Varaha Purana 185.5: Adhyaya 185, Shloka 5

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अर्घ्यं दत्त्वा यथान्यायं स्थापयेत् तदुदङ्मुखः ॥ यथान्यायेन संस्थाप्य कुर्याच्चैवाधिवासनम् ।

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 185.5

Transliteration

arghyaṃ dattvā yathānyāyaṃ sthāpayet tad udaṅmukhaḥ || yathānyāyena saṃsthāpya kuryāc caivādhivāsanam |

Translation

യഥാന്യായം അർഘ്യം അർപ്പിച്ച്, ഉത്തരമുഖനായി അതിനെ സ്ഥാപിക്കണം. വിധിപൂർവ്വം സ്ഥാപിച്ച ശേഷം ‘ആധിവാസന’ കർമ്മവും നിർവഹിക്കണം.

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Word by Word

• अर्घ्यम्: arghya-offering
• अर्घ्यम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्घ्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• दत्त्वा: having offered
• दत्त्वा: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (absolutive/gerund), ‘having given’

• यथा: according to
• यथा: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, रीति-वाचक

• अन्यायम्: proper procedure
• अन्यायम्: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्याय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘यथान्यायम्’ इति रीति-अर्थे

• स्थापयेत्: should place/establish
• स्थापयेत्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्था (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद; णिच्-प्रयोग (causative sense: ‘cause to be placed/establish’)

• तत्: then/that
• तत्: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया/प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘उदङ्मुखः’ इत्यस्य क्रिया-विशेषणार्थं (that way/then)

• उदङ्मुखः: facing north
• उदङ्मुखः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उदक् (उत्तर) + मुख (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; बहुव्रीहिः—‘उदङ् मुखं यस्य सः’ (facing north)

• यथा: according to
• यथा: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, रीति-वाचक

• अन्यायेन: by proper rule
• अन्यायेन: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्याय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), एकवचन; ‘according to rule’ (instrumental of manner)

• संस्थाप्य: having installed
• संस्थाप्य: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-स्था (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (absolutive/gerund), ‘having properly installed/placed’

• कुर्यात्: should do/perform
• कुर्यात्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

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

• एव: indeed
• एव: Avadhāraṇa-nipāta (अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, अवधारण (particle: emphasis ‘indeed/just’)

• अधिवासनम्: consecratory perfuming/impregnation rite (adhivāsana)
• अधिवासनम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अधि-वास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; कर्म

Speaker

Varāha (default, instructional voice)

Tags

• Purāṇa
• Temple Ritual
• Vaiṣṇavism
• Classical Literature

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It documents spatial orientation and staged consecration (ādhivāsana), aligning Purāṇic practice with broader South Asian temple-ritual traditions.

Which geographic location is identified?

No specific place is named; only ritual orientation (facing north) is specified.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

Orderliness and care in handling sacred objects: correct placement and sequencing are treated as forms of responsible practice.