Varaha Purana 148.63: Adhyaya 148, Shloka 63

The Greatness of Stutasvāmi: Varāha’s Disclosure of the Bhūtagiri Sacred Landscape and Its Ethical Discipline

Devanagari script

भक्तं भागवतं शुद्धं मम कर्मव्यवस्थितम् ॥ उपोष्य च त्रिरात्राणि श्रद्धधानो जितेन्द्रियः

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 148.63

Transliteration

bhaktaṃ bhāgavataṃ śuddhaṃ mama karmavyavasthitam || upoṣya ca trirātrāṇi śraddadhāno jitendriyaḥ

Translation

Seorang bhakta, pengikut Bhagavān yang suci, teguh dalam amalan yang Aku tetapkan—setelah berpuasa tiga malam, dengan śraddhā serta menguasai indera—

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Word by Word

• bhaktam: devoted
• bhaktam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: bhakta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); used as qualifier

• bhāgavatam: bhāgavata/devout (to the Lord)
• bhāgavatam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: bhāgavata (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); ‘devotee of Bhagavān’

• śuddham: pure
• śuddham: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śuddha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• mama: of me / my
• mama: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun; Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular (एकवचन)

• karma-vyavasthitam: steadfast in (my) prescribed duty
• karma-vyavasthitam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: karma (प्रातिपदिक) + vyavasthita (कृदन्त, √sthā स्था धातु with vi-ava)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); क्त-प्रत्यय; तत्पुरुष: ‘कर्मणि व्यवस्थितम्’ = established in (my) prescribed action

• upoṣya: having fasted
• upoṣya: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: upoṣya (कृदन्त, √vas/√uṣ?; here from उपवस् ‘to fast’, धातु √vas with upa-; ल्यप्/क्त्वा-समकक्ष)
• Form: Absolutive/क्त्वान्त (ल्यप्) ‘having fasted’

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction particle (समुच्चय-अव्यय)

• tri-rātrāṇi: three nights
• tri-rātrāṇi: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tri (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक) + rātri (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Plural (बहुवचन); द्विगु: ‘त्रीणि रात्राणि’

• śraddadhānaḥ: having faith / trusting
• śraddadhānaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śraddadhāna (कृदन्त, √dhā धा धातु with śrad-dhā; शतृ/शानच्)
• Form: Present participle (शानच्), Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• jita-indriyaḥ: one who has conquered the senses
• jita-indriyaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: jita (कृदन्त, √ji जि धातु) + indriya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); बहुव्रीहि: ‘जितानि इन्द्रियाणि यस्य सः’

Speaker

Varāha

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Vaishnavism
• Ritual Studies
• Dharma Literature

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It attests to standardized vow-forms (fasting, sense-control, faith) used in Purāṇic pilgrimage culture, offering evidence of ritual discipline embedded in narrative.

Which geographic location is identified?

The verse presupposes the previously described kṣetra; it focuses on the practitioner’s qualifications rather than naming a new site.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

Self-restraint (jitendriyatā) and sustained discipline (trirātra upavāsa) are presented as prerequisites for engaging sacred space responsibly.