Varaha Purana 174.3: Adhyaya 174, Shloka 3

The Sanctifying Power of River Confluences: Release from the Preta-State and the Rite of Śravaṇa Dvādaśī with Vāmana Worship

Devanagari script

स्वाध्याययुक्तो होमे च नित्ययुक्तः स योगवित्॥ जपहोमपरो नित्यं स्वकालं क्षपते च सः॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 174.3

Transliteration

svādhyāya-yukto home ca nitya-yuktaḥ sa yogavit || japa-homa-paro nityaṃ svakālaṃ kṣapate ca saḥ

Translation

Zajęty swadhjają (studiem recytacji) i homą (ofiarami ogniowymi), zawsze zdyscyplinowany i biegły w jodze, był nieustannie oddany dżapie i homie, i spędzał swój czas zgodnie z właściwymi godzinami.

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Word by Word

• स्वाध्याययुक्तः: engaged in self-study
• स्वाध्याययुक्तः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्वाध्याय-युक्त (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तृतीया-तत्पुरुषः—‘स्वाध्यायेन युक्तः’

• होमे: in (the) fire-offering
• होमे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: होम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (conjunction)

• नित्ययुक्तः: always devoted
• नित्ययुक्तः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नित्य-युक्त (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मधारयः—‘नित्यं युक्तः’

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• योगवित्: knower of yoga
• योगवित्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: योग-वित् (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः—‘योगस्य वित् (ज्ञाता)’

• जपहोमपरः: devoted to japa and homa
• जपहोमपरः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: जप-होम-पर (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; द्वन्द्वपूर्वपद (जप + होम) तत्पश्चात् ‘पर’—‘जपे होमे च परः’

• नित्यम्: always
• नित्यम्: Kala-adhikarana (कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नित्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• स्वकालम्: his own time (life-span)
• स्वकालम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्व-काल (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; कर्मधारयः—‘स्वः (निजः) कालः’

• क्षपते: spends/passes (time)
• क्षपते: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: क्षप् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपदम्

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (conjunction)

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

Speaker

Varāha (narrative continuation)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Yoga Vocabulary
• Vedic Ritual Continuities
• Purāṇic Narrative

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It documents a composite ideal of practice where Vedic-ritual elements (homa) coexist with interiorized disciplines (japa, yoga vocabulary).

Which geographic location is identified?

No specific location is named; the verse focuses on regimen rather than place.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

Consistent discipline (nitya-yoga) and purposeful use of time are treated as key virtues supporting spiritual and ethical cultivation.