Varaha Purana 124.44: Adhyaya 124, Shloka 44

Ritual Observances Aligned with the Seasons

Seasonal Devotional Procedure

Pūrva Bhāga · Vrata-vidhi and Ṛtu-kāla arcana (seasonal worship instructions)

Devanagari script

पश्यन्ति ये ध्यानपरा घनाभं त्वामाश्रिताः पूज्यमानं महिम्ना ॥ निद्रां भवान् भजतां लोकनाथ वर्षास्विमं पश्यतु मेघवर्णम् ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 124.44

Transliteration

paśyanti ye dhyānaparā ghanābhaṃ tvām āśritāḥ pūjyamānaṃ mahimnā || nidrāṃ bhavān bhajatāṃ lokanātha varṣāsv imaṃ paśyatu meghavarṇam ||

ITRANS transliteration

Translation

ധ്യാനപരരായി, മേഘവർണ്ണനായ നിന്നെ ശരണം പ്രാപിച്ച് മഹിമയോടെ നിന്നെ പൂജിക്കുന്നവർ നിന്നെ ദർശിക്കുന്നു. ലോകനാഥാ, നിദ്രയെ ആശ്രയിക്കുന്നവർ മഴക്കാലത്ത് നിന്നെ മേഘവർണ്ണരൂപത്തിൽ ദർശിക്കട്ടെ.

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Word by Word

• paśyanti: they see
• Type: Verb
• Form: Laṭ (लट्/present), Parasmaipada, 3rd Person, Plural
• Role: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Root: √paś (पश् धातु)

• ye: who
• Type: Noun
• Form: Pronoun, Masculine, Nominative (1st), Plural; correlates with implied te
• Role: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• dhyāna-parāḥ: intent on meditation
• Type: Adjective
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural; ‘devoted to meditation’
• Role: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण of ye)
• Root: dhyāna + para (प्रातिपदिक)

• ghanābham: cloud-hued / dark like a cloud
• Type: Adjective
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular; modifies tvām
• Role: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Root: ghana + ābha (प्रातिपदिक)

• tvām: you
• Type: Noun
• Form: Pronoun, Accusative (2nd), Singular; object of paśyanti
• Role: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Root: yusmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• āśritāḥ: having taken refuge (in you)
• Type: Adjective
• Form: Past active participle (क्त), Masculine, Nominative, Plural; ‘having taken refuge’
• Role: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण of ye)
• Root: ā-√śri (श्रि धातु)

• pūjyamānam: being worshipped
• Type: Adjective
• Form: Present passive participle (शानच् in passive sense), Masculine, Accusative, Singular; modifies tvām
• Role: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Root: pūjyamāna (कृदन्त; √pūj पूज्)

• mahimnā: by (your) glory / with greatness
• Type: Noun
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental (3rd), Singular; manner/means
• Role: Karana (करण/Instrument)
• Root: mahimān (प्रातिपदिक)

• nidrām: sleep
• Type: Noun
• Form: Feminine, Accusative (2nd), Singular; object of paśyatu (let him see)
• Role: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Root: nidrā (प्रातिपदिक)

• bhavān: you (honorific)
• Type: Noun
• Form: Pronoun of respect, Masculine, Nominative (1st), Singular; subject of paśyatu
• Role: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Root: bhavat (प्रातिपदिक)

• bhajatām: of the worshippers
• Type: Verb
• Form: Present active participle (शतृ), Genitive (6th), Plural; ‘of those who worship/serve’
• Role: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive relation)
• Root: √bhaj (भज् धातु)

• lokanātha: O Lord of the world
• Type: Noun
• Form: Masculine, Vocative (8th/सम्बोधन), Singular; address
• Role: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/Vocative)
• Root: loka + nātha (प्रातिपदिक)

• varṣāsu: in the rainy seasons / during rains
• Type: Noun
• Form: Feminine, Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Plural; time-location
• Role: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/Location-time)
• Root: varṣā (प्रातिपदिक)

• imam: this
• Type: Adjective
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular; modifies meghavarṇam
• Role: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• paśyatu: let (him/you) see
• Type: Verb
• Form: Loṭ (लोट्/imperative), Parasmaipada, 3rd Person, Singular; injunction/request
• Role: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Root: √paś (पश् धातु)

• megha-varṇam: the cloud-colored (form)
• Type: Noun
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular; object complement with imam
• Role: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Root: megha + varṇa (प्रातिपदिक)

Sandhi Notes

• tvām+āśritāḥ → tvām āśritāḥ (no change)
• varṣāsu+imam → varṣāsv imam (u→v before vowel)

Speaker and setting

Shanta and Bhakti rasaSetting: Seasonal/cosmic setting (varṣā-ṛtu)

Speaker

Varāha

The teaching

Kind of teaching

Bhakti-yoga / dhyāna-upāsanā

Subjects

Devotional PsychologySeasonal ObservancesEthics

Core idea

Refuge (śaraṇāgati) and contemplation (dhyāna) culminate in experiential ‘seeing’ of the Lord.

In practice

Adopt a rainy-season contemplative regimen: meditate on the cloud-hued Lord, perform worship with awareness of His mahimā, and cultivate inward stillness.

Symbolism of the boar

Dharma

Vrata

Cross references

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Vaiṣṇavism
• Meditation
• Purāṇic Poetics

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It illustrates Purāṇic devotional aesthetics where seasonal phenomena (rain-cloud color) shape iconographic imagination and contemplative practice.

Which geographic location is identified?

No location is specified; the verse uses monsoon imagery (varṣā) as a cultural-climatic reference.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

It commends refuge (āśraya) and contemplative focus (dhyāna) as disciplined modes of engagement with the sacred, integrated with seasonal awareness.