Varaha Purana 211.86: Adhyaya 211, Shloka 86

Methods for the Removal of Sin and the Eulogy of Prabodhinī Ekādaśī/Dvādaśī

Devanagari script

तेषां नैवास्त्ययं लोको यान्ति तत्परमं पदम्॥ ये सकृद्द्वादशीमेतामुपोष्यन्ति विधानतः॥

Sanskrit recitationVaraha Purana 211.86

Transliteration

teṣāṃ naivāsty ayaṃ loko yānti tat-paramaṃ padam || ye sakṛd dvādaśīm etām upoṣyanti vidhānataḥ ||

Translation

వారికి ఈ (సాధారణ) లోకమే అంతిమం కాదు; విధిపూర్వకంగా ఈ ద్వాదశీనాడు ఒక్కసారి అయినా ఉపవాసం చేసే వారు ఆ పరమపదాన్ని చేరుతారు।

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Word by Word

• तेषाम्: of them
• तेषाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Sarvanāma (सर्वनाम), Masculine/Neuter (पुं/नपुंसक), Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Plural (बहुवचन)

• न: not
• न: Pratiṣedha (निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: Negation particle (निषेध निपात)

• एव: indeed
• एव: Avadhāraṇa (अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: Emphatic particle (अवधारण निपात)

• अस्ति: there is
• अस्ति: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: Present (लट्), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद)

• अयम्: this
• अयम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Sarvanāma (सर्वनाम), Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• लोकः: world
• लोकः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• यान्ति: they go
• यान्ति: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: या (धातु)
• Form: Present (लट्), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Plural (बहुवचन), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद)

• तत्परमम्: that supreme
• तत्परमम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तत्-परम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); समास: तत् + परम (‘that supreme’)

• पदम्: abode/state
• पदम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• ये: who (those who)
• ये: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Relative pronoun (यद्), Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural (बहुवचन)

• सकृत्: once
• सकृत्: Kāla/Pramāṇa-viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सकृत् (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb (क्रियाविशेषण अव्यय)

• द्वादशीम्: the twelfth lunar day (Dvādaśī)
• द्वादशीम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्वादशी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• एताम्: this (f.)
• एताम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Sarvanāma (सर्वनाम), Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• उपोष्यन्ति: they fast
• उपोष्यन्ति: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उप-वास् (धातु)
• Form: Present (लट्), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Plural (बहुवचन), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद)

• विधानतः: according to prescription
• विधानतः: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: विधानतः (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb (क्रियाविशेषण अव्यय), formed with -तः (ablatival adverb) meaning ‘according to rule’

Speaker

Varāha (default; explicit speaker not marked in this line)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇa
• Vaiṣṇavism
• Vrata Literature

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It is evidence for the prominence of calendrical observances (tithi-based vratas) and their promised outcomes in Purāṇic moral-religious literature.

Which geographic location is identified?

No geographic location is identified; the verse focuses on an observance (Dvādaśī) and its stated result.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

To observe the vow in a regulated manner (vidhānataḥ), emphasizing disciplined practice rather than spontaneity.