Varaha Purana 175.8: Adhyaya 175, Shloka 8

The Sanctity of the Kṛṣṇagaṅgā Pilgrimage-Ford and the Account of the Brahmin Vasu’s Daughter

Devanagari script

तत्र स्थितो द्वादशाब्दव्रती सङ्गविवर्जितः॥ पक्षाहारी च फलभुग्दर्शे वै पौर्णमासिके॥

Sanskrit recitationVaraha Purana 175.8

Transliteration

tatra sthito dvādaśābdavratī saṅgavivarjitaḥ || pakṣāhārī ca phalabhug darśe vai paurṇamāsike

Translation

ਉੱਥੇ ਟਿਕ ਕੇ ਉਸ ਨੇ ਬਾਰਾਂ ਵਰ੍ਹਿਆਂ ਦਾ ਵਰਤ ਧਾਰਿਆ, ਸੰਸਾਰੀ ਸੰਗਤ ਤੋਂ ਰਹਿਤ। ਉਹ ਪੱਖ ਵਿੱਚ ਇਕ ਵਾਰ ਭੋਜਨ ਕਰਦਾ, ਫਲਾਂ ਤੇ ਜੀਵਨ ਨਿਭਾਂਦਾ, ਅਤੇ ਅਮਾਵਸਿਆ ਤੇ ਪੂਰਨਿਮਾ ਦੇ ਕਰਮ ਨਿਯਮ ਨਾਲ ਕਰਦਾ ਸੀ।

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Word by Word

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: स्थानवाचक-अव्यय (locative adverb)

• स्थितः: standing/situated
• स्थितः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्था (धातु) → स्थित (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त/PPP), पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; ‘having stood/being situated’

• द्वादशाब्दव्रती: one observing a twelve-year vow
• द्वादशाब्दव्रती: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्वादश + अब्द + व्रतिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समासः (द्वादश-अब्द-व्रती = द्वादशवर्षव्रतधारी)

• सङ्ग-विवर्जितः: free from attachment/association
• सङ्ग-विवर्जितः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सङ्ग + विवर्जित (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त/PPP) ‘विवर्जित’, पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (सङ्गेन विवर्जितः)

• पक्ष-आहारी: one who eats once per fortnight
• पक्ष-आहारी: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पक्ष + आहारिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (पक्षे आहारः यस्य)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• फल-भुक्: fruit-eater
• फल-भुक्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: फल + भुज् (धातु) → भुक् (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (फलानि भुङ्क्ते)

• दर्शे: on the new-moon day
• दर्शे: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दर्श (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; ‘अमावास्या/दर्श-दिन’

• वै: indeed
• वै: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चयार्थक/खल्वर्थक-अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• पौर्णमासिके: on the full-moon (observance/day)
• पौर्णमासिके: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पौर्णमासिक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; ‘पौर्णमासी-सम्बन्धि’ (on the full-moon occasion)

Speaker

Varāha (default narrative voice) to Pṛthivī (inquirer framework)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Narrative
• Vaishnavism
• Vows (Vrata)

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It reflects a Purāṇic ideal of long-term vrata practice, presenting disciplined fasting and calendrical rites (new- and full-moon observances) as markers of ascetic credibility within narrative literature.

Which geographic location is identified?

No explicit location is named in this verse; it situates the subject 'there' (tatra), with the broader passage later indicating Himalayan/Badarī contexts.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The verse foregrounds restraint and non-attachment (saṅgavivarjitaḥ) alongside regulated consumption and ritual regularity as a model of self-governance.