Varaha Purana 45.6: Adhyaya 45, Shloka 6

Ritual Procedure for Worship of Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa in the Month of Jyeṣṭha

Devanagari script

अपुत्रेण पुरा पृष्टो राज्ञा दशरथेन च । पुत्रकामपरः पश्चाद् वसिष्ठः परमार्चितः ॥ ४५.६ ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 45.6

Transliteration

aputreṇa purā pṛṣṭo rājñā daśarathena ca | putrakāmaparaḥ paścād vasiṣṭhaḥ paramārcitaḥ || 45.6 ||

Translation

Dawno temu król Dasaratha, będąc bez syna, zapytał go; następnie, nastawiony na uzyskanie potomstwa, Wasisztha został należycie uhonorowany najwyższą czcią.

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Word by Word

• अपुत्रेण: by the sonless (one)
• अपुत्रेण: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अ + पुत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; ‘by one without a son’

• पुरा: formerly
• पुरा: Kriya-viseshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुरा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; time adverb (कालवाचक)

• पृष्टः: was asked
• पृष्टः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √प्रच्छ् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; कर्मणि क्त-प्रत्यय (past passive participle) ‘asked’

• राज्ञा: by the king
• राज्ञा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• दशरथेन: by Daśaratha
• दशरथेन: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दशरथ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

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

• पुत्रकामपरः: intent on (fulfilling) the desire for a son
• पुत्रकामपरः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पुत्र + काम + पर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; ‘intent on desire for a son’ qualifying वसिष्ठः

• पश्चात्: afterwards
• पश्चात्: Kriya-viseshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पश्चात् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; time adverb ‘afterwards’

• वसिष्ठः: Vasiṣṭha
• वसिष्ठः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वसिष्ठ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• परमार्चितः: greatly honoured
• परमार्चितः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परम + अर्चित (कृदन्त, √अर्च्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; past passive participle ‘honoured’; ‘highly honoured’

Speaker

Varāha

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Narrative
• Vaishnavism
• Itihāsa Reception

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It preserves a Purāṇic retelling of a well-known dynastic motif: a king without heirs seeking counsel from an authoritative sage, reflecting ideals of royal conduct and reliance on learned advisors.

Which geographic location is identified?

No explicit geographic site is named in this verse; it focuses on a courtly setting implied by the presence of King Daśaratha and Sage Vasiṣṭha.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The verse foregrounds a model of governance in which a ruler, facing a personal and dynastic crisis, seeks guidance respectfully and honors learned counsel—an ethical posture of humility and reverence toward knowledge.