Varaha Purana 46.1: Adhyaya 46, Shloka 1

The Rite of the Āṣāḍha Bright-Fortnight Dvādaśī Fast and the Installation (Nyāsa) of the Fourfold Manifestation

Devanagari script

दुर्वासा उवाच । आषाढेऽप्येवमेवं तु संकल्प्य विधिना नरः । अर्चयेत् परमं देवं गन्धपुष्पैरनेकशः ॥ ४६.१ ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 46.1

Transliteration

durvāsā uvāca | āṣāḍhe 'pyevamevaṁ tu saṅkalpya vidhinā naraḥ | arcayet paramaṁ devaṁ gandhapuṣpair anekaśaḥ || 46.1 ||

Translation

దుర్వాసుడు పలికెను—ఆషాఢ మాసంలో కూడా ఇదే విధంగా విధి ప్రకారం సంకల్పం చేసి, మనిషి సుగంధ ద్రవ్యాలు మరియు పుష్పాలతో పరమదేవుని పునఃపునః ఆరాధించాలి.

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Word by Word

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

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

• āṣāḍhe: in Āṣāḍha (month)
• āṣāḍhe: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: āṣāḍha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, सप्तमी (Locative), एकवचन; मासे (in the month)

• api: even / also
• api: Sambandha/Avadhāraṇa (सम्बन्ध/अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, अपि (particle: also/even)

• evam: thus
• evam: Kriya-visheṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: evam (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, प्रकारवाचक (adverb: thus)

• evam: just so
• evam: Kriya-visheṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: evam (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, पुनरुक्ति-बल (emphatic repetition)

• tu: indeed
• tu: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, विरोध/अन्वय (particle: but/indeed)

• saṅkalpya: having resolved
• saṅkalpya: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: saṃ-kḷp (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त (gerund/त्वान्त), अव्ययभाव; ‘संकल्प्य’ = having resolved/intended

• vidhinā: by the prescribed method
• vidhinā: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vidhi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, तृतीया (Instrumental), एकवचन

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

• arcayet: should worship
• arcayet: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: arc (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• paramam: supreme
• paramam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: parama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Accusative), एकवचन

• devam: god
• devam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Accusative), एकवचन

• gandha-puṣpaiḥ: with perfumes and flowers
• gandha-puṣpaiḥ: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gandha (प्रातिपदिक) + puṣpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वन्द्व-समास (copulative: scents and flowers), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (Instrumental), बहुवचन

• anekaśaḥ: abundantly
• anekaśaḥ: Kriya-visheṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: anekaśas (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, प्रकार/बहुधा (adverb: in many ways/abundantly)

Speaker

Durvāsā

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Studies
• Vaiṣṇavism
• Dharma-śāstra Contexts

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It preserves a procedural snapshot of Purāṇic devotional-ritual culture, emphasizing saṅkalpa (formal intention) and regulated worship (vidhi), which are also discussed across Dharma-śāstra and later ritual manuals.

Which geographic location is identified?

No specific geographic site is named in this verse; it is framed by calendrical time (the lunar/seasonal month Āṣāḍha) rather than a pilgrimage location.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The verse foregrounds disciplined intentionality and orderly practice—forming a clear intention (saṅkalpa) and acting according to an established procedure (vidhi) as a model of conscientious conduct.