Varaha Purana 124.5: Adhyaya 124, Shloka 5

Ritual Observances Aligned with the Seasons

Seasonal Devotional Procedure

Devanagari script

सपुष्पितस्येह वसन्तकाले वनस्पतेर्गन्धरसप्रयुक्ताः ॥ पश्यंश्च मां पुष्पितपादपेन्द्रं वसन्तकाले समुपागते च ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 124.5

Transliteration

sapuṣpitasyeha vasantakāle vanaspatergandharasaprayuktāḥ || paśyaṃśca māṃ puṣpitapādapendraṃ vasantakāle samupāgate ca ||

Translation

ณ ที่นี้ ในกาลวสันต์ ท่ามกลางพฤกษชาติที่ผลิบาน—ประกอบด้วยกลิ่นหอมและรสอันชื่นใจ—เมื่อวสันต์มาถึงโดยสมบูรณ์ ผู้ปฏิบัติพึงเพ่งดูเรา ผู้เป็นจอมแห่งไม้ดอก แล้วประกอบวัตรนั้น

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Word by Word

• सपुष्पितस्य: of the flowered one / of one in bloom
• सपुष्पितस्य: सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी-सम्बन्धः)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स + पुष्पित (प्रातिपदिक; √पुष्प् क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (सपुष्पितः = पुष्पैः सहितः/पुष्पयुक्तः)

• इह: here
• इह: अधिकरण (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इह (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (place adverb)

• वसन्तकाले: in springtime
• वसन्तकाले: अधिकरण (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वसन्तकाल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (वसन्तस्य कालः)

• वनस्पतेः: of the tree/lord of the forest
• वनस्पतेः: सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी-सम्बन्धः)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वनस्पति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• गन्धरसप्रयुक्ताः: endowed with fragrance and taste
• गन्धरसप्रयुक्ताः: कर्ता/विशेषण (विशेषणम्)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: गन्ध + रस + प्रयुक्त (प्रातिपदिक; प्र-√युज् क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; तत्पुरुषः (गन्ध-रसैः प्रयुक्ताः = endowed/impelled with fragrance and taste)

• पश्यन्: seeing
• पश्यन्: कर्ता (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पश् (धातु)
• Form: शतृ-प्रत्यय (Present active participle); परस्मैपदी; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: सम्बन्ध (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक (conjunction)

• माम्: me
• माम्: कर्म (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम; द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• पुष्पितपादपेन्द्रम्: the best of trees, in bloom
• पुष्पितपादपेन्द्रम्: कर्म (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुष्पित + पादप + इन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (पुष्पितः पादपः; पादपेन्द्रः = वृक्षश्रेष्ठः)

• वसन्तकाले: in springtime
• वसन्तकाले: अधिकरण (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वसन्तकाल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• समुपागते: when (it) has come/arrived
• समुपागते: अधिकरण (सप्तमी/सप्तमी-सम्बन्धः)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम्-उप-आ-गम् (धातु) + गत (क्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्यय (past participle); पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग; सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘when (it) has arrived’ (locative absolute sense with काले)

• च: and
• च: सम्बन्ध (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक (conjunction)

Speaker

Varāha (implied continuation)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Ecological Narratives
• Purāṇic Devotional Poetics

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

The verse is a literary witness to how Purāṇic ritual discourse incorporates sensory ecology—flowers, fragrance, and seasonal arrival—into devotional and procedural contexts.

Which geographic location is identified?

No specific geographic site is named; the setting is seasonal and environmental (springtime flora).

What is the primary ethical instruction?

Attentive perception of the natural world is integrated with disciplined observance, suggesting a respectful, season-aware engagement with living landscapes.