Varaha Purana 33.29: Adhyaya 33, Shloka 29
The Origin of Rudra, the Disruption of Dakṣa’s Sacrifice, and the Establishment of Paśupati
Pūrva Bhāga · Vrata–Dāna–Śrāddha Vidhi (Ritual Observances and Gift-Giving)
तस्यां तिथौ भवन्तं ये यजन्ते श्रद्धयान्विताः । उपोष्य पश्चाद्भुञ्जीयाद्गोधूमान्नेन वै द्विजान् ॥ तस्य त्वं तुष्टिमापन्नो नय स्थानमनुत्तमम् ॥ ३३.२९ ॥
tasyāṁ tithau bhavantaṁ ye yajante śraddhayānvitāḥ | upoṣya paścādbhuñjīyād godhūmānnena vai dvijān || tasya tvaṁ tuṣṭimāpanno naya sthānamanuttamam || 33.29 ||
tasyAM tithau bhavantaM ye yajante shraddhayAnvitAH | upoShya pashchAdbhu~njIyAdgodhUmAnnena vai dvijAn || tasya tvaM tuShTimApanno naya sthAnamanuttamam || 33.29 ||
Pada tithi itu, sesiapa yang menyembah-Mu dengan penuh śraddhā hendaklah terlebih dahulu berpuasa; kemudian hendaklah ia menjamu para dvija (brāhmaṇa) dengan makanan daripada gandum. Dengan itu Engkau berkenan, maka pimpinlah dia ke kediaman yang tiada bandingan, yang tertinggi.
Sandhi Notes
- śraddhayānvitāḥ → śraddhayā anvitāḥ
- paścādbhuñjīyāt → paścāt bhuñjīyāt
- tuṣṭimāpannaḥ → tuṣṭim āpannaḥ
Varāha
Faith-charged action (śraddhā + upavāsa + dāna) becomes a conduit for divine grace that culminates in transcendental attainment.
Observe periodic fasting with devotion; conclude with feeding/charity (especially to learned/virtuous recipients) using sattvic, simple food; dedicate the merit to liberation.
On Paśupati’s tithi, worship with faith, fast first, then feed brāhmaṇas with wheat-based food.
Proper observance pleases the deity and results in being led to an unsurpassed abode; neglect forfeits the promised salvific fruit.
Deity’s satisfaction and guidance to anuttama-sthāna (highest/unsurpassed abode).
33.33.28 (tithi establishment)
FAQs
It reflects a Purāṇic synthesis of devotional worship with socially codified ritual ethics—fasting (upoṣa) and the feeding of brāhmaṇas—paralleling Dharmaśāstra norms while embedding them in a soteriological promise (attainment of anuttama-sthāna).
No specific sacred geography is named in this verse; it refers instead to a ritual time-marker (tithi) and a merit-bearing act (dvija-bhojana).
To combine disciplined self-restraint (fasting) with charitable hospitality (feeding qualified recipients), presenting ethical giving as integral to the ritual program and its stated spiritual outcome.
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