Varaha Purana 142.41: Adhyaya 142, Shloka 41

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Devanagari script

अथ तत्र चतुर्थे तु दिने प्राप्ते वसुन्धरे ॥ कृत्वा वै सिद्धिकर्माणि न गच्छत्यपराणि च ॥

Sanskrit recitationVaraha Purana 142.41

Transliteration

atha tatra caturthe tu dine prāpte vasundhare || kṛtvā vai siddhikarmāṇi na gacchaty aparāṇi ca

Translation

اے وسندھرا! جب وہاں چوتھا دن آ پہنچے تو پاکیزگی و تکمیل کے مناسک ادا کرکے پھر دوسرے کاموں کی طرف نہ بڑھے۔

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Word by Word

• अथ: then
• अथ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/अनुक्रम)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; आरम्भार्थक/अनन्तरार्थक (indeclinable; then/now)

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (locative adverb: there)

• चतुर्थे: in the fourth
• चतुर्थे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चतुर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; विशेषण (locative singular: in the fourth)

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

• दिने: on the day
• दिने: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन (locative singular)

• प्राप्ते: when (it) has arrived
• प्राप्ते: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्र-आप् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकर्मणि/भूतभावे कृदन्त; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; 'दिने' इति विशेषण (past participle: when (it) has arrived)

• वसुन्धरे: O Vasundharā (Earth)
• वसुन्धरे: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वसुन्धरा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/सम्बोधन), एकवचन (vocative singular)

• कृत्वा: having done
• कृत्वा: Kriya (क्रिया; पूर्वकर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु) + त्वा (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund/absolutive); पूर्वक्रिया (having done)

• वै: indeed
• वै: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निश्चयार्थक (particle: indeed)

• सिद्धि-कर्माणि: ritual acts for accomplishment/success
• सिद्धि-कर्माणि: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सिद्धि (प्रातिपदिक) + कर्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (सिद्धेः कर्माणि / सिद्ध्यर्थं कर्माणि); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), बहुवचन (accusative plural)

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निषेध (negation)

• गच्छति: goes/proceeds
• गच्छति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद (goes)

• अपराणि: other (acts)
• अपराणि: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अपर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन; 'कर्माणि' (अनुक्त) इति विशेषण (accusative plural: other)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक (conjunction: and)

Speaker

Varāha

Tags

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

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It reflects Purāṇic integration of ritual discipline (śauca and niyama) with narrative dialogue, showing how later compendia transmit and popularize normative ritual timing.

Which geographic location is identified?

No specific toponym is named in this verse; it is framed as a general instruction addressed to Vasundharā (Earth).

What is the primary ethical instruction?

To prioritize completion of prescribed purificatory rites before resuming other activities, emphasizing restraint and procedural discipline.