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Varaha Purana 56.4: Adhyaya 56, Shloka 4

Ritual Procedure for the Dhanyavrata

Prosperity Vow

संवर्त्तायेति च शिरो ज्वलनायेति सर्वतः । अभ्यर्च्यैवं विधानॆन देवदेवं जनार्दनम् ॥ ५६.४ ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 56.4

saṃvarttāyeti ca śiro jvalanāyeti sarvataḥ | abhyarcyaivaṃ vidhānena devadevaṃ janārdanam || 56.4 ||

Dengan melafazkan gelaran “Saṃvarttāya” dan “Jvalanāya”, lalu memuja bahagian kepala (dewa) dari segala sisi menurut tatacara yang ditetapkan, hendaklah seseorang menyanjung Janārdana, Tuhan bagi segala dewa.

संवर्त्तायto Saṃvarta (name)
संवर्त्ताय:
सम्प्रदान (Dative/सम्प्रदान)
TypeNoun
Rootसंवर्त्त (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन; नाम (to Saṃvarta)
इतिthus
इति:
सम्बन्ध/वाक्य-सम्बन्ध (Discourse marker/सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइति (अव्यय)
Formउद्धरण/इत्यर्थक अव्यय (quotative particle)
चand
च:
सम्बन्ध (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (अव्यय)
Formसमुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)
शिरःhead
शिरः:
कर्म (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootशिरस् (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative) वा द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; रूपं शिरः
ज्वलनायto Jvalana (fire)
ज्वलनाय:
सम्प्रदान (Dative/सम्प्रदान)
TypeNoun
Rootज्वलन (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन; (to Jvalana/Fire)
इतिthus
इति:
सम्बन्ध/वाक्य-सम्बन्ध (Discourse marker/सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइति (अव्यय)
Formउद्धरण/इत्यर्थक अव्यय (quotative particle)
सर्वतःon all sides; everywhere
सर्वतः:
अधिकरण (Adverbial locus/अधिकरण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसर्वतः (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय, क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)
अभ्यर्च्यhaving worshipped
अभ्यर्च्य:
पूर्वकाल (Prior action/पूर्वक्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootअभि+अर्च् (धातु)
Formक्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), परस्मैपदी; ‘having worshipped’
एवम्thus; in this way
एवम्:
सम्बन्ध (Manner/सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएवम् (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय, प्रकारवाचक (manner adverb)
विधानेनby the prescribed procedure
विधानेन:
करण (Instrument/करण)
TypeNoun
Rootविधान (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन
देवदेवम्the God of gods
देवदेवम्:
कर्म (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootदेव+देव (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः ‘देवानां देवः’ (god of gods)
जनार्दनम्Janārdana (Viṣṇu)
जनार्दनम्:
कर्म (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootजनार्दन (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; विष्णोर्नाम

Varāha (default speaker per dialogue framework; explicit speaker not present in excerpt)

C
Classical Literature
P
Purāṇic Studies
V
Vaishnavism
M
Mantra and Ritual

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It documents a Purāṇic-style arcana (worship) instruction using divine epithets, reflecting the integration of liturgical naming practices into narrative scripture.

No specific geographic location is named in this verse fragment; it is primarily procedural and devotional in focus.

The verse emphasizes disciplined practice—performing worship according to a stated method (vidhi), highlighting procedural integrity and attentiveness in ritual action.

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