Varaha Purana 41.12: Adhyaya 41, Shloka 12

Rite of the Varāha Dvādaśī Vow and an Exemplary Narrative on Expiation for Brahmin-Slaying

Devanagari script

एवं सन्नियमस्यान्तं प्रभाते उदिते रवौ । शुचिः स्नात्वा हरिं पूज्य ब्राह्मणाय निवेदयेत् ॥ ४१.१२ ॥

Sanskrit recitationVaraha Purana 41.12

Transliteration

evaṃ sanniyamasyāntaṃ prabhāte udite ravau | śuciḥ snātvā hariṃ pūjya brāhmaṇāya nivedayet || 41.12 ||

Translation

ఈ విధంగా సూర్యోదయమైన ప్రాతఃకాలంలో నియమాన్ని ముగించాలి. శుచిగా స్నానం చేసి హరిని పూజించి బ్రాహ్మణునికి నివేదించాలి.

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Word by Word

• evam: thus
• evam: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: evam (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; prakāravācaka adverb (प्रकारवाचक)

• sat-niyamasya: of the proper observance (vow)
• sat-niyamasya: Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha (षष्ठीसम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sat (प्रातिपदिक) + niyama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṁliṅga (पुंलिङ्ग), Ṣaṣṭhī (6th/षष्ठी), Ekavacana; karmadhāraya: sat-niyama = ‘good/proper observance’

• antam: the end/completion
• antam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: anta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṁliṅga (पुंलिङ्ग), Dvitīyā (2nd/द्वितीया), Ekavacana

• prabhāte: in the morning
• prabhāte: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prabhāta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṁliṅga (पुंलिङ्ग), Saptamī (7th/सप्तमी), Ekavacana

• udite: (when) risen
• udite: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: udita (प्रातिपदिक) [from √ud + kta]
• Form: Saptamī (7th/सप्तमी), Ekavacana; Puṁliṅga agreeing with ravau; past passive participle (क्त) used adjectivally

• ravau: when the sun (is)
• ravau: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ravi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṁliṅga (पुंलिङ्ग), Saptamī (7th/सप्तमी), Ekavacana

• śuciḥ: pure/clean
• śuciḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śuci (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṁliṅga, Prathamā (1st), Ekavacana; used as predicate adjective

• snātvā: having bathed
• snātvā: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: snā (धातु)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (क्त्वान्त), ‘having bathed’

• harim: Hari (Vishnu)
• harim: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hari (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṁliṅga, Dvitīyā (2nd), Ekavacana

• pūjya: having worshipped
• pūjya: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pūj (धातु)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (ल्यप्) ‘having worshipped’; form used as pūjya (pūj + ya) in sense of pūjayitvā

• brāhmaṇāya: to a Brahmin
• brāhmaṇāya: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brāhmaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṁliṅga, Caturthī (4th/चतुर्थी), Ekavacana

• nivedayet: should offer/present
• nivedayet: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ni-vid (धातु) [causative: nivedayati]
• Form: Loṭ-lakāra (लोट्), Prathama-puruṣa (3rd), Ekavacana; ṇic-causative (णिच्)

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FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It reflects a common Purāṇic synthesis of household ritual discipline (niyama), sunrise timing, devotional worship, and socially embedded giving (dāna), aligning personal practice with broader normative traditions.

Which geographic location is identified?

No specific geographic location is named in this verse; it focuses on timing (dawn/sunrise) and ritual sequence rather than sacred topography.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The verse emphasizes disciplined completion of an observance and the ethical-social act of offering (nivedana) to a brāhmaṇa after purification and worship, linking personal restraint with public generosity.