Varaha Purana 155.19: Adhyaya 155, Shloka 19

The Efficacy and Sacred Merit of Akrūra Tīrtha

Devanagari script

ततः खादिष्यसे गात्रं विनिवृत्तस्य जागरात् ॥ विष्णुतुष्ट्यै व्रतमिदमारब्धं सर्वकामदम् ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 155.19

Transliteration

tataḥ khādiṣyase gātraṃ vinivṛttasya jāgarāt | viṣṇutuṣṭyai vratam idam ārabdhaṃ sarvakāmadam |

Translation

“แล้วเมื่อเราสิ้นสุดการเฝ้าตื่นแล้ว ท่านจึงค่อยกินกายของเรา พรตนี้เริ่มขึ้นเพื่อความพอพระทัยของพระวิษณุ และกล่าวกันว่าให้ผลสมดังปรารถนาทุกประการ”

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Word by Word

• ततः: then / thereafter
• ततः: Kala-adhikarana (कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb), क्रम/कारणवाचक (then/thereafter)

• खादिष्यसे: you will eat
• खादिष्यसे: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: खाद् (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future), मध्यम-पुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन, आत्मनेपद

• गात्रम्: body / limb
• गात्रम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गात्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• विनिवृत्तस्य: of (one) who has ceased/returned
• विनिवृत्तस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वि-नि-वृत् (धातु) → विनिवृत्त (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन; भूतकृदन्त (past participle)

• जागरात्: from the vigil
• जागरात्: Apadana (अपादान/Source)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जागर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (Ablative/5th), एकवचन

• विष्णुतुष्ट्यै: for the satisfaction of Vishnu
• विष्णुतुष्ट्यै: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान/Beneficiary)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष्णु-तुष्टि (प्रातिपदिक; components: विष्णु + तुष्टि)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (Dative/4th), एकवचन

• व्रतम्: vow
• व्रतम्: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: व्रत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन

• इदम्: this
• इदम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण of व्रतम्

• आरब्धम्: begun / undertaken
• आरब्धम्: Kriya (क्रिया/Predicative)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-रभ् (धातु) → आरब्ध (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; भूतकृदन्त (past passive participle) used predicatively with व्रतम्

• सर्वकामदम्: granting all desires
• सर्वकामदम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व-काम-द (प्रातिपदिक; components: सर्व + काम + द)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण of व्रतम्

Speaker

Sudhana

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇa
• Vaiṣṇavism
• Ritual Theory

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It links ritual observance (jāgaraṇa) to a stated aim (viṣṇutuṣṭi) and to the common Purāṇic trope of ritual efficacy (sarvakāmada).

Which geographic location is identified?

None is named; the verse focuses on ritual timing and intention.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

Prioritizing completion of a vowed duty before yielding to external demands; intention (tuṣṭi) and discipline are foregrounded.