Varaha Purana 44.2: Adhyaya 44, Shloka 2

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

Devanagari script

तत्राराध्य हरिं भक्त्या एभिर्मन्त्रैर्विचक्षणः । जामदग्न्याय पादौ तु उदरं सर्वधारिणे । मधुसूदनायेति कटिमुरः श्रीवत्सधारिणे ॥ ४४.२ ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 44.2

Transliteration

tatrārādhya hariṃ bhaktyā ebhir mantrair vicakṣaṇaḥ | jāmadagnyāya pādau tu udaraṃ sarvadhāriṇe | madhusūdanāyeti kaṭim uraḥ śrīvatsadhāriṇe || 44.2 ||

Translation

అక్కడ వివేకవంతుడైన సాధకుడు ఈ మంత్రాలతో భక్తితో హరిని ఆరాధించాలి—పాదాల వద్ద ‘జామదగ్న్యాయ’, ఉదరానికి ‘సర్వధారిణే’, కటి మరియు వక్షస్థలానికి ‘మధుసూదనాయ’—శ్రీవత్సధారియైన ప్రభువుకు.

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Word by Word

• tatra: there; in that place/rite
• tatra: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (indeclinable adverb of place)

• ārādhya: having worshipped
• ārādhya: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ā-√rādh (धातु) + ल्यप् (absolutive)
• Form: क्त्वान्त/ल्यबन्त अव्ययकृदन्त (absolutive/gerund), ‘having worshipped/propitiated’

• harim: Hari (Viṣṇu)
• harim: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hari (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/accusative), एकवचन

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

• ebhiḥ: with these
• ebhiḥ: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/instrumental), बहुवचन

• mantraiḥ: with mantras
• mantraiḥ: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mantra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/instrumental), बहुवचन

• vicakṣaṇaḥ: the discerning person
• vicakṣaṇaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vicakṣaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/nominative), एकवचन

• jāmadagnyāya: to Jāmadagnya (Paraśurāma)
• jāmadagnyāya: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jāmadagnya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/dative), एकवचन

• pādau: the two feet
• pādau: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pāda (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/accusative), द्विवचन

• tu: and/indeed
• tu: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (particle; emphasis/contrast)

• udaram: the belly/abdomen
• udaram: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: udara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/accusative), एकवचन

• sarvadhāriṇe: to the all-supporting one
• sarvadhāriṇe: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva + dhārin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (sarva-dhārin ‘all-bearing’), पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/dative), एकवचन

• madhusūdanāya: to Madhusūdana
• madhusūdanāya: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: madhu + sūdana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (madhu-sūdana ‘slayer of Madhu’), पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/dative), एकवचन

• iti: thus; ‘…’ (as said)
• iti: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (quotative particle)

• kaṭim: the waist
• kaṭim: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kaṭi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/accusative), एकवचन

• uraḥ: the chest
• uraḥ: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: uras (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/accusative), एकवचन (uraḥ = acc. sg.)

• śrīvatsadhāriṇe: to the bearer of the Śrīvatsa mark
• śrīvatsadhāriṇe: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śrīvatsa + dhārin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (śrīvatsa-dhārin ‘bearer of Śrīvatsa’), पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/dative), एकवचन

Speaker

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

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇa
• Vaiṣṇavism
• Mantra-vidhi
• Iconography

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It documents a Purāṇic-style ritual sequence where divine epithets are applied to specific body-parts, reflecting the wider South Asian manuscript tradition of mantra-vidhi and devotional liturgy.

Which geographic location is identified?

No specific geographic or pilgrimage location is named in this verse; it focuses on a liturgical procedure rather than sacred geography.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The verse emphasizes disciplined, competent practice (vicakṣaṇaḥ) and devotion (bhakti) as guiding principles for ritual engagement, presented as cultural-philosophical instruction rather than coercive doctrine.