Varaha Purana 39.28: Adhyaya 39, Shloka 28

Discrimination of the Three Bodies and the Dharaṇī Vow: A Manual for Dvādaśī Observance

Devanagari script

स्पृष्ट्वा द्वाराणि सर्वाणि चिरं ध्यात्वा जनार्दनम् । शङ्खचक्रगदापाणिं किरीटिं पीतवाससम् ॥ ३९.२८ ॥

Sanskrit recitationVaraha Purana 39.28

Transliteration

spṛṣṭvā dvārāṇi sarvāṇi ciraṃ dhyātvā janārdanam | śaṅkhacakragadāpāṇiṃ kirīṭiṃ pītavāsasam || 39.28 ||

Translation

Tendo tocado todas as entradas, e tendo meditado longamente em Janārdana—com a concha, o disco e a maça em Suas mãos, coroado e vestido com vestes amarelas.

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Word by Word

• spṛṣṭvā: having touched
• spṛṣṭvā: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण/Adverbial)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √spṛś (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund/absolutive) — ‘having touched’

• dvārāṇi: doors
• dvārāṇi: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dvāra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन

• sarvāṇi: all
• sarvāṇi: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन

• ciram: for long
• ciram: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण/Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: cira (प्रातिपदिक/अव्ययीभाववत् प्रयोग)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb) — ‘for a long time’

• dhyātvā: having meditated
• dhyātvā: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण/Adverbial)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √dhyai (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund/absolutive) — ‘having meditated’

• janārdanam: Janārdana (Vishnu)
• janārdanam: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: janārdana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• śaṅkha-cakra-gadā-pāṇim: whose hand bears conch, discus, and mace
• śaṅkha-cakra-gadā-pāṇim: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śaṅkha + cakra + gadā + pāṇi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः—‘śaṅkha-cakra-gadāḥ yasya pāṇau santi saḥ’ (having conch, discus, mace in (his) hand)

• kirīṭinam: crowned
• kirīṭinam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kirīṭin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• pīta-vāsasam: wearing yellow garments
• pīta-vāsasam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pīta + vāsas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; बहुव्रीहिः—यस्य वासः पीतः सः (one whose garment is yellow)

Speaker

Varāha (default, per dialogue framework)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Studies
• Vaiṣṇavism
• Sanskrit Philology
• Iconography

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It documents a standardized devotional-ritual sequence (touching thresholds/doors followed by dhyāna) and preserves early medieval Vaiṣṇava iconographic conventions—conch, discus, and mace—used for identifying Viṣṇu/Janārdana in textual and visual culture.

Which geographic location is identified?

No specific geographic site is named in this verse; it focuses on a ritual action and a visualized form of Janārdana rather than a place-description.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The verse foregrounds disciplined attentiveness: careful bodily conduct (ritual touching of thresholds) paired with sustained contemplation, presenting self-regulation and focused awareness as the guiding philosophical instruction.