Varaha Purana 185.34: Adhyaya 185, Shloka 34

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एवं मां स्नाप्य विधिना मम कर्मानुसारिणः ।। एवं न्यायेन मां तत्र अर्चयित्वा यथोचितम् ॥

Sanskrit recitationVaraha Purana 185.34

Transliteration

evaṁ māṁ snāpya vidhinā mama karmānusāriṇaḥ || evaṁ nyāyena māṁ tatra arcayitvā yathocitam ||

Translation

ดังนี้ เมื่อชำระสรงเราโดยถูกต้องตามพิธี และปฏิบัติตามกรรมพิธีที่กำหนด; แล้วด้วยวิธีอันชอบธรรม จงบูชาเรา ณ ที่นั้นให้สมควรแก่กาลและฐานะ

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Word by Word

• evaṁ: thus
• evaṁ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: evaṁ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• mām: me
• mām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम; द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• snāpya: having bathed (me)
• snāpya: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: snā (स्ना धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund) causative-sense: स्नाप्य = 'having bathed/caused to bathe'

• vidhinā: by the prescribed method
• vidhinā: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vidhi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• mama: my
• mama: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम; षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• karma-anusāriṇaḥ: followers of (my) prescribed actions
• karma-anusāriṇaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: karma (प्रातिपदिक) + anusārin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (कर्तृ-सम्बन्धे: 'those who follow my acts/ritual duties')

• evaṁ: thus
• evaṁ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: evaṁ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• nyāyena: by proper rule / rightly
• nyāyena: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nyāya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• mām: me
• mām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम; द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• tatra: there
• tatra: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (locative adverb)

• arcayitvā: having worshipped
• arcayitvā: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: arc (अर्च् धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund) — 'having worshipped'

• yathā-ucitam: as is proper / duly
• yathā-ucitam: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yathā (अव्यय) + ucita (कृदन्त; वच्/उच्?; प्रातिपदिक-रूपेण)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-समास; क्रियाविशेषण (adverbial)

Speaker

Varāha–Pṛthivī dialogue frame (instructional voice; speaker not explicit in excerpt)

Tags

• Purāṇic Literature
• Ritual Studies
• Sanskrit Philology

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It reflects the Purāṇic tendency to codify accessible ritual sequences (snāna, arcana) for domestic or public worship, indicating a didactic layer of practice-oriented literature.

Which geographic location is identified?

No geographic identifier appears in this verse.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

Emphasis on propriety and procedural correctness—performing actions “as appropriate” (yathocitam) and by “proper method” (nyāyena).