Varaha Purana 176.73: Adhyaya 176, Shloka 73

The Māhātmya of Kṛṣṇagaṅgodbhava, Kāliñjara, and the Five Sacred Baths: The Tale of Pāñcāla and Tilottamā

Devanagari script

नवम्यां ज्येष्ठ शुक्लस्य स्नात्वा गङ्गोदके नरः ॥ सूकरे तु त्रिरात्रं च मानवो दीपदः सकृत्

Sanskrit recitationVaraha Purana 176.73

Transliteration

navamyāṃ jyeṣṭha śuklasya snātvā gaṅgodake naraḥ || sūkare tu trirātraṃ ca mānavo dīpadaḥ sakṛt

Translation

ജ്യേഷ്ഠ ശുക്ല നവമിയിൽ ഗംഗാജലത്തിൽ സ്നാനം ചെയ്ത്, മനുഷ്യൻ സൂകര തീർത്ഥത്തിൽ മൂന്ന് രാത്രികളുടെ വ്രതം അനുഷ്ഠിക്കണം; ഒരിക്കൽ ദീപദാനം ചെയ്യണം।

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Word by Word

• नवम्याम्: on the ninth (lunar day)
• नवम्याम्: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (काल-अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नवमी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गः, सप्तमी-विभक्तिः (Locative), एकवचनम्; तिथिवाचक

• ज्येष्ठ: of Jyeṣṭha (month)
• ज्येष्ठ: Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ज्येष्ठ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः, षष्ठी-विभक्तिः (Genitive), एकवचनम्; मासवाचक (month-name)

• शुक्लस्य: of the bright fortnight
• शुक्लस्य: Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शुक्ल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः, षष्ठी-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; पक्षवाचक (fortnight)

• स्नात्वा: having bathed
• स्नात्वा: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्ना (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययभाव (gerund/absolutive); पूर्वकालिक-क्रिया (prior action)

• गङ्गा-उदके: in the water of the Gaṅgā
• गङ्गा-उदके: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गङ्गा (प्रातिपदिक) + उदक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गः, सप्तमी-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्

• नरः: a man
• नरः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्

• सूकरे: at Sūkara (the boar sacred place)
• सूकरे: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सूकर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः, सप्तमी-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; स्थान/देवतावाचक-प्रयोगः (at Sūkara / at the Boar [tīrtha])

• तु: indeed / and
• तु: Nipāta (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययम्; निपातः (emphasis/contrast)

• त्रि-रात्रम्: three nights (for three nights)
• त्रि-रात्रम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रि (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक) + रात्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गः, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः (Accusative), एकवचनम्; कालपरिमाणवाचक

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

• मानवः: a human
• मानवः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मानव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्

• दीप-दः: giver of a lamp
• दीप-दः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दीप (प्रातिपदिक) + द (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; 'दीपं ददाति' इति बहुव्रीह्यर्थे अपि (lamp-giver)

• सकृत्: once
• सकृत्: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रिया-विशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सकृत् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययम्; संख्यावाचक/आवृत्तिवाचक (once)

Speaker

Varāha (contextual default; speaker not explicitly marked in this verse)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Vaiṣṇavism
• Sacred Geography
• Ritual Studies

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It documents a ritual calendar tied to specific lunar dates and a named site (Sūkara), useful for reconstructing historical pilgrimage patterns and liturgical practice.

Which geographic location is identified?

Gaṅgā is explicitly named; “Sūkara” appears as a tīrtha/place-name (its modern identification requires external corroboration beyond this excerpt).

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The verse promotes disciplined observance (vrata) and modest offerings (lamp-giving), framing ethical self-regulation and generosity as linked to sacred-space visitation.