Varaha Purana 39.29: Adhyaya 39, Shloka 29

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

Devanagari script

प्रसन्नवदनं देवं सर्वलक्षणलक्षितम् । ध्यात्वा पुनर्जलं हस्ते गृहीत्वा भानुं जनार्दनम् ॥ ३९.२९ ॥

Sanskrit recitationVaraha Purana 39.29

Transliteration

prasannavadanaṃ devaṃ sarvalakṣaṇalakṣitam | dhyātvā punar jalaṃ haste gṛhītvā bhānuṃ janārdanam || 39.29 ||

Translation

Tendo meditado novamente na divindade, de semblante sereno e marcada por todos os sinais auspiciosos, tome água na mão e invoque/recorde Bhānu (o Sol) e Janārdana (Viṣṇu).

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Word by Word

• prasanna-vadanam: serene-faced
• prasanna-vadanam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: prasanna + vadana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः—‘prasannaṃ vadanaṃ yasya’ (with a serene face)

• devam: the god
• devam: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• sarva-lakṣaṇa-lakṣitam: endowed with all marks
• sarva-lakṣaṇa-lakṣitam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva + lakṣaṇa + lakṣita (कृदन्त; √lakṣ धातु)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः—‘sarvaiḥ lakṣaṇaiḥ lakṣitam’ (marked by all auspicious signs); भूतकृदन्त (past participle)

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

• punaḥ: again
• punaḥ: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण/Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: punaḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• jalam: water
• jalam: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• haste: in the hand
• haste: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hasta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• gṛhītvā: having taken
• gṛhītvā: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण/Adverbial)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √grah (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund/absolutive) — ‘having taken/held’

• bhānum: the Sun (Bhānu)
• bhānum: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhānu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

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

Speaker

Varāha (default, not explicitly marked in excerpt)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Ritual
• Vaiṣṇavism
• Sanskrit Philology

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It documents a standardized Purāṇic ritual sequence—meditation (dhyāna) followed by taking water in hand—reflecting the codification of devotional and offering practices in medieval Sanskrit textual culture.

Which geographic location is identified?

No specific toponym appears in this verse; it fits within a broader tīrtha/ritual context (often associated with pilgrimage settings), but the location cannot be determined from this line alone.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The verse emphasizes disciplined attention and reverent intentionality: one should perform acts (such as holding water for an offering) only after composed contemplation of the deity and the invoked cosmic principle (the Sun).