Varaha Purana 65.7: Adhyaya 65, Shloka 7

The Sovereignty Vow and the Cycle of Tithi-Based Observances

Devanagari script

एकादश्यां निराहारो यो भुङ्क्ते द्वादशीदिने । शुक्ले वाऽप्यथवा कृष्णे तद्व्रतं वैष्णवं महत् ॥ ६५.७ ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 65.7

Transliteration

ekādaśyāṃ nirāhāro yo bhuṅkte dvādaśī-dine | śukle vā 'py athavā kṛṣṇe tad vrataṃ vaiṣṇavaṃ mahat || 65.7 ||

Translation

Sesiapa yang berpuasa pada hari Ekādaśī dan makan pada hari Dvādaśī—sama ada dalam paruh terang atau paruh gelap—maka observans itu disebut sebagai vrata Vaiṣṇava yang agung.

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Word by Word

• ekādaśyām: on Ekādaśī
• ekādaśyām: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ekādaśī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Locative (7th), Singular

• nir-āhāraḥ: fasting/without food
• nir-āhāraḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: nir (उपसर्ग) + āhāra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular; tatpuruṣa (तत्पुरुष) ‘without food’

• yaḥ: who
• yaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular; relative pronoun

• bhuṅkte: eats
• bhuṅkte: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhuj (धातु)
• Form: Present tense (लट्), 3rd person, Singular, Ātmanepada (आत्मनेपद)

• dvādaśī-dine: on Dvādaśī day
• dvādaśī-dine: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dvādaśī (प्रातिपदिक) + dina (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Locative (7th), Singular; tatpuruṣa ‘on the day of Dvādaśī’

• śukle: in the bright (fortnight)
• śukle: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śukla (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Locative (7th), Singular; used elliptically for śuklapakṣe

• vā: or
• vā: Sambandha/Discourse particle (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vā (अव्यय)
• Form: Disjunctive particle (विकल्पार्थक निपात)

• api: also/even
• api: Sambandha/Discourse particle (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: Particle (समुच्चय/अपि)

• athavā: or else
• athavā: Sambandha/Discourse particle (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atha (अव्यय) + vā (अव्यय)
• Form: Alternative marker (विकल्पार्थक अव्यय)

• kṛṣṇe: in the dark (fortnight)
• kṛṣṇe: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kṛṣṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Locative (7th), Singular; elliptic for kṛṣṇapakṣe

• tat: that
• tat: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular

• vratam: vow
• vratam: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vrata (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• vaiṣṇavam: Vaiṣṇava (of Viṣṇu)
• vaiṣṇavam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vaiṣṇava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular; adjective qualifying vrataṃ

• mahat: great
• mahat: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mahat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular; adjective qualifying vrataṃ

Speaker

Varāha

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Studies
• Vaiṣṇavism
• Vrata Traditions

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It reflects a widely attested Purāṇic and Dharma-oriented framework for calendrical observances, presenting Ekādaśī fasting with Dvādaśī re-feeding as a standardized Vaiṣṇava vrata pattern across both lunar fortnights.

Which geographic location is identified?

No geographic location is specified in this verse; the focus is on lunar-calendar timing (Ekādaśī/Dvādaśī) rather than sacred geography.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The verse articulates a disciplined practice of self-restraint (fasting on Ekādaśī) followed by regulated consumption (eating on Dvādaśī), framed as an important ethical-ritual observance within Vaiṣṇava practice.