Varaha Purana 60.2: Adhyaya 60, Shloka 2

The Rite of the Śāntivrata: A Yearlong Observance with Viṣṇu-on-Śeṣa and Nāga-Anganyāsa Worship

Devanagari script

पञ्चम्यां शुक्लपक्षस्य कार्त्तिके मासि सुव्रत । अरभेद् वर्षमेकं तु भुञ्जीयादम्लवर्जितम् ॥ ६०.२ ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 60.2

Transliteration

pañcamyāṁ śuklapakṣasya kārttike māsi suvrata | arābhed varṣam ekaṁ tu bhuñjīyād amla-varjitam || 60.2 ||

Translation

కార్త్తిక మాస శుక్లపక్ష పంచమినాడు, ఓ సువ్రతా, ఒక సంవత్సరం పాటు పులుపు (అమ్ల) పదార్థాలు వర్జించి భోజనం చేయవలెను।

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Word by Word

• पञ्चम्याम्: on the fifth (tithi)
• पञ्चम्याम्: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Location-Time)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पञ्चमी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• शुक्ल-पक्षस्य: of the bright fortnight
• शुक्ल-पक्षस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शुक्ल (प्रातिपदिक) + पक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; कर्मधारय (शुक्लः पक्षः)

• कार्त्तिके: in Kārttika
• कार्त्तिके: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Time)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कार्त्तिक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• मासि: in the month
• मासि: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Time)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• सुव्रत: O one of good vows
• सुव्रत: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुव्रत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन; बहुव्रीहि (सुन्दरं व्रतं यस्य)

• आरभेत्: should begin
• आरभेत्: Kriya (क्रिया/Verbal action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: रभ्/रम्भ् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ्-लकार (Optative), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन, परस्मैपद; उपसर्ग: आ-

• वर्षम्: a year
• वर्षम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वर्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• एकम्: one
• एकम्: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषण (वर्षम्)

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

• भुञ्जीयात्: should eat/partake
• भुञ्जीयात्: Kriya (क्रिया/Verbal action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भुज् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ्-लकार (Optative), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन, आत्मनेपद

• अम्ल-वर्जितम्: free from sour (foods)
• अम्ल-वर्जितम्: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अम्ल (प्रातिपदिक) + वर्जित (वृज्/वर्ज् धातु, क्त कृदन्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषण (आहारम् implied); नञ्-तत्पुरुष/उपपद-तत्पुरुष (अम्लं वर्जितम्)

Speaker

Varāha

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Studies
• Vaiṣṇavism
• Vrata Literature

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It reflects a common Purāṇic pattern of prescribing time-bound vows (vratas) tied to the lunar calendar—here, Kārttika—showing how ritual discipline and diet were integrated into ethical and devotional practice in Sanskrit textual culture.

Which geographic location is identified?

No specific geographic site is named in this verse; it is calendrical (pañcamī of the bright fortnight in Kārttika) rather than place-specific.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The verse emphasizes disciplined self-regulation through a year-long dietary restraint—avoiding sour foods—as a structured ethical practice within a vrata framework.