Varaha Purana 63.5: Adhyaya 63, Shloka 5

Procedure for the Son-Obtaining Vow

Kṛṣṇāṣṭamī Observance

Pūrva Bhāga · Dāna–Homa–Brāhmaṇa-bhojana (Ritual and Ethical Observances)

Devanagari script

ततो यवैः कृष्णतिलैः सघृतैर्होमयेद्दधि । ब्राह्मणान् भोजयेद् भक्त्या यथाशक्त्या सदक्षिणान् ॥ ६३.५ ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 63.5

Transliteration

tato yavaiḥ kṛṣṇatilaiḥ saghṛtair homayed dadhi | brāhmaṇān bhojayed bhaktyā yathāśaktyā sadakṣiṇān || 63.5 ||

ITRANS transliteration

Translation

అనంతరం యవాలు, నల్ల నువ్వులు నెయ్యితో కలిపి, పెరుగుతో కూడ హోమం చేయవలెను. భక్తితో బ్రాహ్మణులకు భోజనం పెట్టి, తన శక్తి మేరకు దక్షిణ ఇవ్వవలెను.

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Word by Word

• ततः: then
• Type: Indeclinable
• Form: अव्यय; क्रमवाचक (then/thereafter)
• Role: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Root: ततः (अव्यय; तद् + तस्)

• यवैः: with barley grains
• Type: Noun
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन
• Role: Karana (करण)
• Root: यव (प्रातिपदिक)

• कृष्णतिलैः: with black sesame seeds
• Type: Noun
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; समासः कर्मधारयः (कृष्णाः तिलाः)
• Role: Karana (करण)
• Root: कृष्ण + तिल (प्रातिपदिक)

• सघृतैः: together with ghee
• Type: Noun
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; अव्ययीभावः (घृतेन सह)
• Role: Karana (करण)
• Root: स + घृत (प्रातिपदिक)

• होमयेत्: should offer in fire / perform homa
• Type: Verb
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद; णिच्-प्रयोग (causative sense: cause to offer)
• Role: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Root: हु (धातु)

• दधि: curd, yogurt
• Type: Noun
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (कर्म)
• Role: Karma (कर्म)
• Root: दधि (प्रातिपदिक)

• ब्राह्मणान्: Brahmins
• Type: Noun
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन
• Role: Karma (कर्म)
• Root: ब्राह्मण (प्रातिपदिक)

• भोजयेत्: should feed
• Type: Verb
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद; णिच् (causative: make eat/feed)
• Role: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Root: भुज् (धातु)

• भक्त्या: with devotion
• Type: Noun
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन
• Role: Hetu/Prayojana (हेतु/प्रयोजन)
• Root: भक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)

• यथा-शक्त्या: according to one’s capacity
• Type: Indeclinable
• Form: अव्ययीभावसमास; अव्ययवत् प्रयोगः; अर्थः 'शक्त्यानुसारम्' (according to ability)
• Role: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Root: यथा (अव्यय) + शक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)

• स-दक्षिणान्: together with gifts (dakṣiṇā)
• Type: Adjective
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषण (ब्राह्मणान्) अर्थः 'दक्षिणासहितान्'
• Role: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Root: स (अव्यय) + दक्षिणा (प्रातिपदिक)

Sandhi Notes

• सघृतैर्होमयेत् = सघृतैः + होमयेत् (विसर्गसन्धि)
• होमयेद्दधि = होमयेत् + दधि (त् + द् → द्द्)
• यथाशक्त्या = यथा + शक्त्या
• सदक्षिणान् = स + दक्षिणान्

Speaker and setting

Shanta rasa

Speaker

Varāha

The teaching

Kind of teaching

Karma-yoga / dharma-vidhi

Subjects

EthicsRitual PracticeGift-Giving (Dāna)

Core idea

Ritual acts become dharma when joined with devotion (bhakti) and proportionate generosity (yathāśakti).

In practice

Complete observances with both offering (homa) and social-sacral giving (feeding and dakṣiṇā), calibrated to one’s means.

Dharma

Vrata

Cross references

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Studies
• Dharmaśāstra Interface
• Vaiṣṇavism

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It reflects a common Purāṇic pattern where ritual acts (homa) are paired with social-ethical duties (feeding learned specialists and giving dakṣiṇā), illustrating how religious economy and community support are integrated in Sanskrit textual traditions.

Which geographic location is identified?

No specific geographic site is named in this verse; it focuses on a general ritual-ethical procedure rather than sacred topography.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

To combine ritual offering with respectful community support—feeding brāhmaṇas and giving dakṣiṇā—while emphasizing proportionality and non-excessive burden through the principle of yathāśaktyā (according to one’s means).