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Varaha Purana 124.40: Adhyaya 124, Shloka 40

Ritual Observances Aligned with the Seasons

Seasonal Devotional Procedure

यावन्तः पुष्पिताः शालाः पृथिव्यां यावत्सुगन्धकाः ॥ अर्च्चितः स भवेत्सर्वैः कृतो येन ह्ययं विधिः ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 124.40

yāvantaḥ puṣpitāḥ śālāḥ pṛthivyāṃ yāvat sugandhakāḥ || arccitaḥ sa bhavet sarvaiḥ kṛto yena hy ayaṃ vidhiḥ ||

Sebanyak mana pohon śāla yang sedang berbunga di bumi, dan sebanyak mana bunga yang harum, demikianlah orang yang melaksanakan tata cara ini dihormati oleh semua.

यावन्तःas many as
यावन्तः:
विशेषण (Qualifier)
TypeAdjective
Rootयावत् (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; परिमाण-वाचक (correlative)
पुष्पिताःflowering
पुष्पिताः:
विशेषण (Qualifier)
TypeAdjective
Rootपुष्पित (प्रातिपदिक; √पुष्प्/पुष्प्-भाव)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past participle)
शालाःśālā trees / sal-trees (contextual)
शालाः:
कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
TypeNoun
Rootशाला (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन
पृथिव्याम्on earth
पृथिव्याम्:
अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa)
TypeNoun
Rootपृथिवी (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन
यावत्as many/as much as
यावत्:
सम्बन्ध/क्रियाविशेषण (Correlative)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootयावत् (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक)
Formपरिमाण-वाचक अव्यय (correlative adverb: ‘as much/as many’)
सुगन्धकाःfragrant
सुगन्धकाः:
विशेषण (Qualifier)
TypeAdjective
Rootसु (उपसर्ग/अव्यय) + गन्धक (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; समासः: सु-गन्धक (good-fragrant)
अर्च्चितःworshipped/honored
अर्च्चितः:
विशेषण/कर्मणि-भाव (Predicate adjective)
TypeAdjective
Root√अर्च् (अर्च् धातु) (कृदन्त)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle)
सःhe
सः:
कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
TypeNoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन
भवेत्would be/may become
भवेत्:
क्रिया (Verb)
TypeVerb
Root√भू (भू धातु)
Formविधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन
सर्वैःby all (people)
सर्वैः:
करण/कर्ता-समूह (Agent/Instrumental plural)
TypeNoun
Rootसर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन
कृतःdone/performed
कृतः:
विशेषण (Qualifier)
TypeAdjective
Root√कृ (कृ धातु) (कृदन्त)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle)
येनby whom/by which
येन:
करण (Karaṇa/Instrument)
TypeNoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सम्बन्धक
हिindeed/for
हि:
सम्बन्ध/निपात (Particle)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootहि (अव्यय)
Formअवधारण/हेतु-बोधक निपात (particle: indeed/for)
अयम्this
अयम्:
विशेषण/निर्देशक (Deictic)
TypeNoun
Rootइदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन
विधिःrite/procedure
विधिः:
कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
TypeNoun
Rootविधि (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

Varāha (default)

C
Classical Literature
E
Ecological Ethics
P
Purāṇic Ritual
C
Cultural Heritage

FAQs

It shows the integration of botanical imagery into Purāṇic ritual culture, suggesting how natural abundance (flowers, fragrance, trees) is used to articulate social honor and ritual value.

No specific place is named; “pṛthivyām” indicates the earth broadly, using ecological abundance as a universal measure.

The verse promotes conscientious performance of prescribed rites, associating it with communal respect and symbolic alignment with the natural world.

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