Varaha Purana 62.32: Adhyaya 62, Shloka 32

Instruction on the ‘Health Vow’ and the Rite of Solar Worship

Pūrva Bhāga · Vrata-kathā (Vow observance and its results)

Devanagari script

सोऽपि राजा अकारोच्चेमं व्रतं भक्तिसमन्वितः । सिद्धिं च परमां प्राप्तो विरोगश्चाभवत्क्षणात् ॥ ६२.३२ ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 62.32

Transliteration

so 'pi rājā akāroc cemaṁ vrataṁ bhakti-samanvitaḥ | siddhiṁ ca paramāṁ prāpto virogaś cābhavat kṣaṇāt || 62.32 ||

ITRANS transliteration

Translation

Tamten król również wykonał tę praktykę, przepełniony nabożeństwem; osiągnął najwyższe spełnienie i natychmiast stał się wolny od choroby.

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Word by Word

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

• अपि: also
• Type: Indeclinable
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय/अपि-भाव (particle: also/even)
• Role: सम्बन्धसूचक (Particle)
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)

• राजा: king
• Type: Noun
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन
• Role: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Root: राजन् (प्रातिपदिक)

• अकारोत्: performed/did
• Type: Verb
• Form: लङ्-लकार (Imperfect/Past), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद
• Role: क्रिया (Verb/Action)
• Root: कृ (धातु)

• इमम्: this
• Type: Noun
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सर्वनाम (refers to vrataṁ)
• Role: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• व्रतम्: vow/observance
• Type: Noun
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन
• Role: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Root: व्रत (प्रातिपदिक)

• भक्ति-समन्वितः: endowed with devotion
• Type: Adjective
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तृतीया-तत्पुरुषार्थ: ‘भक्त्या समन्वितः’ (endowed with devotion)
• Role: विशेषण (Qualifier of rājā)
• Root: भक्ति (प्रातिपदिक) + समन्वित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)

• सिद्धिम्: success/accomplishment
• Type: Noun
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन
• Role: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Root: सिद्धि (प्रातिपदिक)

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक (conjunction)
• Role: समुच्चय (Connector)
• Root: च (अव्यय)

• परमाम्: supreme
• Type: Adjective
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (of siddhim)
• Role: विशेषण (Qualifier)
• Root: परम (प्रातिपदिक)

• प्राप्तः: having obtained
• Type: Verb
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकृदन्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्तरि प्रयोगे ‘having obtained’
• Role: कर्ता-विशेषण (Predicate participle of rājā)
• Root: प्राप् (धातु)

• विरोगः: free from disease
• Type: Adjective
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विधेय-विशेषण (predicate adjective)
• Role: विधेय (Predicate)
• Root: विरोग (प्रातिपदिक)

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक (conjunction)
• Role: समुच्चय (Connector)
• Root: च (अव्यय)

• अभवत्: became
• Type: Verb
• Form: लङ्-लकार (Imperfect/Past), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद
• Role: क्रिया (Verb/Action)
• Root: भू (धातु)

• क्षणात्: in an instant / immediately
• Type: Noun
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (Ablative/5th), एकवचन; हेतौ/काल-अपादान (from a moment; immediately)
• Role: अपादान (Apadāna/Ablative)
• Root: क्षण (प्रातिपदिक)

Sandhi Notes

• सोऽपि → सः अपि
• अकारोच्चेमं → अकारोत् इमम् (त् + इ → ति/दन्त्य-सन्धि; छन्दसि लेखनभेद)
• भक्तिसमन्वितः → भक्ति-समन्वितः
• विरोगश्चाभवत् → विरोगः च अभवत्

Speaker and setting

Shanta and Adbhuta rasa

Speaker

Varāha

The teaching

Kind of teaching

Bhakti-and-karma synthesis

Subjects

EthicsRitual Practice (Vrata)Health and Well-being

Core idea

Devotion (bhakti) empowers ritual action (vrata) to yield both worldly well-being (ārogya) and higher accomplishment (siddhi).

In practice

Undertake vows with sincere intent and disciplined observance rather than mere formalism; treat health and spiritual progress as aligned outcomes of dharmic practice.

Dharma

Vrata

Cross references

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Narrative
• Vaishnavism
• Dharma and Ritual Studies

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It reflects a common Purāṇic narrative motif where a ruler exemplifies dharma through vrata-observance, linking ethical discipline and ritual practice to social ideals of kingship and well-being.

Which geographic location is identified?

No geographic site is named in this verse; it focuses on the individual outcome (siddhi and freedom from illness) of performing the vrata.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The verse presents disciplined observance (vrata) undertaken with sincere devotion (bhakti) as a model of conduct, emphasizing intentional practice and inner commitment rather than coercive obligation.