Varaha Purana 39.53: Adhyaya 39, Shloka 53

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

Devanagari script

अनेन क्रमयोगेन प्रीयतामिति वाचयेत् । मत्स्यरूपं च सौवर्णमाचार्याय निवेदयेत् ॥ ३९.५३ ॥

Sanskrit recitationVaraha Purana 39.53

Transliteration

anena kramayogena prīyatām iti vācayet | matsyarūpaṃ ca sauvarṇam ācāryāya nivedayet || 39.53 ||

Translation

अनेन क्रमयोगेन ‘प्रीयताम्’ इति वाचयेत्; सौवर्णं मत्स्यरूपं चाचार्याय निवेदयेत्।

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Word by Word

• anena: by this
• anena: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga (पुंलिङ्ग) / Napuṃsaka possible by context; Tṛtīyā (3rd/तृतीया), Ekavacana; instrumental

• krama-yogena: by the order/sequence arrangement
• krama-yogena: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: krama-yoga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa compound; Puṃliṅga, Tṛtīyā (3rd), Ekavacana

• prīyatām: may (it) be pleased
• prīyatām: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: prī (धातु)
• Form: Loṭ (imperative), Prathama-puruṣa (3rd), Ekavacana, Ātmanepada; passive/benedictive

• iti: thus
• iti: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: Quotative particle (इति-प्रयोग)

• vācayet: should cause to recite / should have (it) uttered
• vācayet: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vac (धातु)
• Form: Causative (णिच्) of vac; Vidhi-liṅ (optative), Prathama-puruṣa (3rd), Ekavacana, Parasmaipada

• matsya-rūpam: a fish-form (fish-shaped object)
• matsya-rūpam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: matsya-rūpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Karmadhāraya compound; Napuṃsaka, Dvitīyā (2nd), Ekavacana

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction (समुच्चय)

• sauvarṇam: golden / made of gold
• sauvarṇam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: suvarṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napuṃsaka, Dvitīyā (2nd), Ekavacana; adjective qualifying matsyarūpam

• ācāryāya: to the teacher
• ācāryāya: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ācārya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Caturthī (4th/चतुर्थी), Ekavacana; dative

• nivedayet: should present/offer
• nivedayet: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ni-vid (धातु)
• Form: Causative (णिच्) of ni√vid/ni√ved; Vidhi-liṅ (optative), Prathama-puruṣa, Ekavacana, Parasmaipada

Speaker

Varāha (default speaker framework; not explicit in excerpt)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Studies
• Vaiṣṇavism
• Ritual Studies

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It reflects Purāṇic-era norms of ritual sequencing (krama) and the cultural practice of honoring an ācārya through formal recitation and a material gift, illustrating the embedded social economy of teaching and patronage.

Which geographic location is identified?

No geographic location is named in this verse; the content is procedural and focused on recitation and offering to an ācārya.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The verse emphasizes disciplined ritual conduct and respectful acknowledgment of the teacher through speech (a benedictive recitation) and a tangible presentation (a golden fish-form object).