Varaha Purana 44.1: Adhyaya 44, Shloka 1

The Vaiśākha Bright-Twelfth Observance: Worship of Hari as Jāmadagnya and Its Fruits

Devanagari script

दुर्वासा उवाच । वैशाखेऽप्येवमेवं तु संकल्प्य विधिना नरः । तद्वत् स्नानादिकं कृत्वा ततो देवालयं व्रजेत् ॥ ४४.१ ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 44.1

Transliteration

durvāsā uvāca | vaiśākhe 'pyevamevaṃ tu saṃkalpya vidhinā naraḥ | tadvat snānādikaṃ kṛtvā tato devālayaṃ vrajet || 44.1 ||

Translation

దుర్వాసుడు అన్నాడు—వైశాఖ మాసంలో కూడా మనిషి ఇదే విధంగా విధిపూర్వకంగా సంకల్పం చేయాలి. అలాగే స్నానాది ఆచరించి, తరువాత దేవాలయానికి వెళ్లాలి.

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Word by Word

• durvāsāḥ: Durvāsā
• durvāsāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: durvāsas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग; प्रथमा विभक्ति; एकवचन; ऋषिनाम

• uvāca: said
• uvāca: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √vac (धातु)
• Form: लिट् लकार (Perfect); प्रथमपुरुष; एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• vaiśākhe: in (the month of) Vaiśākha
• vaiśākhe: Kala-adhikarana (काल-अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vaiśākha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग; सप्तमी विभक्ति (7th/Locative); एकवचन; मासवाचक

• api: also
• api: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध-सूचक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अपि (also/even)

• evam: thus
• evam: Prakara (प्रकार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: evam (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक (thus/in this manner)

• evam: just so
• evam: Prakara (प्रकार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: evam (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; पुनरुक्ति-बल (emphatic repetition)

• tu: indeed / but
• tu: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध-सूचक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधान/विरोध (but/indeed)

• saṃkalpya: having resolved / having made the intention
• saṃkalpya: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam-√kḷp (धातु) + ल्यप् (ल्यब्)
• Form: ल्यबन्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund); पूर्वकालिक—'having resolved/intended'

• vidhinā: according to the rule / by the rite
• vidhinā: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vidhi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग; तृतीया विभक्ति; एकवचन

• naraḥ: a man
• naraḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग; प्रथमा विभक्ति; एकवचन

• tadvat: likewise
• tadvat: Prakara (प्रकार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tadvat (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; तद्वत् (in that manner/likewise)

• snāna-ādikam: bathing and the like
• snāna-ādikam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: snāna + ādika (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया विभक्ति; एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (snānaṃ ca ādiś ca → snānādikam, 'bathing etc.')

• kṛtvā: having done
• kṛtvā: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √kṛ (धातु) + त्वा (क्त्वा)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund); पूर्वकालिक—'having done'

• tataḥ: then / thereafter
• tataḥ: Sambandha (क्रम-सूचक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tataḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रम/अनन्तर (then/thereafter)

• devālayam: temple / abode of the gods
• devālayam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva + ālaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग; द्वितीया विभक्ति; एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (देवानाम् आलयः)

• vrajet: should go / may go
• vrajet: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √vraj (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् लकार (Optative); प्रथमपुरुष; एकवचन; परस्मैपद

Speaker

Durvāsā

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Vaishnavism
• Dharma-shastra Style Procedure
• Sacred Geography

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It reflects a Purāṇic mode of codifying religious life through procedural steps (saṅkalpa → snāna/ancillary acts → temple visit), paralleling Dharmaśāstra-style prescriptions while situating them within a narrative voice (Durvāsā).

Which geographic location is identified?

No specific toponym is named in this verse; it refers generically to a devālaya (temple), indicating a heritage-site setting without identifying a particular sacred geography.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The verse emphasizes disciplined intentionality (saṅkalpa) and orderly practice (vidhi), presenting ethical self-regulation through structured observance and respectful engagement with a temple space.