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Varaha Purana 124.9: Adhyaya 124, Shloka 9

Ritual Observances Aligned with the Seasons

Seasonal Devotional Procedure

पुष्पितेषु च शालेशु तथान्येषु द्रुमेषु च ॥ गृहीत्वा शालपुष्पाणि मम कर्मणि संस्थिताः ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 124.9

puṣpiteṣu ca śāleṣu tathānyeṣu drumeṣu ca || gṛhītvā śālapuṣpāṇi mama karmaṇi saṃsthitāḥ ||

Di antara pohon śāla yang sedang berbunga, demikian juga pada pohon-pohon lain, setelah mengumpulkan bunga śāla, mereka tetap tekun berada dalam pelaksanaan amalan upacaraku.

puṣpiteṣuin the blossoming (ones)
puṣpiteṣu:
Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
TypeAdjective
Rootpuṣpita (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग) / or Masculine depending on ‘śāla’; Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Plural (बहुवचन); adjective ‘in flowered/blooming (trees)’
caand
ca:
Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootca (अव्यय)
FormAvyaya (अव्यय), conjunction (समुच्चय)
śāleṣuin śāla trees
śāleṣu:
Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootśāla (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Plural (बहुवचन)
tathālikewise
tathā:
Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
TypeIndeclinable
Roottathā (अव्यय)
FormAvyaya (अव्यय), adverb (क्रियाविशेषण)
anyeṣuin other
anyeṣu:
Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
TypeAdjective
Rootanya (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine/Neuter (पुं/नपुं), Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Plural (बहुवचन); qualifying ‘drumeṣu’
drumeṣuin trees
drumeṣu:
Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootdruma (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Plural (बहुवचन)
caand
ca:
Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootca (अव्यय)
FormAvyaya (अव्यय), conjunction
gṛhītvāhaving taken
gṛhītvā:
Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
TypeVerb
Rootgrah (धातु) + ktvā (क्त्वा)
FormAbsolutive/Gerund (क्त्वान्त), from √grah (ग्रह्) ‘to take’
śālapuṣpāṇiśāla flowers
śālapuṣpāṇi:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootśāla + puṣpa (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Plural (बहुवचन); tatpuruṣa: ‘flowers of śāla’
mamamy
mama:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
TypeNoun
Rootasmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
FormPronoun (सर्वनाम), Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular (एकवचन)
karmaṇiin (my) rite/action
karmaṇi:
Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootkarman (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular (एकवचन)
saṃsthitāḥstanding/engaged; stationed
saṃsthitāḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeVerb
Rootsam-√sthā (धातु) + kta (क्त)
FormPast passive participle (क्त), Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural (बहुवचन); agrees with implied subject (they)

Narrative description (default framework: Varāha as instructor)

C
Classical Literature
P
Purāṇic Studies
E
Ecological Ethics (textual motifs)
S
Sanskrit Philology

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It reflects the integration of forest resources (flowers, trees) into ritual economies, a common feature of Purāṇic and wider Sanskritic practice.

No specific location is stated; the setting is described generically through trees and blossoms.

The verse implicitly promotes careful, purposeful gathering of natural materials for ritual use—an example of nature’s role in cultural practice.

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