Varaha Purana 35.16: Adhyaya 35, Shloka 16

The Account of Soma’s Decline and Restoration, and the Paurṇamāsī Observance

Devanagari script

तस्य ब्रह्मा ददौ प्रीतः पौर्णमासीं तिथिं प्रभुः । तस्यामुपोषयेद् राजंस्तमर्थं प्रतिपादयेत् ॥ ३५.१६ ॥

Sanskrit recitationVaraha Purana 35.16

Transliteration

tasya brahmā dadau prītaḥ paurṇamāsīṃ tithiṃ prabhuḥ | tasyām upoṣayed rājaṃs tam arthaṃ pratipādayet || 35.16 ||

Translation

ప్రసన్నుడైన ప్రభు బ్రహ్మా ఆయనకు పౌర్ణమాసీ తిథిని ప్రసాదించాడు. ఆ రోజున, ఓ రాజా, ఉపవాసం చేసి ఆ వ్రతార్థాన్ని నెరవేర్చాలి।

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Word by Word

• tasya: of him
• tasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• brahmā: Brahmā
• brahmā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brahman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• dadau: gave
• dadau: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dā (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• prītaḥ: pleased
• prītaḥ: Karta-viśeṣaṇa (कर्तृ-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: prī (धातु) + ta (कृत् प्रत्यय)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त: past participle used adjectivally), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘brahmā’ का विशेषण

• paurṇamāsīm: the full-moon (day)
• paurṇamāsīm: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: paurṇamāsī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘tithim’ का विशेषण/अप्पोज़िशन

• tithim: lunar day
• tithim: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tithi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• prabhuḥ: the lord
• prabhuḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prabhu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘brahmā’ का विशेषण/अप्पोज़िशन

• tasyām: on that (tithi)
• tasyām: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/Time-Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन (ref. to tithi)

• upoṣayet: should fast
• upoṣayet: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: upa + vas (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; causative sense not intended—‘to fast/observe upavāsa’

• rājan: O king
• rājan: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rājan (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन

• tam: that
• tam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• artham: purpose/meaning
• artham: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: artha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• pratipādayet: should explain/expound
• pratipādayet: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: prati + pad (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; ‘should explain/establish’

Speaker

Varāha (default dialogue framework; explicit speaker not marked in excerpt)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Studies
• Vaiṣṇavism
• Dharma-śāstra Interface

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It reflects a Purāṇic method of regulating ethical-religious practice through calendrical time (tithi), aligning observances with widely recognized lunar markers such as the full moon.

Which geographic location is identified?

No geographic site is named in this verse; the focus is calendrical (Paurṇamāsī) rather than topographical.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The verse recommends disciplined observance—fasting on the full-moon tithi—and emphasizes intentionality: the practitioner should carry through the specific aim associated with the vow or practice.