Varaha Purana 129.59: Adhyaya 129, Shloka 59

Initiation for the Four Social Orders, Sandhyā Mantra Procedure, and the Merit of Offering Water in a Copper Vessel

Devanagari script

ताम्रपात्रेण वै भूमे प्रापणं यत्प्रदीयते ॥ सिक्थे सिक्थे फलं तस्य शृणुष्व गदतो मम ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 129.59

Transliteration

tāmrapātreṇa vai bhūme prāpaṇaṃ yatpradīyate || sikthe sikthe phalaṃ tasya śṛṇuṣva gadato mama ||

Translation

‘โอ้ ภูมิ เทวีนี! เครื่องบูชาหรือทานใดที่ถวายบนแผ่นดินโดยอาศัยภาชนะทองแดง จงฟังผลของมันตามที่เรากล่าว: ทุก ๆ หน่วยของขี้ผึ้ง ย่อมก่อให้เกิดผลบุญตามสัดส่วนเดียวกัน’

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Word by Word

• tāmra-pātreṇa: with a copper vessel
• tāmra-pātreṇa: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tāmra-pātra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• vai: indeed
• vai: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vai (अव्यय)
• Form: Particle/emphasis (निपात)

• bhūme: O Earth!
• bhūme: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhūmi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Vocative (8th/सम्बोधन), Singular (एकवचन)

• prāpaṇam: offering/gift (measure)
• prāpaṇam: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prāpaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• yat: which
• yat: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Relative pronoun (यद्), Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative/Accusative (1st/2nd), Singular (एकवचन)

• pradīyate: is given
• pradīyate: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-dā (धातु)
• Form: Present (लट्), Passive voice (कर्मणि), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन)

• sikthe: in/for each siktha (a measure)
• sikthe: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: siktha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular (एकवचन)

• sikthe: (in) each siktha
• sikthe: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: siktha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular (एकवचन); repetition indicates distributive sense

• phalam: fruit/result
• phalam: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: phala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• tasya: of that (act)
• tasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun (सर्वनाम), Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular (एकवचन)

• śṛṇuṣva: listen
• śṛṇuṣva: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: śru (धातु)
• Form: Imperative (लोट्), Ātmanepada (आत्मनेपद), 2nd person (मध्यमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन)

• gadataḥ: of (me) speaking
• gadataḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Verb
• Root: gad (धातु)
• Form: Present active participle (शतृ), Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular (एकवचन)

• mama: my/of me
• mama: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun (सर्वनाम), Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular (एकवचन)

Speaker

Varāha (instructional voice addressing Bhūmi)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Vaiṣṇavism
• Ritual Studies
• Gift Culture (Dāna)

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It documents how specific substances (copper, beeswax) are assigned quantifiable ritual efficacy, illustrating a measurable 'economy of merit' in Purāṇic ritual discourse.

Which geographic location is identified?

No location is specified; the address to Bhūmi is personified rather than geographical.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The verse promotes intentional giving with prescribed materials, framing generosity as disciplined practice with stated outcomes.