Varaha Purana 61.2: Adhyaya 61, Shloka 2

The Observance for the Fulfilment of Desires: Worship of Keśava in the Form of Guha

Kumāra

Devanagari script

षष्ठ्यां फलाशनो यस्तु वर्षमेकं व्रतं चरेत् । पौषमाससिते पक्षे चतुर्थ्यां कृतभोजनः ॥ ६१.२ ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 61.2

Transliteration

ṣaṣṭhyāṃ phalāśano yas tu varṣam ekaṃ vrataṃ caret | pauṣamāsa-site pakṣe caturthyāṃ kṛtabhojanaḥ || 61.2 ||

Translation

ผู้ใดในวันษषฐี (วันขึ้น/แรม ๖ ค่ำ) ฉันเพียงผลไม้และถือวรตนี้ตลอดหนึ่งปี และในเดือนเปาษะ ปักษ์มืด ในวันจตุรถีจึงฉันอาหาร—นี่เป็นระเบียบที่กำหนดไว้

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Word by Word

• षष्ठ्याम्: on the sixth (tithi)
• षष्ठ्याम्: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: षष्ठी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Locative singular (on the sixth lunar day)

• फलाशनः: one who eats fruits
• फलाशनः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: फल (प्रातिपदिक) + आशन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (फलम् आशनम् यस्य/फलम् आश्नाति) — 'fruit-eater'

• यः: who
• यः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Relative pronoun, nominative singular

• तु: indeed
• तु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (indeed/but)

• वर्षम्: for a year
• वर्षम्: Kālādhi karaṇa (कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वर्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Accusative singular (duration)

• एकम्: one
• एकम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; agrees with वर्षम्

• व्रतम्: vow
• व्रतम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: व्रत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Accusative singular

• चरेत्: should observe/practise
• चरेत्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: चर् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद; 3rd person singular optative

• पौषमास: in the month of Pauṣa
• पौषमास: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पौष (प्रातिपदिक) + मास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचनार्थे समासपूर्वपद; तत्पुरुष (पौषस्य मासः) used as first member in compound with सिते

• सिते: bright (śukla)
• सिते: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; agrees with पक्षे (in the bright fortnight)

• पक्षे: in the fortnight
• पक्षे: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Locative singular

• चतुर्थ्याम्: on the fourth (tithi)
• चतुर्थ्याम्: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चतुर्थी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Locative singular (on the fourth tithi)

• कृतभोजनः: having taken food (one who has eaten)
• कृतभोजनः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृत (कृ धातोः क्त-प्रत्यय) + भोजन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; बहुव्रीहि (कृतं भोजनं येन/यस्य) — 'one who has eaten'

Speaker

Varāha

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Studies
• Vaishnavism
• Dharma-śāstra Interface

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It reflects Purāṇic-era integration of calendrical timekeeping (tithi, pakṣa, māsa) with ethical self-discipline through regulated diet and vow-practice, a common feature of medieval Sanskrit ritual literature.

Which geographic location is identified?

No specific geographic location is named in this verse; the reference is temporal (the month of Pauṣa and lunar fortnights) rather than spatial.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The verse presents disciplined restraint and consistency in observance—regulated eating on specified lunar days—as a structured ethical practice rather than a purely devotional assertion.