Varaha Purana 39.40: Adhyaya 39, Shloka 40

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

Devanagari script

ऊरुयुग्मं नृसिंहाय उरः श्रीवत्सधारिणे । कण्ठं कौस्तुभनाथाय वक्षः श्रीपतये तथा ॥ ३९.४० ॥

Sanskrit recitationVaraha Purana 39.40

Transliteration

ūruyugmaṁ nṛsiṁhāya uraḥ śrīvatsadhāriṇe | kaṇṭhaṁ kaustubhanāthāya vakṣaḥ śrīpataye tathā || 39.40 ||

Translation

‘नृसिंहाय’ म्हणत ऊरुयुग्म अर्पण करावे; ‘श्रीवत्सधारिणे’ म्हणत उरः। ‘कौस्तुभनाथाय’ म्हणत कंठ, तसेच ‘श्रीपतये’ म्हणत वक्षः अर्पण करावे.

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Word by Word

• ऊरु-युग्मम्: pair of thighs
• ऊरु-युग्मम्: कर्म (Karma/Object; body-part being saluted)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऊरु (प्रातिपदिक) + युग्म (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: ‘ऊर्योः युग्मम्’ (pair of thighs); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन

• नृसिंहाय: to Narasiṃha
• नृसिंहाय: सम्प्रदान (Sampradāna/Dative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नृसिंह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी विभक्ति (Dative/4th), एकवचन

• उरः: chest
• उरः: कर्म (Karma/Object; body-part being saluted)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उरस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन; पदान्त ‘उरः’

• श्रीवत्स-धारिणे: to the bearer of Śrīvatsa
• श्रीवत्स-धारिणे: सम्प्रदान (Sampradāna/Dative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्रीवत्स (प्रातिपदिक) + धारिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष: ‘श्रीवत्सं धारयति’ (one who bears Śrīvatsa); पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी विभक्ति (Dative/4th), एकवचन

• कण्ठम्: throat/neck
• कण्ठम्: कर्म (Karma/Object; body-part being saluted)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कण्ठ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन

• कौस्तुभ-नाथाय: to the lord of the Kaustubha (gem)
• कौस्तुभ-नाथाय: सम्प्रदान (Sampradāna/Dative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कौस्तुभ (प्रातिपदिक) + नाथ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: ‘कौस्तुभस्य नाथः’ (lord/possessor of Kaustubha); पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी विभक्ति, एकवचन

• वक्षः: breast/chest
• वक्षः: कर्म (Karma/Object; body-part being saluted)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वक्षस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन; पदान्त ‘वक्षः’

• श्रीपतये: to Śrīpati (lord of Śrī)
• श्रीपतये: सम्प्रदान (Sampradāna/Dative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्रीपति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी विभक्ति (Dative/4th), एकवचन

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: सम्बन्धसूचक (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, समुच्चय/अनुक्रमवाचक (likewise/also)

Speaker

Varāha (default speaker per dialogue framework; explicit speaker not stated in fragment)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Studies
• Vaiṣṇavism
• Sanskrit Philology

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It preserves a Purāṇic style of Vaiṣṇava iconographic description using established epithets (Śrīvatsa, Kaustubha, Śrīpati), reflecting how medieval Sanskrit traditions encoded deity-identification through bodily marks and ornaments.

Which geographic location is identified?

No geographic location is named in this verse; it is focused on bodily/iconographic attribution rather than sacred geography.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

Rather than a direct ethical injunction, the verse models disciplined contemplative attention—systematically associating divine epithets with bodily loci, a practice often used to cultivate focus and reverence in ritual or meditative contexts.