Varaha Purana 124.41: Adhyaya 124, Shloka 41

Ritual Observances Aligned with the Seasons

Seasonal Devotional Procedure

Devanagari script

एवं वर्षास्वपि धरे मम कर्म च कारयेत् ॥ निष्कला भवतो बुद्धिः संसारे च न जायते ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 124.41

Transliteration

evaṃ varṣāsv api dhare mama karma ca kārayet || niṣkalā bhavato buddhiḥ saṃsāre ca na jāyate ||

Translation

ഹേ ധരാധരേ! വർഷാകാലത്തും എന്റെ കർമ്മം/വിധി നടത്തുക; നിന്റെ ബുദ്ധി നിർവികാരമാകും, സംസാരാസക്തി ഉദിക്കുകയില്ല.

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Word by Word

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: रीति-वाचक अव्यय (adverb)

• वर्षासु: in the rainy seasons
• वर्षासु: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वर्षा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• अपि: also
• अपि: सम्बन्ध/निपात (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (also/even)

• धरे: O bearer/supporter (address)
• धरे: सम्बोधन (Sambodhana)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• मम: my/of me
• मम: सम्बन्ध (Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• कर्म: rite/action
• कर्म: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: सम्बन्ध/निपात (Conjunction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय (conjunction)

• कारयेत्: should cause to be done / should have performed
• कारयेत्: क्रिया (Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √कृ (कृ धातु) + णिच् (causative)
• Form: णिजन्त (causative) धातु; विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन

• निष्कला: partless/undivided
• निष्कला: विशेषण (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निः (उपसर्ग/अव्यय) + कला (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः: निः-कल (without parts)

• भवतः: of you
• भवतः: सम्बन्ध (Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; आदरार्थ

• बुद्धिः: intellect/mind
• बुद्धिः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बुद्धि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• संसारे: in worldly existence
• संसारे: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संसार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: सम्बन्ध/निपात (Conjunction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय (conjunction)

• न: not
• न: सम्बन्ध/निपात (Negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-निपात (negation)

• जायते: is born/arises
• जायते: क्रिया (Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √जन् (जन् धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), आत्मनेपद, प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन

Speaker

Varāha (default, addressing Pṛthivī as dharā/dharā-dharā)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Vaiṣṇavism
• Purāṇic Ethics
• Meditative Discipline

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It evidences a Purāṇic pedagogy linking seasonal observance with inner cultivation, reflecting a synthesis of ritual and psychological/ethical aims.

Which geographic location is identified?

No specific location is identified; the seasonal marker (varṣā) is climatic rather than geographic.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

Regular practice (karma/rite) is framed as supporting mental steadiness and reducing the arising of saṃsāric entanglement.