Varaha Purana 60.1: Adhyaya 60, Shloka 1

The Rite of the Śāntivrata: A Yearlong Observance with Viṣṇu-on-Śeṣa and Nāga-Anganyāsa Worship

Devanagari script

अगस्त्य उवाच । शान्तिव्रतं प्रवक्ष्यामि तव राजन् शृणुष्व तत् । येन चीर्णेन शान्तिः स्यात् सर्वदा गृहमेधिनाम् ॥ ६०.१ ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 60.1

Transliteration

agastya uvāca | śāntivratam pravakṣyāmi tava rājan śṛṇuṣva tat | yena cīrṇena śāntiḥ syāt sarvadā gṛhamedhinām || 60.1 ||

Translation

Agastya berkata: “Wahai raja, dengarlah. Aku akan menerangkan Śānti‑vrata, nazar kedamaian; dengan mengamalkannya, kedamaian akan sentiasa terbit bagi para penghuni rumah tangga.”

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Word by Word

• अगस्त्यः: Agastya
• अगस्त्यः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अगस्त्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (क्रिया/Verbal action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• शान्ति-व्रतम्: vow of peace
• शान्ति-व्रतम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शान्ति (प्रातिपदिक) + व्रत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (शान्तेः व्रतम्)

• प्रवक्ष्यामि: I shall explain
• प्रवक्ष्यामि: Kriya (क्रिया/Verbal action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future), उत्तम-पुरुष (1st person), एकवचन, परस्मैपद; उपसर्ग: प्र-

• तव: of you/your
• तव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• राजन्: O king
• राजन्: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन

• शृणुष्व: listen
• शृणुष्व: Kriya (क्रिया/Verbal action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), मध्यम-पुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन, आत्मनेपद

• तत्: that (teaching)
• तत्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• येन: by which
• येन: Karana (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• चीर्णेन: when observed/performed
• चीर्णेन: Karana (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Verb
• Root: चर् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (Past Passive Participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; अर्थ: ‘performed/observed’

• शान्तिः: peace
• शान्तिः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शान्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• स्यात्: may be/should arise
• स्यात्: Kriya (क्रिया/Verbal action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ्-लकार (Optative), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• सर्वदा: always
• सर्वदा: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण/Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सर्वदा (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (क्रियाविशेषण/Adverb)

• गृहमेधिनाम्: of householders
• गृहमेधिनाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गृहमेधिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन

Speaker

Agastya

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Studies
• Dharma-śāstra Themes
• Sanskrit Philology

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It introduces a prescriptive vrata (observance) framed for gṛhastha life, reflecting the Purāṇic tendency to integrate ethical discipline into everyday social roles through dialogue and instruction.

Which geographic location is identified?

No geographic location is named in this verse; the focus is on a normative practice (śānti-vrata) addressed to a king and intended for householders.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The verse signals an ethical program aimed at cultivating sustained peace (śānti) through disciplined observance, specifically oriented toward householders (gṛhamedhin).