Varaha Purana 55.8: Adhyaya 55, Shloka 8

Observance of the Auspicious Dvādaśī Vow and the Sacred Account of the Kubjākāmra Tīrtha

Devanagari script

संकल्पं पूर्ववद् भक्त्या द्वादश्यां संयतेन्द्रियः । एकादश्यां यथाशक्त्या कारयेत् पृथिवीं नृप ॥ ५५.८ ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 55.8

Transliteration

saṅkalpaṃ pūrvavad bhaktyā dvādaśyāṃ saṃyatendriyaḥ | ekādaśyāṃ yathāśaktyā kārayet pṛthivīṃ nṛpa || 55.8 ||

Translation

W dniu Dwadaśi, z oddaniem i z powściągniętymi zmysłami, należy podjąć sankalpę (intencję ślubowania) tak jak wcześniej; a w dniu Ekadaśi, o królu, należy sprawić, by obrzęd dla Prythiwi został wykonany stosownie do swoich możliwości.

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Word by Word

• saṅkalpam: a vow/resolve (saṅkalpa)
• saṅkalpam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: saṅkalpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Acc), एकवचन

• pūrvavat: as before
• pūrvavat: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: pūrvavat (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; तुल्यतावाचक (as before)

• bhaktyā: with devotion
• bhaktyā: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhakti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (Instr), एकवचन

• dvādaśyām: on the twelfth (day)
• dvādaśyām: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dvādaśī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (Loc), एकवचन

• saṃyata-indriyaḥ: one with controlled senses
• saṃyata-indriyaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: saṃyata + indriya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nom), एकवचन; बहुव्रीहि: 'one whose senses are controlled'

• ekādaśyām: on the eleventh (day)
• ekādaśyām: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ekādaśī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (Loc), एकवचन

• yathā-śaktyā: according to (one’s) ability
• yathā-śaktyā: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yathā + śakti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभावसमास; अव्ययवत् प्रयोगः; अर्थः 'शक्त्यानुसारम्' (according to ability)

• kārayet: should have made/constructed
• kārayet: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (कृ धातु) [णिच् causative]
• Form: लोट् (imperative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; णिजन्त: 'should cause to be made/done'

• pṛthivīm: the earth (model/figure of earth)
• pṛthivīm: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pṛthivī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Acc), एकवचन

• nṛpa: O king
• nṛpa: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nṛpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Voc), एकवचन

Speaker

Varāha (default dialogue framework; instructor voice addressing a king)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Studies
• Vaiṣṇavism
• Dharma-śāstra Interface

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It reflects a Purāṇic ritual-ethical framework in which calendrical observances (Ekādaśī/Dvādaśī) are paired with self-discipline (sense-restraint) and formal vow-making (saṅkalpa), illustrating how practice-oriented dharma is transmitted in narrative scripture.

Which geographic location is identified?

No specific pilgrimage site or geographic toponym is named in this verse; the reference is to Pṛthivī (Earth) as a cosmological and ethical focus rather than a particular location.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The verse emphasizes disciplined intention (saṅkalpa), restraint of the senses, and proportionate practice (yathāśaktyā—according to one’s capacity), framing observance as ethically grounded and feasible rather than coercive.