Varaha Purana 39.73: Adhyaya 39, Shloka 73

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

Devanagari script

अनेन विधिना ब्रह्मन् स्वयमेव ह्युपोषिता । धरण्या मग्नया तात नात्र कार्या विचारणा ॥ ३९.७३ ॥

Sanskrit recitationVaraha Purana 39.73

Transliteration

anena vidhinā brahman svayam eva hy upoṣitā | dharaṇyā magnayā tāta nātra kāryā vicāraṇā || 39.73 ||

Translation

ହେ ବ୍ରାହ୍ମଣ, ଏହି ବିଧିରେ ଉପବାସ ସ୍ୱୟଂ ହିଁ ସମ୍ପନ୍ନ ହୋଇଛି। ତାତ, ପୃଥିବୀ ମଗ୍ନ ହୋଇଥିବାରୁ ଏଠାରେ ବିଚାର ଆବଶ୍ୟକ ନୁହେଁ।

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Word by Word

• अनेन: by this
• अनेन: करण (Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• विधिना: by the method/rite
• विधिना: करण (Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विधि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• ब्रह्मन्: O Brahman (sage)
• ब्रह्मन्: सम्बोधन (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन

• स्वयम्: by oneself
• स्वयम्: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: स्वयम् (अव्यय)
• Form: स्वतन्त्रताबोधक-अव्यय (adverb: oneself)

• एव: indeed
• एव: अवधारण
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण-अव्यय

• हि: indeed/for
• हि: निपात (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle: for/indeed)

• उपोषिता: (she) fasted / having observed fasting
• उपोषिता: कर्ता (Subject—implied ‘धरणी’)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उपवस् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (Past passive participle), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; कर्मणि-भावः (one who has fasted / was fasted)

• धरण्या: by/with the earth
• धरण्या: करण/सम्बन्ध (Instrument/association)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धरणी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; साधारणतः ‘धरण्या’ = ‘by the earth’; अत्र ‘मग्नया’ इत्यनेन सह विशेषण-सम्बन्धः

• मग्नया: submerged/sunk
• मग्नया: विशेषण (Adjectival)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मग्न (प्रातिपदिक; क्त from मञ्ज्/मग्न)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (धरण्या)

• तात: O dear one / O father
• तात: सम्बोधन (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तात (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन

• न: not
• न: निषेध
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्यय

• अत्र: here/in this matter
• अत्र: अधिकरण (Locative sense)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशबोधक-अव्यय

• कार्या: to be done/necessary
• कार्या: विधेय (Predicate)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कार्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विधेय-विशेषणम् (predicate adjective)

• विचारणा: deliberation/inquiry
• विचारणा: कर्ता (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विचारणा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

Speaker

Varāha (default dialogue framework; speaker not explicit in excerpt)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Studies
• Vaiṣṇavism
• Environmental Motifs
• Sanskrit Philology

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It reflects a common Purāṇic narrative motif in which the Earth is described as submerged, situating the passage within mythic cosmology and the Varāha-centered Earth-restoration framework.

Which geographic location is identified?

No specific geographic site is named in this verse; it uses a cosmological image of the Earth (Dharaṇī) being submerged rather than referencing a particular pilgrimage location.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The verse emphasizes adherence to an established procedure (vidhi) and suggests that, given the stated circumstance (the Earth being submerged), further debate or hesitation is unnecessary.