Varaha Purana 59.5: Adhyaya 59, Shloka 5

The Obstacle-Removing Vow

Procedure for Worship of Vināyaka

Devanagari script

हयमेधस्य विघ्ने तु संजाते सगरः पुरा । एतदेव चरित्वा तु हयमेधं समापतवान् ॥ ५९.५ ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 59.5

Transliteration

hayamedhasya vighne tu saṃjāte sagaraḥ purā | etad eva caritvā tu hayamedhaṃ samāptavān || 59.5 ||

Translation

กาลก่อน เมื่อเกิดอุปสรรคในพิธีอัศวเมธ สคระได้ปฏิบัติตามวรตนี้เอง แล้วจึงทำอัศวเมธให้สำเร็จสมบูรณ์

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Word by Word

• हयमेधस्य: of the horse-sacrifice
• हयमेधस्य: सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हयमेध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; समासः—हयस्य मेधः (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)

• विघ्ने: when there was an obstacle
• विघ्ने: अधिकरण (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विघ्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• तु: but/indeed
• तु: सम्बन्ध/वाक्य-सम्बन्ध (discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (particle)

• संजाते: having arisen/occurred
• संजाते: अधिकरण-विशेषण (locative absolute qualifier)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्+जन् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past passive participle); सप्तमी-एकवचन, पुं/नपुं (सप्तमी-सम्बन्धे)

• सगरः: Sagara (king)
• सगरः: कर्ता (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सगर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• पुरा: formerly/once
• पुरा: कालाधिकरण (temporal adjunct)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुरा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (adverb of time)

• एतत्: this (rite)
• एतत्: कर्म (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• एव: indeed/only
• एव: सम्बन्ध/वाक्य-सम्बन्ध (emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारण (emphatic particle)

• चरित्वा: having performed
• चरित्वा: पूर्वकाल (prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: चर् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund/absolutive)

• तु: then/indeed
• तु: सम्बन्ध/वाक्य-सम्बन्ध (discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (particle)

• हयमेधम्: the horse-sacrifice
• हयमेधम्: कर्म (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हयमेध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; समासः—हयस्य मेधः (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)

• समाप्तवान्: completed/finished
• समाप्तवान्: क्रिया (मुख्य क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्+आप् (धातु)
• Form: क्तवतु-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (perfect participle/agentive); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-एकवचन; कर्तरि प्रयोग (active sense)

Speaker

Varāha

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Narrative
• Dharma Discourse
• Cultural Heritage

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It preserves a Purāṇic memory of King Sagara as an exemplar of completing a royal rite despite impediments, reflecting how narrative exempla are used to validate ritual continuity in Sanskrit textual traditions.

Which geographic location is identified?

No specific place-name is given in this verse; it references King Sagara and the Aśvamedha context without naming a site.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The verse emphasizes perseverance and procedural completion in prescribed duties (here, a major rite) even when obstacles arise, framed as an exemplary precedent.