Varaha Purana 124.4: Adhyaya 124, Shloka 4

Ritual Observances Aligned with the Seasons

Seasonal Devotional Procedure

Devanagari script

तदाहरति कर्माणि विधिदृष्टेन कर्मणा ॥ विधिना मन्त्रपूतेन कुर्याच्छान्तमनोऽमलः ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 124.4

Transliteration

tadāharati karmāṇi vidhidṛṣṭena karmaṇā || vidhinā mantrapūtena kuryācchāntamano'malaḥ ||

Translation

Wtedy wykonuje się czynności rytualne poprzez działanie zatwierdzone przez regułę; procedurą oczyszczoną przez mantrę czysta osoba powinna je wykonywać z umysłem spokojnym i nieskalanym.

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Word by Word

• तत्: that (it)
• तत्: कर्म (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सर्वनाम (demonstrative)

• आहरति: brings/collects/offers
• आहरति: क्रिया (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-हृ (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present); परस्मैपद; प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• कर्माणि: rites/actions
• कर्माणि: कर्म (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• विधिदृष्टेन: as prescribed by rule
• विधिदृष्टेन: करण (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विधि + दृष्ट (प्रातिपदिक; √दृश् क्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (विधिना दृष्टः = prescribed/seen by rule)

• कर्मणा: by the act/rite
• कर्मणा: करण (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• विधिना: by the prescribed method
• विधिना: करण (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विधि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• मन्त्रपूतेन: purified by mantra
• मन्त्रपूतेन: करण (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मन्त्र + पूत (प्रातिपदिक; √पू ‘to purify’ क्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (मन्त्रेण पूतः = purified by mantra)

• कुर्यात्: should do/perform
• कुर्यात्: क्रिया (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative); परस्मैपद; प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• शान्तमनाः: one whose mind is calm
• शान्तमनाः: कर्ता (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शान्त + मनस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; बहुव्रीहिः (शान्तं मनः यस्य सः)

• अमलः: spotless/pure
• अमलः: कर्ता (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अमल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम्

Speaker

Varāha (implied continuation)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Ritual
• Sanskrit Ethics

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It preserves a normative ritual idiom: correct procedure (vidhi) and mantra are presented as legitimizing forces, while mental composure is treated as a core component of practice.

Which geographic location is identified?

No geographic location is mentioned.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The verse emphasizes calmness and purity as ethical-psychological requirements accompanying formal correctness.