Varaha Purana 39.76: Adhyaya 39, Shloka 76

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

Devanagari script

य इमं श्रावयेद् भक्त्या द्वादशीकल्पमुत्तमम् । श्रृणोति वा स पापैस्तु सर्वैरेव प्रमुच्यते ॥ ३९.७६ ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 39.76

Transliteration

ya imaṁ śrāvayed bhaktyā dvādaśī-kalpam uttamam | śṛṇoti vā sa pāpais tu sarvair eva pramucyate || 39.76 ||

Translation

భక్తితో ఈ ఉత్తమ ద్వాదశీ-కల్పాన్ని పఠింపజేసేవాడు—లేదా వినేవాడు—అతడు సమస్త పాపాల నుండి విముక్తుడవుతాడు।

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Word by Word

• yaḥ: who (he who)
• yaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; सम्बन्धबोधक-सर्वनाम (relative pronoun)

• imam: this
• imam: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; निर्देश-सर्वनाम

• śrāvayet: should cause to be heard / recite to (others)
• śrāvayet: Kriyā (क्रिया/Verbal action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: śru (धातु) + ṇic (णिच्-प्रत्यय, causative)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative/आज्ञार्थ), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; णिजन्त (causative)

• bhaktyā: with devotion
• bhaktyā: Karaṇa (करण/Instrument; manner)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhakti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• dvādaśī-kalpam: the rite/procedure of Dvādaśī
• dvādaśī-kalpam: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dvādaśī (प्रातिपदिक) + kalpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (dvādaśyāḥ kalpaḥ)

• uttamam: excellent, best
• uttamam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: uttama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifier)

• śṛṇoti: he hears/listens
• śṛṇoti: Kriyā (क्रिया/Verbal action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: śru (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present/वर्तमान), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

• vā: or
• vā: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vā (अव्यय)
• Form: विकल्पार्थक-अव्यय (particle of alternative: 'or')

• saḥ: he
• saḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; अन्वादेश-सर्वनाम

• pāpaiḥ: from sins
• pāpaiḥ: Apādāna (अपादान/Ablative sense; from)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pāpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन

• tu: indeed, but
• tu: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; विरोध/अन्वयार्थक-निपात (but/indeed)

• sarvaiḥ: all
• sarvaiḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन; विशेषण (pāpaiḥ इति विशेष्यस्य)

• eva: certainly, indeed
• eva: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक-अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• pramucyate: is completely freed/released
• pramucyate: Kriyā (क्रिया/Verbal action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra + muc (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present/वर्तमान), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; कर्मणि-प्रयोग (passive)

Speaker

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

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Studies
• Vaiṣṇavism
• Manuscript Culture

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It reflects a common Purāṇic emphasis on oral-aural transmission: the act of reciting a prescribed observance and the act of hearing it are both presented as culturally significant practices tied to ethical purification.

Which geographic location is identified?

No specific geographic location is mentioned in this verse; the focus is on the Dvādaśī observance and the efficacy of recitation/hearing.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The verse promotes devotional attentiveness and participatory learning—supporting recitation or listening to the prescribed practice—as a means of moral purification.