Varaha Purana 39.42: Adhyaya 39, Shloka 42

Discrimination of the Three Bodies and the Dharaṇī Vow: A Manual for Dvādaśī Observance

Devanagari script

गम्भीरायेति च गदामम्भोजं शान्तिमूर्त्तये । एवमभ्यर्च्य देवेशं देवं नारायणं प्रभुम् ॥ ३९.४२ ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 39.42

Transliteration

gambhīrāyeti ca gadāmambhojaṃ śāntimūrttaye | evamabhyarcya deveśaṃ devaṃ nārāyaṇaṃ prabhum || 39.42 ||

Translation

“ഗംഭീരായ നമഃ” എന്നു പറഞ്ഞു ശാന്തിമൂർത്തിക്ക് ഗദയും താമരയും സമർപ്പിക്കണം. ഇങ്ങനെ ദേവേശ്വരനായ പ്രഭു നാരായണദേവനെ വിധിപൂർവ്വം ആരാധിക്കണം।

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Word by Word

• गम्भीराय: to (the one called) ‘the deep/solemn one’
• गम्भीराय: सम्प्रदान (सम्प्रदान/Recipient)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गम्भीर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/चतुर्थी), एकवचन

• इति: thus / saying
• इति: सम्बन्ध (सम्बन्ध/Quotation marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; इति-शब्दः (quotative particle)

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

• गदाम्: mace
• गदाम्: कर्म (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गदा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन

• अम्भोजम्: lotus
• अम्भोजम्: कर्म (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अम्भोज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन

• शान्तिमूर्त्तये: to the embodiment of peace
• शान्तिमूर्त्तये: सम्प्रदान (सम्प्रदान/Recipient)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शान्ति-मूर्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/चतुर्थी), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (शान्तेः मूर्तिः)

• एवम्: thus / in this manner
• एवम्: सम्बन्ध (सम्बन्ध/Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक (adverb of manner)

• अभ्यर्च्य: having worshipped
• अभ्यर्च्य: पूर्वकाल (क्रियाविशेषण/पूर्वकर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अभि+अर्च् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund); धातुः—अर्च् (पूजायाम्), उपसर्गः—अभि; ‘having worshipped’

• देवेशम्: Lord of the gods
• देवेशम्: कर्म (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव-ईश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; समासः—षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (देवानाम् ईशः)

• देवम्: the god
• देवम्: कर्म (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन

• नारायणम्: Nārāyaṇa
• नारायणम्: कर्म (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नारायण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन

• प्रभुम्: the Lord / master
• प्रभुम्: कर्म (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रभु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन

Speaker

Varāha (default dialogue framework; speaker not explicit in excerpt)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Studies
• Vaiṣṇavism
• Mantra and Pūjā Procedures

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It preserves a concise liturgical formula typical of Purāṇic transmission, linking mantra-like epithets with emblematic offerings used in Vaiṣṇava worship and reflecting the codification of devotional practice in medieval Sanskrit textual culture.

Which geographic location is identified?

No geographic toponym appears in this verse; it focuses on worship procedure and divine epithets rather than sacred geography.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The verse foregrounds śānti (peace) as a valued philosophical ideal by addressing the deity as “the embodiment of peace,” framing worship as oriented toward inner and social harmony rather than coercive obligation.