Varaha Purana 62.4: Adhyaya 62, Shloka 4

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

Devanagari script

षष्ठ्यां चैव कृताहारः सप्तम्यां भानुमर्चयेत् । अष्टम्यां चैव भुञ्जीत एष एव विधिक्रमः ॥ ६२.४ ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 62.4

Transliteration

ṣaṣṭhyāṃ caiva kṛtāhāraḥ saptamyāṃ bhānum arcayet | aṣṭamyāṃ caiva bhuñjīta eṣa eva vidhikramaḥ || 62.4 ||

Translation

Szóstego dnia księżycowego należy przyjąć uregulowany posiłek; siódmego należy czcić Bhānu, Słońce; a ósmego należy spożywać pokarm. To jest nakazana kolejność postępowania.

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Word by Word

• षष्ठ्याम्: on the sixth (lunar day)
• षष्ठ्याम्: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Time)
• Type: Noun
• Root: षष्ठी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन

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

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारण (emphasis)

• कृत-आहारः: having eaten (taken food)
• कृत-आहारः: Karta (कर्ता/Agent, implied)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृत (कृदन्त; √कृ, क्त) + आहार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः तत्पुरुषः (कृतः आहारः यस्य/कृताहारः = ‘having taken food’)

• सप्तम्याम्: on the seventh (lunar day)
• सप्तम्याम्: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Time)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सप्तमी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• भानुम्: Bhānu (the Sun)
• भानुम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भानु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन

• अर्चयेत्: should worship
• अर्चयेत्: Kriya (क्रिया/Enjoined action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अर्च् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• अष्टम्याम्: on the eighth (lunar day)
• अष्टम्याम्: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Time)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अष्टमी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

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

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारण (emphasis)

• भुञ्जीत: should eat
• भुञ्जीत: Kriya (क्रिया/Enjoined action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भुज् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन, आत्मनेपद

• एषः: this
• एषः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारण (emphasis)

• विधि-क्रमः: the prescribed procedure/order
• विधि-क्रमः: Karta (कर्ता/Predicate nominative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विधि (प्रातिपदिक) + क्रम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः तत्पुरुषः (विधेः क्रमः)

Speaker

Varāha

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Dharma
• Vaiṣṇavism
• Sanskrit Textual Tradition

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It preserves a concise procedural outline (vidhi-krama) typical of Purāṇic vrata literature, reflecting how ritual calendars and fasting disciplines were transmitted in Sanskrit narrative compendia.

Which geographic location is identified?

No specific geographic site is named in this verse; the content is calendrical and procedural rather than topographical.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The verse emphasizes disciplined conduct through an ordered practice: regulated diet, focused veneration, and appropriate timing—presented as a structured guideline rather than a polemical command.