Varaha Purana 63.4: Adhyaya 63, Shloka 4

Procedure for the Son-Obtaining Vow

Kṛṣṇāṣṭamī Observance

Pūrva Bhāga · Vrata-vidhi (Ritual Observance Instructions)

Devanagari script

प्रभाते विमलेऽष्टम्यामर्चयेत् प्रयतो हरिम् । प्राग्विधानॆन गोविन्दमर्चयित्वा विधानतः ॥ ६३.४ ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 63.4

Transliteration

prabhāte vimale 'ṣṭamyām arcayet prayato harim | prāgvidhānena govindam arcayitvā vidhānataḥ || 63.4 ||

ITRANS transliteration

Translation

నిర్మలమైన ప్రభాతంలో అష్టమినాడు నియమంతో హరిని ఆరాధించాలి. ముందుగా చెప్పిన విధానమున గోవిందుని అర్చించి, తరువాత శాస్త్రవిధిగా కొనసాగించాలి.

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Word by Word

• प्रभाते: at dawn
• Type: Noun
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/अधिकरण), एकवचन
• Role: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Root: प्रभात (प्रातिपदिक)

• विमले: pure/clear
• Type: Adjective
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifier)
• Role: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Root: विमल (प्रातिपदिक)

• अष्टम्याम्: on the eighth lunar day (Aṣṭamī)
• Type: Noun
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन
• Role: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Root: अष्टमी (प्रातिपदिक)

• अर्चयेत्: should worship
• Type: Verb
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative/विधि), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद
• Role: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Root: अर्च् (धातु)

• प्रयतः: self-controlled, purified
• Type: Adjective
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्तृविशेषण (qualifier of agent)
• Role: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Root: प्रयत (प्रातिपदिक)

• हरिम्: Hari (Viṣṇu)
• Type: Noun
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/कर्म), एकवचन
• Role: Karma (कर्म)
• Root: हरि (प्रातिपदिक)

• प्राक्: first, beforehand
• Type: Indeclinable
• Form: अव्यय; काल/क्रमवाचक (adverb: previously/first)
• Role: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Root: प्राक् (अव्यय)

• विधानेन: by the prescribed procedure
• Type: Noun
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/करण), एकवचन
• Role: Karana (करण)
• Root: विधान (प्रातिपदिक)

• गोविन्दम्: Govinda (Viṣṇu)
• Type: Noun
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन
• Role: Karma (कर्म)
• Root: गोविन्द (प्रातिपदिक)

• अर्चयित्वा: having worshipped
• Type: Verb
• Form: क्त्वान्त (Absolutive/Gerund/क्त्वा), अव्ययभाव; पूर्वकालिक क्रिया (having worshipped)
• Role: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Root: अर्च् (धातु)

• विधानतः: according to the injunctions
• Type: Indeclinable
• Form: अव्यय; तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त (adverbial: according to rule)
• Role: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Root: विधानतः (अव्यय; विधान + तस्)

Sandhi Notes

• विमलेऽष्टम्याम् = विमले + अष्टम्याम्
• प्राग्विधानेन = प्राक् + विधानेन (क् + व् → ग्व्)
• (पाठभेद) विधानॆन = विधानेन

Speaker and setting

Shanta and Vatsalya rasa

Speaker

Varāha

The teaching

Kind of teaching

Discipline and purity in devotion

Subjects

EthicsRitual PracticeCalendrical Observance

Core idea

Śuddhi (purity of time, body, and intent) and fidelity to vidhi are vehicles for grace; devotion is enacted through careful practice.

In practice

Begin before sunrise, maintain cleanliness and mental steadiness, follow the earlier steps without improvisation, and complete worship with focused intention.

Dharma

Vrata

Mathura and Krishna

Cross references

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇa
• Vaiṣṇavism
• Dharma-śāstra (ritual norms)

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It reflects Purāṇic codification of domestic/temple worship routines tied to the lunar calendar, illustrating how ritual time (tithi) and procedural continuity (“earlier procedure”) structure religious practice in the Sanskrit textual tradition.

Which geographic location is identified?

No geographic location is named in this verse; it is primarily calendrical and procedural (dawn worship on Aṣṭamī).

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The instruction emphasizes disciplined conduct (prayataḥ) and adherence to established procedure (vidhāna), presenting ritual action as grounded in self-restraint and textual/ritual norms.