Varaha Purana 165.3: Adhyaya 165, Shloka 3

The Glory of Mathurā: The Account of Piṇḍa-Offering at the Catuḥsāmudrika Well

Devanagari script

कुटुम्बभरणासक्तो नित्यकालं हि तिष्ठति ॥ स्नानं दानं जपं होमं देवार्चां न करोति सः ॥

Sanskrit recitationVaraha Purana 165.3

Transliteration

kuṭumbabharaṇāsakto nityakālaṃ hi tiṣṭhati || snānaṃ dānaṃ japaṃ homaṃ devārcāṃ na karoti saḥ ||

Translation

स कुटुम्बभरणासक्तो नित्यं तिष्ठति स्म। स्नानं दानं जपं होमं देवार्चां च न करोति सः॥

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Word by Word

• कुटुम्बभरणासक्तः: attached to supporting his family
• कुटुम्बभरणासक्तः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कुटुम्बभरणासक्त (प्रातिपदिक; कुटुम्ब + भरण + आसक्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (सः/वैश्यः)

• नित्यकालम्: always/at all times
• नित्यकालम्: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नित्यकाल (प्रातिपदिक; नित्य + काल)
• Form: अव्ययवत् द्वितीया-प्रयोग (accusative of time)

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (emphatic/causal particle)

• तिष्ठति: remains/stands
• तिष्ठति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्था (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (वर्तमान), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• स्नानम्: bathing (ritual bath)
• स्नानम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्नान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), एकवचन

• दानम्: charity
• दानम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• जपम्: recitation (japa)
• जपम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• होमम्: fire-offering
• होमम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: होम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• देवार्चाम्: worship of the gods
• देवार्चाम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवार्चा (प्रातिपदिक; देव + अर्चा)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्यय (negation)

• करोति: does
• करोति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (वर्तमान), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

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

Speaker

Varāha (narrating)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Dharma Narratives
• Ritual Studies

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It documents a standard list of normative practices (snāna, dāna, japa, homa, devārcā) used in Purāṇic literature to evaluate householders’ religious-ethical life.

Which geographic location is identified?

The narrative remains situated at Pratiṣṭhāna; no new place-name is introduced here.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

Excessive attachment to household maintenance is portrayed as leading to the neglect of practices associated with generosity, discipline, and reverence.