Varaha Purana 56.11: Adhyaya 56, Shloka 11

Ritual Procedure for the Dhanyavrata

Prosperity Vow

Devanagari script

धन्योऽस्मि धन्यकर्मास्मि धन्यचेष्टोऽस्मि धन्यवान् । धन्येनानेन चीर्णेन व्रतेन स्यां सदा सुखी ॥ ५६.११ ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 56.11

Transliteration

dhanyo 'smi dhanyakarmāsmi dhanyaceṣṭo 'smi dhanyavān | dhanyenānena cīrṇena vratena syāṃ sadā sukhī || 56.11 ||

Translation

ข้าพเจ้าเป็นผู้เป็นสิริมงคล; กรรมของข้าพเจ้าเป็นสิริมงคล; ความเพียรของข้าพเจ้าเป็นสิริมงคล; ข้าพเจ้าเป็นผู้ได้รับพร ด้วยการถือพรตอันเป็นมงคลนี้โดยถูกต้อง ขอให้ข้าพเจ้ามีความสุขเสมอ

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Word by Word

• धन्यः: blessed; fortunate
• धन्यः: कर्तृसम्बन्धी विशेषण (Predicative/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: धन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (predicate adjective)

• अस्मि: I am
• अस्मि: विधेयक्रिया (Copula/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present/लट्), उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन

• धन्यकर्म: one with blessed deeds
• धन्यकर्म: कर्तृसम्बन्धी विशेषण (Predicative/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: धन्य + कर्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मधारयः—धन्यं कर्म यस्य (one whose deeds are blessed)

• अस्मि: I am
• अस्मि: विधेयक्रिया (Copula/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: लट्, उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन

• धन्यचेष्टः: one with blessed conduct/effort
• धन्यचेष्टः: कर्तृसम्बन्धी विशेषण (Predicative/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: धन्य + चेष्ट (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मधारयः—धन्या चेष्टा यस्य

• अस्मि: I am
• अस्मि: विधेयक्रिया (Copula/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: लट्, उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन

• धन्यवान्: fortunate; blessed
• धन्यवान्: कर्तृसम्बन्धी विशेषण (Predicative/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: धन्यवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; मतुप्-प्रत्ययान्त (possessive adjective)

• धन्येन: by the blessed
• धन्येन: करण (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: धन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifier) व्रतेन इति

• अनेन: by this
• अनेन: करण (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifier) व्रतेन इति

• चीर्णेन: performed; observed
• चीर्णेन: विशेषण (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: चर् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम् व्रतेन इति

• व्रतेन: by the vow
• व्रतेन: करण (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: व्रत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• स्याम्: may I be
• स्याम्: विधेयक्रिया (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative/विधिलिङ्), उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन

• सदा: always
• सदा: कालाधिकरण (Temporal/काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सदा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; नित्यत्ववाचक क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• सुखी: happy
• सुखी: कर्तृसम्बन्धी विशेषण (Predicative/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सुखिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (predicate adjective)

Speaker

Varāha (default dialogue attribution; speaker not explicit in the fragment)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Studies
• Vaiṣṇavism
• Dharma Literature

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It exemplifies a common Purāṇic rhetorical form (phala-stuti), where the successful completion of a vrata is affirmed through a formula of auspiciousness and well-being, reflecting the didactic and devotional-ethical aims of Purāṇic literature.

Which geographic location is identified?

No geographic location is named in this verse; it is a generalized statement of the merit and desired outcome of a completed vow.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The verse underscores disciplined observance (vrata) as a means of cultivating auspicious conduct and sustained well-being, framed as an ethical-spiritual practice rather than a coercive mandate.