Varaha Purana 128.25: Adhyaya 128, Shloka 25

Rites for the comb, collyrium, and mirror; initiations for the four social orders; and the Gaṇāntikā vow/insignia

Devanagari script

अष्टहस्तां ततो देवि संलिप्य नीयतां ततः ॥ चर्म नीलस्य छागस्य कल्पयेच्छूद्रयोनये ॥

Sanskrit recitationVaraha Purana 128.25

Transliteration

aṣṭa-hastāṁ tato devi saṁlipya nīyatāṁ tataḥ || carma nīlasya chāgasya kalpayec chūdra-yonaye ||

Translation

แล้วแต่จากนั้น โอ้เทวี เมื่อทา/ชโลมพื้นที่หรือเครื่องประกอบพิธีขนาดแปดศอกแล้ว พึงนำออกไปภายหลัง; และพึงจัดหนังแพะสีเข้มไว้สำหรับผู้มีฐานะศูทร

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Word by Word

• अष्टहस्ताम्: (a cord/strip) of eight hands (length)
• अष्टहस्ताम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अष्ट + हस्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन; द्विगु-समासः (अष्टौ हस्ताः प्रमाणं यस्याः)

• ततः: then
• ततः: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, क्रम/अनन्तरार्थक (then/thereafter)

• देवि: O देवी
• देवि: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative/सम्बोधन), एकवचन

• संलिप्य: having smeared
• संलिप्य: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + √लिप् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (absolutive/gerund), ‘having smeared/anointed’

• नीयताम्: let it be brought/led
• नीयताम्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √नी (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), कर्मणि प्रयोग (passive), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; ‘let it be led/brought’

• ततः: thereafter
• ततः: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, पुनरनन्तरार्थक (thereafter)

• चर्म: skin/hide
• चर्म: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चर्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन

• नीलस्य: of the blue/dark
• नीलस्य: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नील (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/सम्बन्ध), एकवचन; विशेषणं ‘छागस्य’

• छागस्य: of a goat
• छागस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: छाग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/सम्बन्ध), एकवचन

• कल्पयेत्: should prepare
• कल्पयेत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √कॢप् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन

• शूद्रयोनये: for one of Śūdra birth
• शूद्रयोनये: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शूद्र + योनि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/सम्प्रदान), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (शूद्रस्य योनि:)

Speaker

Varāha

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇa Studies
• Vaiṣṇavism
• Ritual Studies

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It provides technical ritual details (measurement and materials), valuable for reconstructing the material culture and procedural norms implied by Purāṇic initiation instructions.

Which geographic location is identified?

No geographic location is identified in this verse.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The verse prioritizes correct preparation and suitability of ritual implements, indicating that ritual actions are to be performed with method and care.