Varaha Purana 211.97: Adhyaya 211, Shloka 97

Methods for the Removal of Sin and the Eulogy of Prabodhinī Ekādaśī/Dvādaśī

Devanagari script

पुष्पैर्धूपैस्तथा दीपनैवद्यैर्विविधैरपि ॥ सम्पूज्यैवमलङ्कारैर्विविधैरुपशोभितम् ॥

Sanskrit recitationVaraha Purana 211.97

Transliteration

puṣpair dhūpais tathā dīpanaivadyair vividhair api || sampūjyaivam alaṅkārair vividhair upaśobhitam ||

Translation

ดังนี้ ครั้นบูชาโดยชอบด้วยดอกไม้ ธูป ประทีป และไนเวทยะ (เครื่องบูชาอาหาร) นานาประการแล้ว ก็ประดับ (องค์เทพ) ด้วยเครื่องอลังการหลากหลายให้ยิ่งผ่องแผ้วรุ่งเรือง—

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Word by Word

• पुष्पैः: with flowers
• पुष्पैः: करण (Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुष्प (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), बहुवचन; Instrumental plural (by/with flowers)

• धूपैः: with incense
• धूपैः: करण (Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धूप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; Instrumental plural (with incense)

• तथा: and likewise
• तथा: सम्बन्ध/अव्यय (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अव्यय-प्रकारः—समुच्चय/अनुक्रमसूचक (and/also/likewise)

• दीप: lamps
• दीप: करण (Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दीप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; (in compound with नैवेद्य)

• नैवद्यैः: with offerings (naivedya)
• नैवद्यैः: करण (Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नैवेद्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; Instrumental plural (with food-offerings)

• विविधैः: various
• विविधैः: विशेषण (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विविध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; agrees with पुष्पैः/धूपैः/दीप-नैवद्यैः

• अपि: also
• अपि: सम्बन्ध/अव्यय (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अव्यय-प्रकारः—समुच्चय/अपि-कार (also/even)

• सम्पूज्य: having duly worshipped
• सम्पूज्य: क्रियाविशेषण (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + पूज् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (Absolutive/Gerund); ‘having worshipped completely’

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: सम्बन्ध/अव्यय (Adverb)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक (thus/in this manner)

• अलङ्कारैः: with ornaments
• अलङ्कारैः: करण (Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अलङ्कार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; Instrumental plural (with ornaments/adornments)

• विविधैः: various
• विविधैः: विशेषण (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विविध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; agrees with अलङ्कारैः

• उपशोभितम्: adorned
• उपशोभितम्: कर्मणि-विशेषण (Object qualifier)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उप + शुभ् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (Past Passive Participle); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘adorned/beautified’ (object described)

Speaker

Varāha (default, speaker not explicit in verse)

Tags

• Purāṇic Literature
• Temple Ritual Vocabulary
• Material Culture of Devotion

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It records a standardized pūjā lexicon (flowers–incense–lamp–food) useful for tracing the history of South Asian ritual material culture and liturgical formulae.

Which geographic location is identified?

No geographic location is mentioned.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

Perform worship with care and completeness, emphasizing disciplined attention to ritual offerings.