Varaha Purana 135.5: Adhyaya 135, Shloka 5

Prescriptions for Expiation of Offences: Red/Black Garments, Improper Touch in Darkness, Impure Leftovers, Eating Boar-Meat, and Consuming Jālapāda

Devanagari script

एकाहारं ततः कृत्वा दिनानि दश सप्त च ॥ वायुभक्षस्त्रीण्यहानि दिनमेकं जलाशनः ॥

Sanskrit recitationVaraha Purana 135.5

Transliteration

ekāhāraṃ tataḥ kṛtvā dināni daśa sapta ca || vāyubhakṣas trīṇy ahāni dinam ekaṃ jalāśanaḥ ||

Translation

അതിനുശേഷം ഏകാഹാരം (ദിവസത്തിൽ ഒരിക്കൽ മാത്രം ഭക്ഷണം) ചെയ്ത് പതിനേഴു ദിവസം ഇരിക്കണം; മൂന്ന് ദിവസം വായുഭക്ഷനായി (ഉപവാസം) ഇരിച്ച്, ഒരു ദിവസം ജലാഹാരം മാത്രം സ്വീകരിക്കണം.

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Word by Word

• एकाहारम्: single meal (a day)
• एकाहारम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एक (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक) + आहार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्म (making/undertaking single-meal regimen)

• ततः: then
• ततः: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: क्रमवाचक अव्यय (then/thereafter)

• कृत्वा: having done/observed
• कृत्वा: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: √कृ (धातु) + त्वा (क्त्वा)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय (gerund): पूर्वकालिक क्रिया (having done)

• दिनानि: days
• दिनानि: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (कालाधिकरण/Duration)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया/प्रथमा विभक्ति, बहुवचन (duration-accusative)

• दश: ten
• दश: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दशन् (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: संख्यावाचक, दिनानि इति विशेषण

• सप्त: seven
• सप्त: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सप्तन् (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: संख्यावाचक, दिनानि इति विशेषण

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

• वायुभक्षः: air-eating (living on air)
• वायुभक्षः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वायु (प्रातिपदिक) + भक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन; (one who feeds on air)

• त्रीणि: three
• त्रीणि: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: त्रि (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया/प्रथमा, बहुवचन; अहानि इति विशेषण

• अहानि: days
• अहानि: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (कालाधिकरण/Duration)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अहन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया/प्रथमा विभक्ति, बहुवचन (days; duration)

• दिनम्: a day
• दिनम्: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (कालाधिकरण/Duration)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन (duration-accusative: for one day)

• एकम्: one
• एकम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एक (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन; दिनम् इति विशेषण

• जलाशनः: water-eating (subsisting on water)
• जलाशनः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: जल (प्रातिपदिक) + आशन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन; (one whose food is water)

Speaker

Varāha

Tags

• Purāṇic Literature
• Fasting Regimens
• Prāyaścitta
• Dietary Observance

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It records graded ascetic dietary disciplines used as expiation, aiding comparative study with Dharma-śāstra fasting prescriptions.

Which geographic location is identified?

No geographic location is specified.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

Ethical repair is expressed through embodied discipline—regulated eating and fasting as a structured remedial practice.