Varaha Purana 64.5: Adhyaya 64, Shloka 5

Procedure for the Vow that Cultivates Valor

Durgā Navamī Observance

Devanagari script

हेमवस्त्रादिभिस्तास्तु भूषयित्वा तु शक्तितः । पश्चात्क्षमापयेत् तास्तु देवी मे प्रीयतामिति ॥ ६४.५ ॥

Sanskrit recitationVaraha Purana 64.5

Transliteration

hemavastrādibhistāstu bhūṣayitvā tu śaktitaḥ | paścāt kṣamāpayet tāstu devī me prīyatām iti || 64.5 ||

Translation

പിന്നീട് തന്റെ ശേഷിയനുസരിച്ച് സ്വർണം, വസ്ത്രം മുതലായവകൊണ്ട് അവരെ അലങ്കരിച്ച്, തുടർന്ന് അവരോട് ക്ഷമ ചോദിക്കണം—“ദേവി എനിക്കു പ്രസന്നയാകട്ടെ.”

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• हेमवस्त्रादिभिः: with gold, garments, and the like
• हेमवस्त्रादिभिः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हेम (प्रातिपदिक) + वस्त्र (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/करण), बहुवचन; समासः: (हेम-वस्त्र-आदि)-समाहारः, ‘आदि’योगात् बहुव्रीह्यर्थ-सम्भावना किन्तु प्रयोगतः ‘हेमवस्त्रादि’ इति तत्पुरुष-प्रायः (X-आदि = etc. of X)

• ताः: them (those girls)
• ताः: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/कर्म), बहुवचन

• तु: then/indeed
• तु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (particle)

• भूषयित्वा: having adorned
• भूषयित्वा: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भूष् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund); णिचर्थ-प्रयोग (to adorn)

• तु: and/then
• तु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (particle)

• शक्तितः: according to ability
• शक्तितः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: शक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (ablatival adverb): ‘शक्तितः’ = शक्त्यानुसारम्

• पश्चात्: afterwards
• पश्चात्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पश्चात् (अव्यय)
• Form: काल/क्रम-अव्यय (adverb: afterwards)

• क्षमापयेत्: should ask forgiveness / cause (them) to forgive
• क्षमापयेत्: Vidhi (विधेय/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: क्षम (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative/विधि), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद; णिच् (causative): ‘क्षमापयेत्’ = क्षमां याचयेत्/क्षमां कारयेत्

• ताः: them
• ताः: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/कर्म), बहुवचन

• तु: indeed
• तु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (particle)

• देवी: the Goddess / O Goddess
• देवी: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/कर्ता), एकवचन; वाक्ये सम्भाव्य-सम्बोधनार्थे (O Goddess) अपि

• मे: my
• मे: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/सम्बन्ध), एकवचन; एन्क्लिटिक रूप

• प्रीयताम्: may (she) be pleased
• प्रीयताम्: Ashirvada/Prarthana (आशीर्वाद/प्रार्थना)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्री (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative/आज्ञा), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद; ‘प्रीयताम्’ = प्रसन्ना भवतु

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: उद्धरण/समाप्ति-सूचक अव्यय

Speaker

Varāha (default dialogue framework)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Ritual
• Indic Ethics
• Vaishnavism

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It reflects a common Purāṇic ritual-ethical sequence: offering according to means (śaktitaḥ) followed by reconciliation/atonement (kṣamā), illustrating normative conduct in medieval Sanskrit ritual culture.

Which geographic location is identified?

No specific geographic location is named in this verse fragment.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

To honor respectfully within one’s means and then explicitly seek forgiveness to restore moral and social-ritual harmony, expressed here through the formula “devī me prīyatām.”