Varaha Purana 155.35: Adhyaya 155, Shloka 35

The Efficacy and Sacred Merit of Akrūra Tīrtha

Devanagari script

अष्टाष्टमी त्वमावास्या उभे पक्षे चतुर्दशी ॥ अस्नातानां गतिं यास्याम्यहं वै नागमे पुनः ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 155.35

Transliteration

aṣṭāṣṭamī tv amāvāsyā ubhe pakṣe caturdaśī | asnātānāṃ gatiṃ yāsyām yahaṃ vai nāgame punaḥ ||

Translation

W ósmym tithi, w dniu Asztami, w dzień nowiu oraz w czternastym dniu obu paksz, zaprawdę niech pójdę do losu nieobmytych, jeśli nie przybędę ponownie.

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Word by Word

• aṣṭā-aṣṭamī: the eighth lunar day
• aṣṭā-aṣṭamī: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: aṣṭā (प्रातिपदिक) + aṣṭamī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative (1st), Singular; द्विगु: ‘aṣṭānāṃ (tithīnām) aṣṭamī’ = ‘the eighth (tithi)’

• tu: and/indeed
• tu: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya, particle

• amāvāsyā: new-moon day
• amāvāsyā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: amāvāsyā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative (1st), Singular

• ubhe: both
• ubhe: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ubha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative (1st), Dual (द्विवचन)

• pakṣe: in both fortnights
• pakṣe: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pakṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Locative (7th), Dual

• caturdaśī: the fourteenth lunar day
• caturdaśī: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: caturdaśī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative (1st), Singular

• asnātānām: of those who have not bathed
• asnātānām: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: a-snāta (प्रातिपदिक; from √snā ‘to bathe’, past participle)
• Form: Masculine, Genitive (6th), Plural; negative participial adjective used substantively: ‘of the unbathed’

• gatim: state/destination
• gatim: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gati (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Accusative (2nd), Singular

• yāsyāmi: I shall go/attain
• yāsyāmi: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: yā (धातु)
• Form: Future (लृट्), Parasmaipada, 1st person, Singular

• aham: I
• aham: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
• Form: Nominative (1st), Singular

• vai: indeed
• vai: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vai (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya, emphatic particle (निश्चयार्थक/खल्वर्थक)

• na: not
• na: Pratiṣedha (निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya, negation

• āgame: (I) come
• āgame: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: āgam (धातु)
• Form: Aorist/Perfective (लुङ्, augment-less), Ātmanepada, 1st person, Singular; ‘I come’ in negative conditional sense

• punaḥ: again
• punaḥ: Kāla (काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: punaḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya, adverb

Speaker

Varāha (default, dialogue framework)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Ritual Culture
• Tithi Observances
• Vaishnavism

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It documents the importance of tithi-based observances and purity practices (notably snāna) in Purāṇic ritual culture, expressed through a heightened vow-like penalty.

Which geographic location is identified?

No location is identified; the verse is calendrical and normative rather than topographical.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

It stresses disciplined observance and purity norms tied to specific lunar days, again framed as an oath contingent on the speaker’s return.