Varaha Purana 211.22: Adhyaya 211, Shloka 22

Methods for the Removal of Sin and the Eulogy of Prabodhinī Ekādaśī/Dvādaśī

Devanagari script

दक्षिणावर्तशङ्खेन कृत्वा चैव करे जलम् ॥ शिरसा तद्गृहीत्वा तु विप्रो हृष्टमनाः शुचिः ॥

Sanskrit recitationVaraha Purana 211.22

Transliteration

dakṣiṇāvartaśaṅkhena kṛtvā caiva kare jalam || śirasā tadgṛhītvā tu vipro hṛṣṭamanāḥ śuciḥ

Translation

ദക്ഷിണാവർത്ത ശംഖംകൊണ്ട് കൈയിൽ ജലം എടുത്ത്, അത് ശിരസ്സിൽ സ്വീകരിച്ച്, ശുചിയും ഹൃഷ്ടമനസ്സുമായ വിപ്രൻ (ആ കർമ്മം) നിർവഹിക്കുന്നു।

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Word by Word

• दक्षिणावर्तशङ्खेन: with a right-turning conch
• दक्षिणावर्तशङ्खेन: करण (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दक्षिणावर्त-शङ्ख (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण/Instrumental), एकवचन; समासः षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (दक्षिणः आवर्तः यस्य सः) + शङ्खः

• कृत्वा: having made/done
• कृत्वा: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (Gerund/Absolutive), पूर्वकाले कृत्य (having done)

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (Connector/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• एव: indeed/just
• एव: अवधारण (Emphasis/अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चय/अवधारण-अव्यय (particle of emphasis)

• करे: in the hand
• करे: अधिकरण (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (अधिकरण/Locative), एकवचन

• जलम्: water
• जलम्: कर्म (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म/Accusative), एकवचन

• शिरसा: with (his) head
• शिरसा: करण (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिरस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण/Instrumental), एकवचन

• तत्: that (water)
• तत्: कर्म (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• गृहीत्वा: having taken
• गृहीत्वा: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ग्रह् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (Gerund/Absolutive)

• तु: then/indeed
• तु: सम्बन्ध (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: विरोध/अन्वय-अव्यय (particle: but/then)

• विप्रः: the brāhmaṇa
• विप्रः: कर्ता (Agent/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विप्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (कर्ता/Nominative), एकवचन

• हृष्टमनाः: joyful-minded
• हृष्टमनाः: विशेषण (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हृष्ट-मनस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; बहुव्रीहिः (हृष्टं मनः यस्य सः)

• शुचिः: pure/clean
• शुचिः: विशेषण (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुचि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

Speaker

Varāha

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Vaishnavism
• Ritual Studies
• Sanskrit Philology

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It preserves a Purāṇic description of ritual water-handling (ācamanā/abhiseka-like gestures) and the symbolic use of the dakṣiṇāvarta conch in late-classical Hindu practice.

Which geographic location is identified?

No explicit place-name appears in this verse; it functions as a general ritual instruction rather than a site-specific tīrtha description.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

Emphasis on śauca (purity/cleanliness) and disciplined ritual procedure as preparatory conduct for religious observance.