Varaha Purana 48.22: Adhyaya 48, Shloka 22

The Kalki Dvādaśī Observance and the Episode of King Viśāla

Devanagari script

वामनं मोहनाशाय वित्तार्थे जगदग्निजम् । क्रूरशत्रुविनाशाय यजेद् दाशरथिं बुधः ॥ ४८.२२ ॥

Sanskrit recitationVaraha Purana 48.22

Transliteration

vāmanaṃ mohanāśāya vittārthe jagadagnijam | krūraśatruvināśāya yajed dāśarathiṃ budhaḥ || 48.22 ||

Translation

เพื่อทำลายความหลง พึงบูชาพระวามนะ; เพื่อให้ได้ทรัพย์ พึงบูชาพระชคทัคนิชะ (ชามทัคนยะ). และเพื่อทำลายศัตรูอำมหิต ผู้มีปัญญาพึงบูชาพระรามผู้เป็นทศรถบุตร

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Word by Word

• vāmanaṃ: Vāmana
• vāmanaṃ: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vāmana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• mohanāśāya: for the destruction of delusion
• mohanāśāya: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mohana-nāśa (प्रातिपदिक; मोहन + नाश)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Dative (4th/चतुर्थी), Singular (एकवचन); purpose dative (प्रयोजन-चतुर्थी)

• vitta-arthe: for wealth (in the matter of wealth)
• vitta-arthe: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vitta-artha (प्रातिपदिक; वित्त + अर्थ)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular (एकवचन); locative of purpose/occasion (विषय/प्रयोजन-सप्तमी)

• jagadagnijam: Jagadagnija (name/epithet)
• jagadagnijam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jagat-agni-ja (प्रातिपदिक; जगत् + अग्नि + ज)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• krūraśatruvināśāya: for the destruction of cruel enemies
• krūraśatruvināśāya: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: krūra-śatru-vināśa (प्रातिपदिक; क्रूर + शत्रु + विनाश)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Dative (4th/चतुर्थी), Singular (एकवचन); purpose dative (प्रयोजन-चतुर्थी)

• yajet: should worship/sacrifice to
• yajet: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: yaj (धातु)
• Form: Optative/विधिलिङ्, 3rd Person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन); Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद)

• dāśarathiṃ: Dāśarathi (Rāma)
• dāśarathiṃ: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dāśarathi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• budhaḥ: a wise person
• budhaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: budha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

Speaker

Varāha (default, as speaker not explicit in excerpt)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Studies
• Vaiṣṇavism
• Sanskrit Philology

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It exemplifies a Purāṇic cataloging style in which specific divine forms are associated with particular human aims (e.g., clarity of mind, prosperity, protection), reflecting how late-classical Sanskrit texts systematize ritual and ethical goals.

Which geographic location is identified?

No geographic toponym appears in this verse; it is primarily a prescriptive statement linking worship of named forms/epithets to desired outcomes.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The verse promotes disciplined, intention-oriented practice guided by discernment (budhaḥ), emphasizing the cultivation of clarity (freedom from delusion) and orderly pursuit of worldly aims without introducing sectarian polemic.