Varaha Purana 41.2: Adhyaya 41, Shloka 2

Rite of the Varāha Dvādaśī Vow and an Exemplary Narrative on Expiation for Brahmin-Slaying

Devanagari script

प्रागुक्तेन विधानेन सङ्कल्पस्नानमेव च । कृत्वा देवं समभ्यर्च्य एकादश्यां विचक्षणः ॥ ४१.२ ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 41.2

Transliteration

prāguktena vidhānena saṅkalpasnānam eva ca | kṛtvā devaṁ samabhyarcya ekādaśyāṁ vicakṣaṇaḥ || 41.2 ||

Translation

മുമ്പ് പറഞ്ഞ വിധിപ്രകാരം സങ്കൽപസ്നാനം ചെയ്ത് ദേവനെ യഥാവിധി ആരാധിച്ച്, വിവേകമുള്ള সাধകൻ ഏകാദശി ദിനത്തിൽ ഈ കർമ്മം ആചരിക്കണം।

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Word by Word

• प्राक्-उक्तेन: by the previously stated
• प्राक्-उक्तेन: Karana (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्राक् (अव्यय) + उक्त (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), एकवचन (Singular); अव्ययीभाव (प्राक् + उक्त) = 'previously said'

• विधानेन: procedure/rite
• विधानेन: Karana (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विधान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), एकवचन (Singular)

• सङ्कल्प-स्नानम्: the resolve-ritual bath
• सङ्कल्प-स्नानम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सङ्कल्प + स्नान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Nom./Acc.), एकवचन (Singular); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (सङ्कल्पस्य स्नानम्)

• एव: indeed/only
• एव: Nipata (निपात/Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, अवधारण (particle of emphasis)

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

• कृत्वा: having done
• कृत्वा: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकालक्रिया/Anterior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (gerund/absolutive), पूर्वकाल (prior action)

• देवम्: the deity
• देवम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन (Singular)

• समभ्यर्च्य: having worshipped (properly)
• समभ्यर्च्य: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकालक्रिया/Anterior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + अभि + अर्च् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-लोपयुक्त ल्यप्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (gerund), उपसर्गयुक्त धातु; 'having duly worshipped'

• एकादश्याम्: on Ekādaśī (11th lunar day)
• एकादश्याम्: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Time)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एकादशी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative), एकवचन (Singular)

• विचक्षणः: the discerning one
• विचक्षणः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विचक्षण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन (Singular); कर्तृविशेषण

Speaker

Varāha (default dialogue framework: instructor voice)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Vaiṣṇavism
• Purāṇic Ritual Manuals
• Sacred Timekeeping (Tithi)

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It reflects the Purāṇic integration of vrata-observance (vowed religious practice) with formalized ritual steps—such as saṅkalpa (declaration of intent) and prescribed bathing—showing how devotional calendars and domestic/temple rites were systematized in medieval Sanskrit textual traditions.

Which geographic location is identified?

No geographic location is named in this verse; the focus is on sacred time (Ekādaśī tithi) and ritual procedure.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The verse emphasizes disciplined intentionality and procedural care: one should act with clear resolve (saṅkalpa) and perform worship in an orderly, conscientious manner, especially on ritually significant days such as Ekādaśī.