Varaha Purana 169.39: Adhyaya 169, Shloka 39

The Greatness of Mathurā: The Ardhacandra Sacred Bathing Rite and the Procedure for the Yajñopavīta Observance

Devanagari script

दक्षिणस्यां समारभ्य उत्तरस्यां समापयेत् ॥ यज्ञोपवीतस्य विधिरेष एव प्रकीर्तितः ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 169.39

Transliteration

dakṣiṇasyāṃ samārabhya uttarasyāṃ samāpayet || yajñopavītasya vidhir eṣa eva prakīrtitaḥ ||

Translation

เริ่มจากด้านขวาแล้วจบลงที่ด้านซ้าย—นี่แลคือวิธีการแห่งยัชโญปวีต (สายสิญจน์/ด้ายศักดิ์สิทธิ์) ที่ได้ประกาศไว้

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Word by Word

• दक्षिणस्याम्: on the right side / in the south (side)
• दक्षिणस्याम्: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दक्षिण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (f.), सप्तमी विभक्ति (Loc. 7), एकवचन (sg.); स्थानाधिकरण

• समारभ्य: having started
• समारभ्य: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + आ + रभ् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय-भाव (absolutive), ‘having begun’

• उत्तरस्याम्: on the left side / in the north (side)
• उत्तरस्याम्: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उत्तर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (f.), सप्तमी विभक्ति (Loc. 7), एकवचन (sg.); स्थानाधिकरण

• समापयेत्: should finish / should complete
• समापयेत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + आ + पि/अप् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन (sg.)

• यज्ञोपवीतस्य: of the sacred thread (yajñopavīta)
• यज्ञोपवीतस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यज्ञोपवीत (प्रातिपदिक) = यज्ञ + उपवीत
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (n.), षष्ठी विभक्ति (Gen. 6), एकवचन (sg.)

• विधिः: rule / procedure
• विधिः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विधि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (m.), प्रथमा विभक्ति (Nom. 1), एकवचन (sg.)

• एषः: this
• एषः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (m.), प्रथमा विभक्ति (Nom. 1), एकवचन (sg.)

• एव: indeed / only
• एव: Nipata (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण-अव्यय (emphasis)

• प्रकीर्तितः: has been proclaimed
• प्रकीर्तितः: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + कीर्त् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग (m.), प्रथमा विभक्ति (Nom. 1), एकवचन (sg.)

Speaker

Varāha (default, dialogue framework)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Studies
• Ritual Studies
• Dharma Literature

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It preserves a concise ritual instruction embedded in a Purāṇic context, illustrating overlap between Purāṇic narration and prescriptive ritual/dharma traditions.

Which geographic location is identified?

No geographic location is specified; the verse is procedural.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

It emphasizes correct performance and attentiveness to prescribed form in ritual conduct.