Varaha Purana 59.4: Adhyaya 59, Shloka 4

The Obstacle-Removing Vow

Procedure for Worship of Vināyaka

Devanagari script

पायसैः पञ्चभिः पात्रैरुपेतं तु तिलैस्तथा । एवं कृत्वा व्रतं चै तत् सर्वविघ्नैर्विमुच्यते ॥ ५९.४ ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 59.4

Transliteration

pāyasaiḥ pañcabhiḥ pātrair upetaṃ tu tilais tathā | evaṃ kṛtvā vrataṃ caitat sarva-vighnair vimucyate || 59.4 ||

Translation

Dengan lima bejana berisi pāyasa (bubur nasi susu), serta disertai biji bijan, apabila nazar ini dilaksanakan demikian, seseorang dibebaskan daripada segala halangan.

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Word by Word

• pāyasaiḥ: with rice-pudding (offerings)
• pāyasaiḥ: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pāyasa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Plural (बहुवचन)

• pañcabhiḥ: with five
• pañcabhiḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pañcan (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Numeral (संख्यावाचक), Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Plural (बहुवचन)

• pātraiḥ: with vessels
• pātraiḥ: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pātra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Plural (बहुवचन)

• upetam: accompanied/endowed
• upetam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: upeta (प्रातिपदिक; from upa-√i)
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त), Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); ‘endowed/combined’

• tu: also/indeed
• tu: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: Particle (विरोध/अवधारणार्थक अव्यय)

• tilaiḥ: with sesame (seeds)
• tilaiḥ: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tila (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Plural (बहुवचन)

• tathā: likewise
• tathā: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb (तथार्थक अव्यय)

• evam: thus
• evam: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: evam (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb (एवमर्थक अव्यय)

• kṛtvā: having performed
• kṛtvā: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (धा॒तु)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (क्त्वान्त), ‘having done’

• vratam: the vow
• vratam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vrata (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction (समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय)

• etat: this
• etat: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: etad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun (सर्वनाम), Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• sarva-vighnaiḥ: from all obstacles
• sarva-vighnaiḥ: Hetu/Apādāna (हेतु/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक) + vighna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Plural (बहुवचन); Karmadhāraya: ‘all obstacles’

• vimucyate: is released/freed
• vimucyate: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vi-√muc (धा॒तु)
• Form: Present (लट्), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन), Ātmanepada (आत्मनेपद); passive sense ‘is freed’

Speaker

Varāha

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Vaishnavism
• Dharma-shastra Influence
• Vrata Literature

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It reflects a common Purāṇic pattern of prescribing vrata-ritual details (specific offerings and counts) and linking correct observance with the removal of vighna (impediments), a theme shared across medieval Sanskrit ritual and devotional literature.

Which geographic location is identified?

No specific geographic location is named in this verse fragment; the content is primarily procedural (offerings and observance) rather than topographical.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The verse emphasizes disciplined completion of a prescribed vow (vrata) with appropriate offerings, presenting careful observance as a means to overcome hindrances in one’s undertakings.