Varaha Purana 63.2: Adhyaya 63, Shloka 2

Procedure for the Son-Obtaining Vow

Kṛṣṇāṣṭamī Observance

Devanagari script

मासे भाद्रपदे या तु कृष्णपक्षे नरेश्वर । अष्टम्यामुपवासेन पुत्रप्राप्तिव्रतं हि तत् ॥ ६३.२ ॥

Sanskrit recitationVaraha Purana 63.2

Transliteration

māse bhādrapade yā tu kṛṣṇapakṣe nareśvara | aṣṭamyām upavāsena putraprāptivrataṃ hi tat || 63.2 ||

Translation

ໂອ ຈອມເຈົ້າແຫ່ງມະນຸດ, ວຣະຕະນັ້ນປະຕິບັດໃນເດືອນພາດຣະປະດະ ໃນຊ່ວງຂ້າງແຮມ; ໂດຍອົບພະວາສໃນວັນທີ 8 (ອັດຖະມີ) ນັ້ນແທ້ໆແມ່ນວຣະຕະເພື່ອໄດ້ຮັບບຸດ.

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Word by Word

• मासे: in the month
• मासे: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Location-time)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन

• भाद्रपदे: in Bhādrapada
• भाद्रपदे: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भाद्रपद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन (month-name)

• या: which (day)
• या: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सम्बन्धवाचक सर्वनाम (relative pronoun)

• तु: indeed/and
• तु: सम्बन्धसूचक (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (particle)

• कृष्ण-पक्षे: in the dark fortnight
• कृष्ण-पक्षे: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृष्ण (प्रातिपदिक) + पक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मधारय: ‘कृष्णः पक्षः’ (dark fortnight)

• नर-ईश्वर: O lord of men (king)
• नर-ईश्वर: सम्बोधन (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर (प्रातिपदिक) + ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: ‘नराणाम् ईश्वरः’

• अष्टम्याम्: on the eighth lunar day
• अष्टम्याम्: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Time)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अष्टमी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन (tithi-name)

• उपवासेन: by fasting
• उपवासेन: करण (Karaṇa/Means)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उपवास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• पुत्र-प्राप्ति-व्रतम्: (this) is the vow for obtaining a son
• पुत्र-प्राप्ति-व्रतम्: कर्ता/विधेय (Predicate nominative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुत्र (प्रातिपदिक) + प्राप्ति (प्रातिपदिक) + व्रत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: ‘पुत्रप्राप्तेः व्रतम्’

• हि: indeed
• हि: सम्बन्धसूचक (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; हेतौ/निश्चयार्थक निपात (indeed/for)

• तत्: that (vow)
• तत्: विधेय (Predicate)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सर्वनाम (refers to vrata)

Speaker

Varāha (default framework; not explicit in fragment)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Vaishnavism
• Dharma-shastra
• Ritual Studies

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It documents a calendrical vrata practice (fasting on Aṣṭamī in Bhādrapada’s dark fortnight), reflecting how Purāṇic texts systematized ritual time (tithi, pakṣa, māsa) and linked observances with socially valued aims such as progeny.

Which geographic location is identified?

No specific geographic site is named in this verse; it is framed by ritual time (Bhādrapada, kṛṣṇapakṣa, Aṣṭamī) rather than a pilgrimage location.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The verse promotes disciplined observance through fasting (upavāsa) as a structured practice, presenting self-restraint and adherence to calendrical duties as culturally meaningful forms of conduct.