Varaha Purana 39.37: Adhyaya 39, Shloka 37

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

Devanagari script

एवं मृदं तथा तोयं प्रसाद्यात्मानमालभेत् । त्रिः कृत्वा शेषमृदया कुण्डमालिख्य वै जले ॥ ३९.३७ ॥

Sanskrit recitationVaraha Purana 39.37

Transliteration

evaṃ mṛdaṃ tathā toyaṃ prasādya ātmānam ālabhet | triḥ kṛtvā śeṣa-mṛdayā kuṇḍam ālikhya vai jale || 39.37 ||

Translation

ఈ విధంగా మట్టిని మరియు నీటిని విధివిధానంగా శుద్ధి చేసి తన దేహానికి లేపనం చేయాలి. మూడు సార్లు అలా చేసి, మిగిలిన మట్టితో నీటిలో కుండం (విధిపాత్రం) గీయాలి.

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Word by Word

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, प्रकारवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (manner adverb)

• मृदम्: earth/clay
• मृदम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मृद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), द्वितीया विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• तथा: and likewise
• तथा: सम्बन्धसूचक (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, समुच्चय/अनुक्रमवाचक (also/likewise)

• तोयम्: water
• तोयम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तोय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• प्रसाद्य: having propitiated
• प्रसाद्य: पूर्वकाल (Prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + सद् (धातु) + ल्यप् (कृदन्त)
• Form: ल्यप्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययभाव कृदन्त (gerund), ‘having propitiated/pleased’

• आत्मानम्: oneself
• आत्मानम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आत्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• आलभेत्: should touch/apply
• आलभेत्: क्रिया (Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ + लभ् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), आत्मनेपद

• त्रिः: thrice
• त्रिः: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: त्रिः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, संख्यावाचक क्रियाविशेषण (numeral adverb)

• कृत्वा: having done
• कृत्वा: पूर्वकाल (Prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु) + त्वा (कृदन्त)
• Form: त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययभाव कृदन्त (gerund), ‘having done’

• शेष-मृदया: with the remaining clay
• शेष-मृदया: करण (Karaṇa/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शेष (प्रातिपदिक) + मृद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (genitive determinative): ‘शेषस्य मृदा’; स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन

• कुण्डम्: a pit/basin
• कुण्डम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुण्ड (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• आलिख्य: having drawn
• आलिख्य: पूर्वकाल (Prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ + लिख् (धातु) + ल्यप् (कृदन्त)
• Form: ल्यप्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययभाव कृदन्त (gerund), ‘having drawn/outlined’

• वै: indeed
• वै: निपात (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, निश्चयार्थक/पादपूरण (emphatic particle)

• जले: in water
• जले: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), सप्तमी विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular)

Speaker

Varāha

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Studies
• Vaiṣṇavism
• Ritual Studies
• Śauca (Purity Codes)

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It preserves a prescriptive ritual sequence (use of clay and water for purification) characteristic of Purāṇic compilations that transmit practical śauca (purity) procedures alongside narrative material.

Which geographic location is identified?

No explicit geographic toponym appears in this verse; it describes an action performed in water (jale), without naming a specific river, tīrtha, or region.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The verse emphasizes disciplined self-preparation and cleanliness through a structured, repeatable purification act, reflecting a broader Purāṇic concern with bodily and ritual integrity before undertaking religious or social duties.