Varaha Purana 116.25: Adhyaya 116, Shloka 25

An Exposition on the Causes of Happiness and Suffering

Devanagari script

यस्य बुद्धिर्विजायेत स दुःखायोपजायते ॥ मां पूजयित्वा नैवेद्यं विशिष्टं परिकल्प्य च ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 116.25

Transliteration

yasya buddhir vijāyeta sa duḥkhāyopajāyate || māṃ pūjayitvā naivedyaṃ viśiṣṭaṃ parikalpya ca ||

Translation

جس کے دل میں ایسی (گمراہ) سوچ پیدا ہو، وہ دکھ کے لیے ہی پیدا ہوتا ہے۔ میری پوجا کر کے خاص نَیویدیہ (نذرِ طعام) بھی تیار کرے۔

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Word by Word

• yasya: whose/of whom
• yasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (यद् सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine/Neuter (पुं/नपुंसक), Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular (एकवचन); relative pronoun

• buddhiḥ: understanding/intention
• buddhiḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: buddhi (बुद्धि प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• vijāyeta: should arise/be born
• vijāyeta: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vi-jan (वि√जन् धातु)
• Form: Optative (विधिलिङ्), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन); Ātmanepada (आत्मनेपद)

• saḥ: he
• saḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• duḥkhāya: for suffering
• duḥkhāya: Sampradāna/Prayojana (सम्प्रदान/प्रयोजन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: duḥkha (दुःख प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Dative (4th/चतुर्थी), Singular (एकवचन)

• upajāyate: arises/comes into being
• upajāyate: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: upa-jan (उप√जन् धातु)
• Form: Present (लट्), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन); Ātmanepada (आत्मनेपद)

• mām: me
• mām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (अस्मद् सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• pūjayitvā: having worshipped
• pūjayitvā: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pūj (पूज् धातु)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त)

• naivedyam: food-offering (naivedya)
• naivedyam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: naivedya (नैवेद्य प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• viśiṣṭam: special/excellent
• viśiṣṭam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: viśiṣṭa (विशिष्ट प्रातिपदिक; past participle used adjectivally)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); agrees with naivedyam

• parikalpya: having prepared/arranged
• parikalpya: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pari-kḷp (परि√कॢप् धातु)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (ल्यप्/य-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction (समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय)

Speaker

Varāha

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Ritual
• Vaiṣṇavism

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It documents normative ritual language around pūjā and naivedya, offering evidence for how Purāṇic texts codified domestic and temple-oriented worship practices.

Which geographic location is identified?

No location is identified; the verse concerns ritual procedure and its ethical consequences.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

To avoid intentions that lead to suffering and to complete worship with an appropriate, carefully prepared food offering.