Varaha Purana 61.7: Adhyaya 61, Shloka 7

The Observance for the Fulfilment of Desires: Worship of Keśava in the Form of Guha

Kumāra

Devanagari script

समाप्तौ तु व्रतस्यास्य कुर्याद् ब्राह्मणभोजनम् । षण्मुखं सर्वसौवर्णं ब्राह्मणाय निवेदयेत् ॥ ६१.७ ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 61.7

Transliteration

samāptau tu vratasyāsya kuryād brāhmaṇabhojanam | ṣaṇmukhaṃ sarvasauvarṇaṃ brāhmaṇāya nivedayet || 61.7 ||

Translation

ഈ വ്രതത്തിന്റെ സമാപ്തിയിൽ ബ്രാഹ്മണഭോജനവും നടത്തണം; പിന്നെ മുഴുവനായും സ്വർണ്ണത്തിൽ നിർമ്മിച്ച ഷൺമുഖ പ്രതിമ ബ്രാഹ്മണന് സമർപ്പിക്കണം।

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Word by Word

• समाप्तौ: at the completion
• समाप्तौ: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: समाप्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; काल/अवसर (at the completion)

• तु: indeed
• तु: सम्बन्ध/वाक्य-सम्बन्ध (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात

• व्रतस्य: of the vow
• व्रतस्य: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: व्रत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन

• अस्य: of this
• अस्य: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन; ‘व्रतस्य’ इति विशेषण (of this)

• कुर्यात्: should do
• कुर्यात्: क्रिया (Verb/Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √कृ (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन

• ब्राह्मणभोजनम्: feeding of Brahmins
• ब्राह्मणभोजनम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्राह्मण + भोजन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (ब्राह्मणानां भोजनम् / ब्राह्मण-भोजनं = feeding of Brahmins)

• षण्मुखम्: Ṣaṇmukha (six-faced deity/image)
• षण्मुखम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: षट् + मुख (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; बहुव्रीहि (षण्मुखः = षण्मुख-देवता/स्कन्द-प्रतिमा)

• सर्वसौवर्णम्: entirely of gold
• सर्वसौवर्णम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व + सौवर्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; कर्मधारय (सर्वं सौवर्णम् = entirely golden); ‘षण्मुखम्’ इति विशेषण

• ब्राह्मणाय: to a Brahmin
• ब्राह्मणाय: सम्प्रदान (Sampradāna/Recipient)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्राह्मण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (4th/चतुर्थी), एकवचन; सम्प्रदान (recipient)

• निवेदयेत्: should offer / present
• निवेदयेत्: क्रिया (Verb/Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि √विद् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; ‘समर्पयेत्’

Speaker

Varāha (default, in Varāha–Pṛthivī dialogue framework)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Dharma
• Ritual Studies
• Vaiṣṇavism

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It reflects a common Purāṇic pattern in which vows (vratas) are concluded with hospitality (brāhmaṇa-bhojana) and formal gifting (dāna), illustrating the social-ritual economy of merit-making in medieval Sanskrit textual culture.

Which geographic location is identified?

No specific geographic site is named in this verse fragment; the content is procedural (vrata-conclusion and gifting) rather than topographical.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

To complete an observance responsibly by practicing generosity and hospitality—feeding a learned recipient and offering a valuable gift—framed as an ethical-social duty associated with the end of a vow.