Varaha Purana 58.2: Adhyaya 58, Shloka 2

The Procedure for the Saubhāgyakaraṇa Vow

Rite for Auspicious Fortune

Devanagari script

फाल्गुनस्य तु मासस्य तृतीया शुक्लपक्षतः । उपासितव्या नक्तेन शुचिना सत्यवादिना ॥ ५८.२ ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 58.2

Transliteration

phālgunasya tu māsasya tṛtīyā śuklapakṣataḥ | upāsitavyā naktena śucinā satyavādinā || 58.2 ||

Translation

Pada bulan Phālguna, pada tithi ketiga dalam paruh terang, hendaklah dipelihara puasa malam (naktavrata) oleh orang yang suci dan berkata benar.

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Word by Word

• phālgunasya: of (the month) Phālguna
• phālgunasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: phālguna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular (एकवचन)

• tu: but/indeed
• tu: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: Particle (निपात), adversative/emphatic

• māsasya: of the month
• māsasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: māsa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular (एकवचन)

• tṛtīyā: the third (tithi)
• tṛtīyā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tṛtīyā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); lunar day name

• śukla-pakṣataḥ: from the bright fortnight
• śukla-pakṣataḥ: Apādāna (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śukla (प्रातिपदिक) + pakṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Ablative (5th/पञ्चमी), Singular (एकवचन); -taḥ = ablative adverbial ending

• upāsitavyā: should be worshipped/observed
• upāsitavyā: Vidheyā (विधेया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: upa-√ās (धातु)
• Form: Gerundive/obligative (तव्यत्-कृदन्त), Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); passive necessity ‘to be worshipped/observed’

• naktena: at night
• naktena: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: nakta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine/Neuter (पुं/नपुं), Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular (एकवचन); adverbial-instrumental ‘by night/at night’

• śucinā: by a pure (person)
• śucinā: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śuci (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• satyavādinā: by a truth-speaking (person)
• satyavādinā: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: satya-vādin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular (एकवचन); satya + vādin ‘truth-speaker’

Speaker

Varāha

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Studies
• Vaishnavism
• Dharmaśāstra-related Practice

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It reflects a Purāṇic mode of calendrical discipline—linking specific lunar dates (tithi) with regulated conduct—showing how medieval Sanskrit textual culture systematized observances through month-by-month prescriptions.

Which geographic location is identified?

No geographic site is named in this verse; the focus is temporal (Phālguna month, bright fortnight, third tithi) rather than spatial.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The observance is framed as requiring personal purity and truthfulness (śuci and satyavādin), emphasizing ethical discipline as a prerequisite alongside the ritual act of fasting at night.