Varaha Purana 60.7: Adhyaya 60, Shloka 7

The Rite of the Śāntivrata: A Yearlong Observance with Viṣṇu-on-Śeṣa and Nāga-Anganyāsa Worship

Pūrva Bhāga · Dāna–Vrata Nirdēśa (Ritual gifts and annual observances)

Devanagari script

एवं संवत्सरस्यान्ते कुर्याद् ब्राह्मणभोजनम् । नागं तु काञ्चनं कुर्याद् ब्राह्मणाय निवेदयेत् ॥ ६०.७ ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 60.7

Transliteration

evaṁ saṁvatsarasyānte kuryād brāhmaṇabhojanam | nāgaṁ tu kāñcanaṁ kuryād brāhmaṇāya nivedayet || 60.7 ||

ITRANS transliteration

Translation

ดังนี้เมื่อสิ้นปี พึงจัดภัตตาหารแก่พราหมณ์ทั้งหลาย และพึงให้ทำรูปนาคด้วยทองคำ แล้วถวายแด่พราหมณ์

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Word by Word

• एवम्: thus
• Type: Indeclinable
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (adverb of manner)
• Role: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)

• संवत्सरस्य: of a year
• Type: Noun
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Genitive singular
• Role: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Root: संवत्सर (प्रातिपदिक)

• अन्ते: at the end
• Type: Noun
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Locative singular
• Role: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Root: अन्त (प्रातिपदिक)

• कुर्यात्: should do
• Type: Verb
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; 3rd person singular optative
• Role: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Root: कृ (धातु)

• ब्राह्मणभोजनम्: feeding of Brahmins
• Type: Noun
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (ब्राह्मणानां भोजनम्)
• Role: Karma (कर्म)
• Root: ब्राह्मण (प्रातिपदिक) + भोजन (प्रातिपदिक)

• नागम्: a serpent (image/figure)
• Type: Noun
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Accusative singular
• Role: Karma (कर्म)
• Root: नाग (प्रातिपदिक)

• तु: and/indeed/but
• Type: Indeclinable
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारण/विरोधसूचक निपात (particle)
• Role: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Root: तु (अव्यय)

• काञ्चनम्: gold
• Type: Noun
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Accusative singular
• Role: Karma (कर्म)
• Root: काञ्चन (प्रातिपदिक)

• कुर्यात्: should make
• Type: Verb
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; 3rd person singular optative
• Role: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Root: कृ (धातु)

• ब्राह्मणाय: to a Brahmin
• Type: Noun
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Dative singular
• Role: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
• Root: ब्राह्मण (प्रातिपदिक)

• निवेदयेत्: should present/offer
• Type: Verb
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; Causative stem, 3rd person singular optative
• Role: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Root: नि+विद् (धातु) [णिच् causative: निवेदय]

Sandhi Notes

• संवत्सरस्यान्ते = संवत्सरस्य + अन्ते

Speaker and setting

Shanta rasaSetting: Ritual/household setting

Speaker

Varāha

The teaching

Kind of teaching

Karma-yoga / dharma

Subjects

EthicsRitual PracticeGift-giving (Dāna)Social Conduct

Core idea

Vrata is consummated by self-transcending giving—food and wealth offered to worthy recipients purify the doer and stabilize merit.

In practice

Mark the end of a yearly discipline with annadāna and a deliberate, non-harmful act of nāga-propitiation via symbolic donation.

Dharma

Vrata

Cross references

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Studies
• Dharmaśāstra Interface
• Vaiṣṇavism

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It reflects a common Purāṇic-dharmaśāstra pattern where annual calendrical completion is marked by hospitality (feeding learned specialists) and symbolic gifting, documenting socio-ritual economies in premodern Sanskrit culture.

Which geographic location is identified?

No geographic location is named in this verse; it is framed as a general end-of-year observance rather than a site-specific instruction.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

To conclude an annual cycle with acts of hospitality and charitable gifting—specifically feeding brāhmaṇas and presenting a crafted gold offering—emphasizing generosity and social responsibility.