Varaha Purana 59.3: Adhyaya 59, Shloka 3

The Obstacle-Removing Vow

Procedure for Worship of Vināyaka

Devanagari script

चातुर्मास्यं व्रतं चैत्तत् कृत्वा वै पञ्च मे तथा । सौवर्णं गजवक्त्रं तु कृत्वा विप्राय दापयेत् ॥ ५९.३ ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 59.3

Transliteration

cāturmāsyaṃ vrataṃ caitat kṛtvā vai pañca me tathā | sauvarṇaṃ gajavaktraṃ tu kṛtvā viprāya dāpayet || 59.3 ||

Translation

ఈ చాతుర్మాస్య వ్రతాన్ని చేసి, అలాగే నా చెప్పిన ఐదు నియమాలను కూడా ఆచరించి, గజముఖముతో కూడిన స్వర్ణ ప్రతిమను చేయించి బ్రాహ్మణునికి దానమివ్వాలి.

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Word by Word

• cāturmāsyam: four-month (observance)
• cāturmāsyam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: catur (प्रातिपदिक) + māsya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); Tatpuruṣa: ‘of four months/lasting four months’

• vratam: vow
• vratam: Kartā (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vrata (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction (समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय)

• etat: this
• etat: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: etad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun (सर्वनाम), Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• kṛtvā: having performed
• kṛtvā: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (धा॒तु)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (क्त्वान्त), ‘having done’

• vai: indeed
• vai: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vai (अव्यय)
• Form: Emphatic particle (निश्चयार्थक अव्यय)

• pañca: five
• pañca: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pañcan (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Numeral (संख्यावाचक), Indeclinable-like usage; here Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया) Plural sense ‘five (things)’

• me: my/of me
• me: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun (सर्वनाम), Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular (एकवचन)

• tathā: thus/likewise
• tathā: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb (तथार्थक अव्यय)

• sauvarṇam: made of gold
• sauvarṇam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: suvarṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• gaja-vaktram: an elephant-faced (figure)
• gaja-vaktram: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gaja (प्रातिपदिक) + vaktra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); Tatpuruṣa: ‘elephant-faced (image)’

• tu: then/indeed
• tu: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: Particle (विरोध/अवधारणार्थक अव्यय)

• kṛtvā: having made
• kṛtvā: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (धा॒तु)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (क्त्वान्त), ‘having made’

• viprāya: to a brāhmaṇa
• viprāya: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vipra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Dative (4th/चतुर्थी), Singular (एकवचन)

• dāpayet: should cause to be given / should donate
• dāpayet: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dā (धा॒तु) + ṇic (णिच् causative)
• Form: Causative (णिजन्त), Optative (विधिलिङ्), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद)

Speaker

Varāha (default speaker within the Varāha–Pṛthivī dialogue framework)

Tags

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

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It reflects a Purāṇic pattern of linking seasonal observances (Cāturmāsya) with prescribed forms of dāna (donation), illustrating how ritual calendars and philanthropic norms were textualized in medieval Sanskrit literature.

Which geographic location is identified?

No specific geographic site is named in this verse fragment; the content is prescriptive (vrata and dāna) rather than topographical.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The verse emphasizes disciplined observance (vrata) accompanied by regulated generosity (dāna), directing the practitioner to donate a crafted golden object to a learned recipient (vipra) as part of the prescribed practice.