observance (vrata) as a culturally transmitted means of ethical discipline and symbolic renewal.

Which geographic location is identified?

No specific geographic location is named in this verse fragment; it focuses on a mythic-cosmic episode involving the Moon and Dakṣa.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The verse presents vrata (disciplined observance) as a means of restoring balance and well-being, expressed through the motif of regaining kānti (radiance) after affliction.