Varaha Purana 39.39: Adhyaya 39, Shloka 39

Discrimination of the Three Bodies and the Dharaṇī Vow: A Manual for Dvādaśī Observance

Devanagari script

तत्राराध्य महायोगिं देवं नारायणं प्रभुम् । केशवाय नमः पादौ कटिं दामोदराय च ॥ ३९.३९ ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 39.39

Transliteration

tatrārādhya mahāyogiṃ devaṃ nārāyaṇaṃ prabhum | keśavāya namaḥ pādau kaṭiṃ dāmodarāya ca || 39.39 ||

Translation

ସେଠାରେ ମହାଯୋଗୀ ଦେବ ପ୍ରଭୁ ନାରାୟଣଙ୍କୁ ଆରାଧନା କରି (ଅଙ୍ଗନ୍ୟାସରେ) କହିବ—‘କେଶବାୟ ନମଃ’ (ପାଦଦ୍ୱୟରେ), ଏବଂ ‘ଦାମୋଦରାୟ ନମଃ’ (କଟିରେ) ମଧ୍ୟ।

Ask anything about this verse...Ask

Word by Word

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, देशवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (locative adverb)

• आराध्य: having worshipped
• आराध्य: पूर्वकाल (Prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ + राध् (धातु) + ल्यप् (कृदन्त)
• Form: ल्यप्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययभाव कृदन्त (gerund), ‘having worshipped’

• महायोगिम्: the great yogin
• महायोगिम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा (प्रातिपदिक) + योगिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय-समास: ‘महान् योगी’; पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन

• देवम्: the god
• देवम्: कर्म (Karma/Object; apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन

• नारायणम्: Nārāyaṇa
• नारायणम्: कर्म (Karma/Object; apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नारायण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन

• प्रभुम्: the lord
• प्रभुम्: कर्म (Karma/Object; apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रभु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन

• केशवाय: to Keśava
• केशवाय: सम्प्रदान (Sampradāna/Dative; recipient of salutation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: केशव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी विभक्ति (Dative/4th), एकवचन

• नमः: salutation
• नमः: सम्बोधन/उद्गार (Interjection)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नमस् (प्रातिपदिक/निपातवत्)
• Form: निपातवत् अव्ययप्रयोग (indeclinable interjection of salutation); governs dative

• पादौ: (his) two feet
• पादौ: कर्म (Karma/Object; body-part being saluted)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), द्विवचन (Dual)

• कटिम्: waist
• कटिम्: कर्म (Karma/Object; body-part being saluted)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कटि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन

• दामोदराय: to Dāmodara
• दामोदराय: सम्प्रदान (Sampradāna/Dative; recipient of salutation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दामोदर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी विभक्ति (Dative/4th), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, समुच्चयबोधक (conjunction)

Speaker

Varāha (default attribution; speaker not explicit in excerpt)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇa
• Vaiṣṇavism
• Stotra/Salutation Formula
• IAST Transliteration

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It documents a Purāṇic-era devotional-ritual idiom where Viṣṇu’s epithets are invoked in relation to bodily loci (e.g., feet, waist), reflecting the wider South Asian tradition of aṅga-oriented remembrance and recitation used in worship and liturgical settings.

Which geographic location is identified?

No specific place-name is provided in this verse; the adverb "tatra" (“there”) is context-dependent and refers back to a location mentioned in the surrounding passage.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The verse foregrounds disciplined reverence and mindful speech—an instruction toward focused veneration (ārādhana) expressed through precise, respectful address to the divine using established epithets.