Varaha Purana 48.1: Adhyaya 48, Shloka 1

The Kalki Dvādaśī Observance and the Episode of King Viśāla

Devanagari script

दुर्वासा उवाच । तद्वद् भाद्रपदे मासि शुक्लपक्षे तु द्वादशीम् । सङ्कल्प्य विधिना देवं अर्च्छयेत् परमेश्वरम् ॥ ४८.१ ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 48.1

Transliteration

durvāsā uvāca | tadvad bhādrapade māsi śuklapakṣe tu dvādaśīm | saṅkalpya vidhinā devam arcchayet parameśvaram || 48.1 ||

Translation

ทุรวาสากล่าวว่า “ฉันนั้นแล ในเดือนภัทรปทะ ในวันทวาทศีแห่งปักษ์สว่าง เมื่อทำสังกัลปะตามพิธีแล้ว พึงบูชาพระผู้เป็นใหญ่ คือปรเมศวร ตามแบบแผน”

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Word by Word

• durvāsāḥ: Durvāsā
• durvāsāḥ: Karta (कर्ता/वक्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: durvāsā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1), Singular

• uvāca: said
• uvāca: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vac (धातु)
• Form: Perfect/लिट्, 3rd person, Singular, Parasmaipada

• tadvat: likewise
• tadvat: Prakāra (प्रकार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tadvat (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb (क्रियाविशेषण) meaning ‘in that manner/likewise’

• bhādrapade: in Bhādrapada (month)
• bhādrapade: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhādrapada (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Locative (7), Singular

• māsi: in the month
• māsi: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: māsa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Locative (7), Singular

• śukla-pakṣe: in the bright fortnight
• śukla-pakṣe: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śukla (प्रातिपदिक) + pakṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Karmadhāraya, Masculine, Locative (7), Singular

• tu: indeed
• tu: Sambandha-bodhaka (सम्बन्धसूचक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: Particle (निपात)

• dvādaśīm: the Dvādaśī (12th day)
• dvādaśīm: Karma (कर्म) (object of ‘saṅkalpya’/observance)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dvādaśī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Accusative (2), Singular

• saṅkalpya: having resolved (made a vow)
• saṅkalpya: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam + kḷp (धातु)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (क्त्वा/ल्यप्), ‘having resolved/after making a vow’

• vidhinā: by the prescribed method
• vidhinā: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vidhi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental (3), Singular

• devam: the god
• devam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2), Singular

• arcchayet: should worship
• arcchayet: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: arc (धातु)
• Form: Optative/विधिलिङ्, 3rd person, Singular, Parasmaipada

• parameśvaram: the Supreme Lord
• parameśvaram: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: parama (प्रातिपदिक) + īśvara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Karmadhāraya ‘paramaḥ īśvaraḥ’; Masculine, Accusative (2), Singular; in apposition to ‘devam’

Speaker

Durvāsā

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Vaishnavism
• Dharma-shastra (ritual practice)
• Puranic Studies

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It reflects Purāṇic codification of calendrical observances (tithi- and māsa-based practice), showing how ritual life was systematized through concise procedural instructions attributed to authoritative speakers.

Which geographic location is identified?

No specific geographic location is named in this verse; the reference is temporal (the month Bhādrapada and the bright-fortnight Dvādaśī).

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The verse emphasizes disciplined intentionality and procedural correctness in practice—forming a clear saṅkalpa and acting according to vidhi—presented as a general principle of responsible religious-ritual conduct.