Varaha Purana 63.3: Adhyaya 63, Shloka 3

Procedure for the Son-Obtaining Vow

Kṛṣṇāṣṭamī Observance

Devanagari script

षष्ठ्यां चैव तु संकल्प्य सप्तम्यामर्चयेद् हरिम् । देवक्युत्सङ्गगं देवं मातृभिः परिवेष्टितम् ॥ ६३.३ ॥

Sanskrit recitationVaraha Purana 63.3

Transliteration

ṣaṣṭhyāṃ caiva tu saṅkalpya saptamyām arcayed harim | devakyutsaṅgagaṃ devaṃ mātṛbhiḥ pariveṣṭitam || 63.3 ||

Translation

षष्ठीला संकल्प करून सप्तमीला हरिचे पूजन करावे—देवकीच्या मांडीवर विराजमान, मातृगणांनी वेढलेल्या त्या देवाचे.

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• षष्ठ्याम्: on the sixth (lunar day)
• षष्ठ्याम्: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Time)
• Type: Noun
• Root: षष्ठी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन (tithi-name)

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक (conjunction)

• एव: indeed/just
• एव: विशेषण-निपात (Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारणार्थक (emphasis)

• तु: then/indeed
• तु: सम्बन्धसूचक (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (particle)

• संकल्प्य: having resolved/decided
• संकल्प्य: पूर्वकाल (Prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: संकल्प् (धातु)
• Form: ल्यप्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (Gerund/Absolutive)

• सप्तम्याम्: on the seventh (lunar day)
• सप्तम्याम्: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Time)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सप्तमी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन (tithi-name)

• अर्चयेत्: should worship
• अर्चयेत्: क्रिया (Verb/Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अर्च् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद (injunctive prescription)

• हरिम्: Hari (Viṣṇu)
• हरिम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• देवकी-उत्सङ्ग-गम्: resting in Devakī’s lap
• देवकी-उत्सङ्ग-गम्: विशेषण (Qualifier of devaṃ/harim)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: देवकी (प्रातिपदिक) + उत्सङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक) + ग (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक from √गम्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: ‘देवक्याः उत्सङ्गं गतः’ (gone to/lying in Devakī’s lap)

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

• मातृभिः: by the mothers (Mātṛkās)
• मातृभिः: करण (Karaṇa/Agent-instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मातृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• परिवेष्टितम्: surrounded/encircled
• परिवेष्टितम्: कर्म-विशेषण (Object qualifier)
• Type: Verb
• Root: परि-वेṣ्ट् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकृदन्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग द्वितीया एकवचन; कर्मणि: ‘surrounded’ (agreeing with devaṃ/harim)

Speaker

Varāha

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Ritual
• Vaiṣṇavism
• Sanskrit Studies

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It documents a structured Purāṇic ritual calendar tied to lunar days (tithis), showing how devotional practice was systematized through saṅkalpa (formal intent) followed by prescribed worship on a specific day.

Which geographic location is identified?

No explicit geographic toponym appears in this verse; the content is primarily calendrical-ritual and iconographic (Devakī as a narrative-figure rather than a place).

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The verse emphasizes disciplined intentionality in practice: first establishing a clear resolve (saṅkalpa) and then performing the worship at the appointed time, reflecting a broader Purāṇic ethic of attentiveness and procedural integrity.