Varaha Purana 146.60: Adhyaya 146, Shloka 60

The Greatness of Hṛṣīkeśa at Rurukṣetra: The Origin Narrative of Ruru and the Sacred Site

Devanagari script

तृतीये पञ्चमे दिने चतुर्थे सप्तमान्तरे ॥ पञ्चमे नवरात्रेण षष्ठे पञ्चदशाहके ॥

Sanskrit recitationVaraha Purana 146.60

Transliteration

tṛtīye pañcame dine caturthe saptamāntare || pañcame navarātreṇa ṣaṣṭhe pañcadaśāhake ||

Translation

ในเดือนที่สาม นางฉันในวันที่ห้า; เดือนที่สี่ หลังเว้นเจ็ดวัน; เดือนที่ห้า หลังผ่านเก้าคืน; เดือนที่หก หลังเว้นสิบห้าวัน

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Word by Word

• tṛtīye: in the third (month)
• tṛtīye: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tṛtīya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine/Neuter (पुं/नपुं), Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular (एकवचन); ordinal adjective (elliptically ‘in the third (month)’)

• pañcame: on the fifth
• pañcame: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pañcama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine/Neuter (पुं/नपुं), Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular (एकवचन); ordinal adjective qualifying (dine)

• dine: day
• dine: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dina (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular (एकवचन)

• caturthe: in the fourth (month)
• caturthe: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: caturtha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine/Neuter (पुं/नपुं), Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular (एकवचन); ordinal adjective (elliptically ‘in the fourth (month)’)

• saptama-antare: at a seven-day interval
• saptama-antare: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: saptama (प्रातिपदिक) + antara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine/Neuter (पुं/नपुं), Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular (एकवचन); ‘at an interval of seven (days)’

• pañcame: in the fifth (month)
• pañcame: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pañcama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine/Neuter (पुं/नपुं), Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular (एकवचन); ordinal adjective (elliptically ‘in the fifth (month)’)

• navarātreṇa: by a nine-night period
• navarātreṇa: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nava (प्रातिपदिक) + rātra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular (एकवचन); ‘by/with a nine-night (interval)’

• ṣaṣṭhe: in the sixth (month)
• ṣaṣṭhe: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ṣaṣṭha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine/Neuter (पुं/नपुं), Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular (एकवचन); ordinal adjective (elliptically ‘in the sixth (month)’)

• pañcadaśa-ahake: at a fifteen-day interval
• pañcadaśa-ahake: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pañcadaśa (प्रातिपदिक) + ahaka/aha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine/Neuter (पुं/नपुं), Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular (एकवचन); ‘at a fifteen-day interval’

Speaker

Varāha

Varaha Avatara Context

Varaha Avatara Context: {"is_varaha_focus":false}

Bhu Devi Dialogue

Bhu Devi Dialogue: {"is_dialogue":false,"speaker_role":"instructor"}

Mathura Mandala

Mathura Mandala: {"is_mathura_related":false}

Dharma Shastra

Dharma Shastra: {"has_dharma_rule":false,"instruction_summary":"Narrative description of progressive fasting/food-restriction as tapas, not a prescriptive dharma-vidhi."}

Vrata Mahatmya

Vrata Mahatmya: {"has_vrata":false}

Cosmic Boar Symbolism

Cosmic Boar Symbolism: {"has_symbolism":false}

Philosophical Teaching

Philosophical Teaching: {"has_teaching":true,"teaching_type":"Yoga-sadhana (tapas/niyama)","core_concept":"Gradual intensification of austerity trains the mind toward ekagrata and dispassion.","practical_application":"Adopt stepwise restraint (kramena) rather than abrupt extremes; let food-discipline support meditation and ethical steadiness."}

Subject Matter

Subject Matter: ["Ethics","Asceticism","Yoga"]

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: tapas

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Cross References

Related Themes: Varaha Purana 146.67-69 (continuation of tapas leading to samadhi and non-duality)

Visual Art Cues

Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A young ascetic girl practicing progressively longer fasts across months, seated in a simple hermitage setting, with a calm, determined expression.","item_prompts":["young ascetic girl (bala)","counting of days/months motif (calendar beads or notches)","simple leaf-plate (patra) gradually empty","austere hut/forest edge","soft halo hinting future radiance"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: frontal serene ascetic maiden, minimal ornaments, earthy greens/browns, rhythmic foliage, subtle narrative panels showing month-by-month fasting.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore style: central seated ascetic maiden with restrained gold accents, stylized aureole, small side vignettes for the changing fasting intervals.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore style: delicate linework, muted palette, contemplative face, gentle forest backdrop, symbolic calendar element near her hands.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari style: lyrical hillside-forest hermitage, slender figure, narrative progression suggested by small inset scenes of different months."}

Audio Atmosphere

Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"austere, instructional","suggested_raga":"Bhairavi","pace":"medium-slow (counting cadence)","voice_tone":"measured, steady, slightly grave"}

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Narrative
• Vaiṣṇavism
• Yoga and Tapas

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

The verse preserves a schematic, mnemonic style for ascetic practice, showing how Purāṇic texts transmit yogic-ethical ideals through narrative exemplars.

Which geographic location is identified?

No location is mentioned; the focus is a temporal regimen (days/nights) rather than a pilgrimage or sacred site.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

A disciplined, staged approach to austerity is emphasized, implying that endurance and steadiness are cultivated incrementally.