Varaha Purana 63.5: Adhyaya 63, Shloka 5

Procedure for the Son-Obtaining Vow

Kṛṣṇāṣṭamī Observance

Devanagari script

ततो यवैः कृष्णतिलैः सघृतैर्होमयेद्दधि । ब्राह्मणान् भोजयेद् भक्त्या यथाशक्त्या सदक्षिणान् ॥ ६३.५ ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 63.5

Transliteration

tato yavaiḥ kṛṣṇatilaiḥ saghṛtair homayed dadhi | brāhmaṇān bhojayed bhaktyā yathāśaktyā sadakṣiṇān || 63.5 ||

Translation

Następnie należy składać ofiary w homie jęczmieniem i czarnym sezamem zmieszanymi z ghi oraz jogurtem; i z nabożeństwem należy karmić brahmanów, dając im stosowną dakszinę według swoich możliwości.

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Word by Word

• ततः: then
• ततः: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय; तद् + तस्)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रमवाचक (then/thereafter)

• यवैः: with barley grains
• यवैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• कृष्णतिलैः: with black sesame seeds
• कृष्णतिलैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृष्ण + तिल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; समासः कर्मधारयः (कृष्णाः तिलाः)

• सघृतैः: together with ghee
• सघृतैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स + घृत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; अव्ययीभावः (घृतेन सह)

• होमयेत्: should offer in fire / perform homa
• होमयेत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: हु (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद; णिच्-प्रयोग (causative sense: cause to offer)

• दधि: curd, yogurt
• दधि: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दधि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (कर्म)

• ब्राह्मणान्: Brahmins
• ब्राह्मणान्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्राह्मण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• भोजयेत्: should feed
• भोजयेत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भुज् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद; णिच् (causative: make eat/feed)

• भक्त्या: with devotion
• भक्त्या: Hetu/Prayojana (हेतु/प्रयोजन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• यथा-शक्त्या: according to one’s capacity
• यथा-शक्त्या: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा (अव्यय) + शक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभावसमास; अव्ययवत् प्रयोगः; अर्थः 'शक्त्यानुसारम्' (according to ability)

• स-दक्षिणान्: together with gifts (dakṣiṇā)
• स-दक्षिणान्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स (अव्यय) + दक्षिणा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषण (ब्राह्मणान्) अर्थः 'दक्षिणासहितान्'

Speaker

Varāha (default speaker per dialogue framework; not explicit in excerpt)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Studies
• Dharmaśāstra Interface
• Vaiṣṇavism

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It reflects a common Purāṇic pattern where ritual acts (homa) are paired with social-ethical duties (feeding learned specialists and giving dakṣiṇā), illustrating how religious economy and community support are integrated in Sanskrit textual traditions.

Which geographic location is identified?

No specific geographic site is named in this verse; it focuses on a general ritual-ethical procedure rather than sacred topography.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

To combine ritual offering with respectful community support—feeding brāhmaṇas and giving dakṣiṇā—while emphasizing proportionality and non-excessive burden through the principle of yathāśaktyā (according to one’s means).