Varaha Purana 39.57: Adhyaya 39, Shloka 57

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

Devanagari script

ताम्रपात्रैश्च सतीलैः स्थगितान् कारयेद् घटान् । तत्र सज्जलपात्रस्थं ब्राह्मणाय कुटुम्बिने ॥ ३९.५७ ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 39.57

Transliteration

tāmrapātraiś ca satilaiḥ sthagitān kārayed ghaṭān | tatra sajjalapātrasthaṃ brāhmaṇāya kuṭumbine || 39.57 ||

Translation

तांब्याच्या पात्रांनी झाकलेले व तीळयुक्त घट तयार करवावेत। तेथून पाण्याने भरलेले पात्र सज्ज ठेवून गृहस्थ ब्राह्मणास दान द्यावे।

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• ताम्र-पात्रैः: with copper vessels
• ताम्र-पात्रैः: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ताम्र (प्रातिपदिक) + पात्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुषसमास (षष्ठी/कर्मधारय-प्रायः: ‘ताम्रस्य पात्रम्’); नपुंसकलिङ्ग; तृतीया विभक्ति, बहुवचन (Instrumental plural)

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक (conjunction)

• स-तीलैः: together with sesame (seeds)
• स-तीलैः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स (सह) + तिल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सह-तत्पुरुषसमास; पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग; तृतीया विभक्ति, बहुवचन; (घटान्/पात्रान् इत्यादि) विशेषणम्—‘तिलसहितैः’

• स्थगितान्: covered, closed
• स्थगितान्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्थगित (प्रातिपदिक; कृदन्त from स्थग्/स्थगय्)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past participle); पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया विभक्ति, बहुवचन; घटान् इति विशेषणम् (covered/closed)

• कारयेत्: should have (them) made / should cause to be prepared
• कारयेत्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु) + णिच् (causative)
• Form: णिजन्त (causative) धातु; विधिलिङ् (optative); प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद (should cause to be made)

• घटान्: pots, jars
• घटान्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: घट (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया विभक्ति, बहुवचन (Accusative plural)

• तत्र: there, in that (pot/vessel)
• तत्र: Deśa-adhikaraṇa (देशाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (adverb of place)

• स-जला-पात्र-स्थम्: placed in a water-filled vessel
• स-जला-पात्र-स्थम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स (सह) + जल (प्रातिपदिक) + पात्र (प्रातिपदिक) + स्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: बहुपद-तत्पुरुषसमास; नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन; (दानवस्तु) विशेषणम्—‘जलेन सहिते पात्रे स्थितम्’

• ब्राह्मणाय: to a Brahmin
• ब्राह्मणाय: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्राह्मण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; चतुर्थी विभक्ति, एकवचन (Dative singular)

• कुटुम्बिने: to the householder (family man)
• कुटुम्बिने: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कुटुम्बिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; चतुर्थी विभक्ति, एकवचन; ब्राह्मणाय इति विशेषणम् (householder/with family)

Speaker

Varāha (default speaker per dialogue framework)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Studies
• Dāna (Gift-Ethics)
• Sanskrit Philology

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It reflects Purāṇic-era gift-ethics (dāna-dharma) and the material culture of ritual charity, where items like water-vessels, sesame, and copper containers appear as standardized donation media in Sanskrit normative literature.

Which geographic location is identified?

No specific geographic toponym is explicit in this verse; it is a procedural instruction not tied to a named sacred site in the provided fragment.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

To perform structured charitable giving—preparing and offering practical necessities (notably water in a vessel), directed toward an eligible recipient (here, a householder brāhmaṇa), emphasizing orderly generosity rather than coercive obligation.