Varaha Purana 124.37: Adhyaya 124, Shloka 37

Ritual Observances Aligned with the Seasons

Seasonal Devotional Procedure

Devanagari script

एवं ग्रीष्मे विधिं चैव कुर्यात्सर्वं ममोक्तितः।। इममुच्चारयेन्मन्त्रं सर्वभागवतप्रियम् ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 124.37

Transliteration

evaṁ grīṣme vidhiṁ caiva kuryāt sarvaṁ mamoktitaḥ || imam uccārayen mantraṁ sarvabhāgavatapriyam ||

Translation

ഇങ്ങനെ ഗ്രീഷ്മകാലത്തും എന്റെ ഉപദേശപ്രകാരം മുഴുവൻ വിധിയും ആചരിക്കണം. സർവ ഭാഗവതഭക്തർക്കും പ്രിയമായ ഈ മന്ത്രം ഉച്ചരിക്കണം.

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Word by Word

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Prakāra (प्रकार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of manner)

• ग्रीष्मे: in summer
• ग्रीष्मे: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ग्रीष्म (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (m.), सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Loc. 7), एकवचन (sg)

• विधिम्: procedure/rite
• विधिम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विधि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (m.), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Acc. 2), एकवचन (sg)

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• एव: indeed
• एव: Avadhāraṇa (अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक-अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• कुर्यात्: should do
• कुर्यात्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd), एकवचन (sg), परस्मैपदम्

• सर्वम्: everything
• सर्वम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (n.), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Acc. 2), एकवचन (sg)

• मम: of me / my
• मम: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Gen. 6), एकवचन (sg); सर्वनाम

• उक्तितः: according to my instruction
• उक्तितः: Hetu/Apādāna (हेतु/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (f.), पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (Abl. 5), एकवचन (sg); ‘-तः’ इत्यादेशेन पञ्चमी-अर्थः (from the statement/according to the utterance)

• इमम्: this
• इमम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (m.), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Acc. 2), एकवचन (sg); सर्वनाम

• उच्चारयेत्: should utter/recite
• उच्चारयेत्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उद्-√चर् (धातु) (causative/णिच्: उच्चारय-)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd), एकवचन (sg), परस्मैपदम्; णिच्-प्रयोगः (causative stem)

• मन्त्रम्: mantra
• मन्त्रम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मन्त्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (m.), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Acc. 2), एकवचन (sg)

• सर्व-भागवत-प्रियम्: dear to all devotees
• सर्व-भागवत-प्रियम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + भागवत (प्रातिपदिक) + प्रिय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (n.), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Acc. 2), एकवचन (sg); विशेषणम्; समासः बहुपद-तत्पुरुषः (determinative: ‘dear to all devotees’)

Speaker

Varāha (instructor; implied continuation of teaching)

Tags

• Purāṇic Literature
• Practice Manuals (Vidhi)
• Vaiṣṇavism
• Cultural Heritage of Ritual Time

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It reflects how Purāṇic texts encode ritual time (seasons) and standardize practice through concise prescriptive language.

Which geographic location is identified?

No geographic site is mentioned; the reference is temporal (grīṣma, summer).

What is the primary ethical instruction?

To follow an instructed observance consistently and recite the designated mantra as part of disciplined practice.