Varaha Purana 65.4: Adhyaya 65, Shloka 4
The Sovereignty Vow and the Cycle of Tithi-Based Observances
Pūrva Bhāga · Dāna–Vrata (Ritual charity and dietary discipline)
एवमुक्त्वा बलिं तासु दत्त्वा शुद्धेन चेतसा । ततो रात्रौ तु भुञ्जीत दध्यन्नं तु सुसंस्कृतम् ॥ ६५.४ ॥
evam uktvā baliṁ tāsu dattvā śuddhena cetasā | tato rātrau tu bhuñjīta dadhyannaṁ tu susaṁskṛtam || 65.4 ||
evamuktvA baliM tAsu dattvA shuddhena chetasA | tato rAtrau tu bhu~njIta dadhyannaM tu susaMskRRitam || 65.4 ||
ఇలా పలికి శుద్ధమైన మనస్సుతో ఆ దిక్కులకు బలి సమర్పించి, తరువాత రాత్రివేళ సుసంస్కృతమైన దధ్యన్నం (పెరుగు అన్నం) భుజించాలి।
Sandhi Notes
- एवमुक्त्वा → एवम् उक्त्वा
- दध्यन्नम् → दधि अन्नम् (द्वन्द्व-समासरूप)
- सुसंस्कृतम् → सु-संस्कृतम्
Varāha
Inner purity is integral to ritual; disciplined enjoyment after duty aligns pleasure with dharma.
Before consumption, complete obligations and recollect the purpose; keep diet simple and mind collected during observances.
Purified mind is the true offering; food becomes prasāda-like when taken after ritual completion, reflecting yajña’s sequence: offering first, then consumption.
Bali precedes bhoga; night-eating marks controlled time as a ritual vessel; dadhyanna as sattvic, cooling, stabilizing fare.
Emphasizes antahkaraṇa-śuddhi: inner purity conditions outer ritual efficacy; disciplined consumption reduces rajas/tamas and supports clarity.
After reciting the prayer and offering bali with a purified mind, eat at night well-prepared curd-rice (dadhyanna).
Mental purity (śuddha-cetas) safeguards the rite’s fruit; regulated diet supports vrata-siddhi and reduces ritual fault.
Sustained purity and steadiness in observance; supports the later-stated directional success.
65.65.3 (mantra and prayer); 65.65.2 (naktāśana)
FAQs
It reflects a common Purāṇic pattern of integrating ritual offering (bali) with inner discipline (śuddha-cetas), illustrating how late-ancient Sanskrit texts linked outward practice and ethical intention.
No specific place-name appears in this verse; it is framed as a general procedural instruction rather than a site-specific māhātmya passage.
The verse emphasizes performing offerings with a purified intention and following a regulated, appropriate meal practice thereafter—linking ritual action to mental clarity and restraint.
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