Varaha Purana 112.79: Adhyaya 112, Shloka 79

Praise and Procedure of Donating the Two-Faced Kapilā Cow and the Golden Pot

Hema-kumbha

Devanagari script

अमायां वाथ यः कश्चिद्द्विजानामग्रतः पठेत् ॥ पितरस्तस्य तृप्यन्ति वर्षाणां शतमेव च ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 112.79

Transliteration

amāyāṃ vātha yaḥ kaścid dvijānām agrataḥ paṭhet || pitaras tasya tṛpyanti varṣāṇāṃ śatam eva ca ||

Translation

Dan sesiapa pun yang pada hari amāvasyā (bulan baharu) melafazkan (ini) di hadapan para dvija, maka para leluhurnya berpuas hati selama seratus tahun penuh.

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Word by Word

• अमायाम्: on the new-moon day
• अमायाम्: अधिकरण (Location/Time)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अमावास्या/अमा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सप्तमी विभक्ति (Locative/सप्तमी), एकवचन (Singular/एकवचन), स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine/स्त्री)

• वा: or
• वा: विकल्प (Alternative)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा (अव्यय)
• Form: विकल्पार्थक अव्यय (or)

• अथ: then, moreover
• अथ: सम्बन्धसूचक (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रसङ्गसूचक अव्यय (then/also)

• यः: who
• यः: कर्ता (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा विभक्ति (Nominative/प्रथमा), एकवचन (Singular/एकवचन), पुल्लिङ्ग (Masculine/पुं)

• कश्चित्: someone, anyone
• कश्चित्: कर्ता (Subject; apposition to यः)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + चित् (अव्यय-प्रत्यय)
• Form: प्रथमा विभक्ति (Nominative/प्रथमा), एकवचन (Singular/एकवचन), पुल्लिङ्ग (Masculine/पुं); अनिश्चितार्थक सर्वनाम (indefinite pronoun)

• द्विजानाम्: of the twice-born (Brahmins)
• द्विजानाम्: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्विज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी विभक्ति (Genitive/षष्ठी), बहुवचन (Plural/बहुवचन), पुल्लिङ्ग (Masculine/पुं)

• अग्रतः: in front of, in the presence of
• अग्रतः: अधिकरण (Location; in presence of)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अग्रतः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; स्थानवाचक (locative adverb: in front/presence)

• पठेत्: should recite/read
• पठेत्: क्रिया (Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √पठ् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative/विधिलिङ्), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person/प्रथमपुरुष), एकवचन (Singular/एकवचन), परस्मैपद

• पितरः: the ancestors
• पितरः: कर्ता (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पितृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा विभक्ति (Nominative/प्रथमा), बहुवचन (Plural/बहुवचन), पुल्लिङ्ग (Masculine/पुं)

• तस्य: of him
• तस्य: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी विभक्ति (Genitive/षष्ठी), एकवचन (Singular/एकवचन)

• तृप्यन्ति: are satisfied
• तृप्यन्ति: क्रिया (Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √तृप् (धातु)
• Form: लट् लकार (Present/लट्), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person/प्रथमपुरुष), बहुवचन (Plural/बहुवचन), आत्मनेपद

• वर्षाणाम्: of years
• वर्षाणाम्: सम्बन्ध/परिमाण (Genitive of measure)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वर्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी विभक्ति (Genitive/षष्ठी), बहुवचन (Plural/बहुवचन), नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter/नपुं)

• शतम्: a hundred
• शतम्: परिमाण (Measure)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शत (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nominative/Accusative), एकवचन (Singular/एकवचन), नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter/नपुं)

• एव: indeed, just
• एव: अवधारण (Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक अव्यय (emphatic/only/indeed)

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (Conjunction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक अव्यय (and)

Speaker

Varāha (default dialogue framework)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Studies
• Ritual Studies
• Textual Recitation

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It reflects the Purāṇic valorization of public/ritual recitation and its linkage to ancestral well-being, a widespread motif in late Sanskrit traditions.

Which geographic location is identified?

No location is named; the setting is ritual-social (recitation before dvijas) rather than geographic.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

To engage in disciplined recitation at ritually significant times, connecting personal practice with intergenerational responsibility.