Varaha Purana 41.2: Adhyaya 41, Shloka 2

Rite of the Varāha Dvādaśī Vow and an Exemplary Narrative on Expiation for Brahmin-Slaying

Pūrva Bhāga · Vrata-vidhi (Ekādaśī observance and ritual procedure)

Devanagari script

प्रागुक्तेन विधानेन सङ्कल्पस्नानमेव च । कृत्वा देवं समभ्यर्च्य एकादश्यां विचक्षणः ॥ ४१.२ ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 41.2

Transliteration

prāguktena vidhānena saṅkalpasnānam eva ca | kṛtvā devaṁ samabhyarcya ekādaśyāṁ vicakṣaṇaḥ || 41.2 ||

ITRANS transliteration

Translation

Zgodnie z procedurą opisaną wcześniej, po wykonaniu kąpieli sankalpy, rytualnej kąpieli z uroczystym postanowieniem, i po należnym oddaniu czci Bóstwu, roztropny praktyk czyni to w dniu Ekādaśī.

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Word by Word

• प्राक्-उक्तेन: by the previously stated
• Type: Adjective
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), एकवचन (Singular); अव्ययीभाव (प्राक् + उक्त) = 'previously said'
• Role: Karana (करण/Instrument)
• Root: प्राक् (अव्यय) + उक्त (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक)

• विधानेन: procedure/rite
• Type: Noun
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), एकवचन (Singular)
• Role: Karana (करण/Instrument)
• Root: विधान (प्रातिपदिक)

• सङ्कल्प-स्नानम्: the resolve-ritual bath
• Type: Noun
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Nom./Acc.), एकवचन (Singular); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (सङ्कल्पस्य स्नानम्)
• Role: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Root: सङ्कल्प + स्नान (प्रातिपदिक)

• एव: indeed/only
• Type: Indeclinable
• Form: अव्यय, अवधारण (particle of emphasis)
• Role: Nipata (निपात/Particle)
• Root: एव (अव्यय)

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Form: अव्यय, समुच्चय (conjunction)
• Role: Samuccaya (समुच्चय/Connector)
• Root: च (अव्यय)

• कृत्वा: having done
• Type: Verb
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (gerund/absolutive), पूर्वकाल (prior action)
• Role: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकालक्रिया/Anterior action)
• Root: कृ (धातु)

• देवम्: the deity
• Type: Noun
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन (Singular)
• Role: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)

• समभ्यर्च्य: having worshipped (properly)
• Type: Verb
• Form: क्त्वा-लोपयुक्त ल्यप्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (gerund), उपसर्गयुक्त धातु; 'having duly worshipped'
• Role: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकालक्रिया/Anterior action)
• Root: सम् + अभि + अर्च् (धातु)

• एकादश्याम्: on Ekādaśī (11th lunar day)
• Type: Noun
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative), एकवचन (Singular)
• Role: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Time)
• Root: एकादशी (प्रातिपदिक)

• विचक्षणः: the discerning one
• Type: Adjective
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन (Singular); कर्तृविशेषण
• Role: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Root: विचक्षण (प्रातिपदिक)

Sandhi Notes

• प्रागुक्तेन is treated as an avyayībhāva compound (प्राक् + उक्तेन)

Speaker and setting

Shanta and Bhakti rasa

Speaker

Varāha

The teaching

Subjects

EthicsRitual PracticeDharmaśāstra-oriented Observance

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Vaiṣṇavism
• Purāṇic Ritual Manuals
• Sacred Timekeeping (Tithi)

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It reflects the Purāṇic integration of vrata-observance (vowed religious practice) with formalized ritual steps—such as saṅkalpa (declaration of intent) and prescribed bathing—showing how devotional calendars and domestic/temple rites were systematized in medieval Sanskrit textual traditions.

Which geographic location is identified?

No geographic location is named in this verse; the focus is on sacred time (Ekādaśī tithi) and ritual procedure.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The verse emphasizes disciplined intentionality and procedural care: one should act with clear resolve (saṅkalpa) and perform worship in an orderly, conscientious manner, especially on ritually significant days such as Ekādaśī.