Varaha Purana 178.6: Adhyaya 178, Shloka 6

Ritual Observance for Reciting the Deeds of Śatrughna

Remembrance of the Slaying of Lavaṇa

Devanagari script

एकादश्यां सोपवासः स्नात्वा विश्रान्तिसंज्ञके ॥ कृत्वा महोत्सवं तत्र कुटुम्बसहितः पुरा ॥

Sanskrit recitationVaraha Purana 178.6

Transliteration

ekādaśyāṁ sopavāsaḥ snātvā viśrāntisaṁjñake || kṛtvā mahotsavaṁ tatra kuṭumbasahitaḥ purā ||

Translation

ഏകാദശിയിൽ ഉപവാസത്തോടെ ‘വിശ്രാന്തി’ എന്നു പേരുള്ള സ്ഥലത്ത് സ്നാനം ചെയ്ത്, അവൻ മുമ്പ് അവിടെ കുടുംബസഹിതം മഹോത്സവം നടത്തി.

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Word by Word

• ekādaśyām: on the eleventh (lunar day)
• ekādaśyām: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ekādaśī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga (f.), Saptamī vibhakti (7th/सप्तमी), Ekavacana; time-locative

• sa-upavāsaḥ: observing a fast
• sa-upavāsaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sa (अव्यय/उपसर्गसदृश) + upavāsa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṁliṅga (m.), Prathamā vibhakti (1st/प्रथमा), Ekavacana; ‘with fasting/while fasting’ (sa- = ‘with’)

• snātvā: having bathed
• snātvā: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: snā (धातु)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (क्त्वान्त), ‘having bathed’

• viśrānti-saṁjñake: in (the place) called Viśrānti
• viśrānti-saṁjñake: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: viśrānti (प्रातिपदिक) + saṁjñaka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṁliṅga (m.) or Napuṁsakaliṅga (n.), Saptamī vibhakti (7th/सप्तमी), Ekavacana; tatpuruṣa ‘named Viśrānti’; locative of place

• kṛtvā: having performed
• kṛtvā: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (धातु)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (क्त्वान्त), ‘having done’

• mahotsavam: a great festival
• mahotsavam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahā (प्रातिपदिक) + utsava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṁliṅga (m.), Dvitīyā vibhakti (2nd/द्वितीया), Ekavacana; object of kṛtvā

• tatra: there
• tatra: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; deśa-adhikaraṇa adverb (there)

• kuṭumba-sahitaḥ: accompanied by (his) family
• kuṭumba-sahitaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kuṭumba (प्रातिपदिक) + sahita (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṁliṅga (m.), Prathamā vibhakti (1st/प्रथमा), Ekavacana; tatpuruṣa ‘accompanied by family’

• purā: formerly, earlier
• purā: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: purā (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; kāla-avyaya (formerly/earlier)

Speaker

Varāha (default narrative frame)

Tags

• Ekādaśī Observance
• Snāna
• Purāṇic Pilgrimage
• Cultural Heritage

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It links domestic participation (kuṭumba) with public festival and fast-day observance, indicating how Purāṇic texts imagine ritual life spanning household and civic space.

Which geographic location is identified?

Viśrānti is named as a specific place; its precise modern identification requires correlation with regional tīrtha lists and local traditions.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The verse emphasizes regulated practice—fasting, bathing, and communal celebration—portrayed as harmonizing personal discipline with social participation.