Varaha Purana 24.32: Adhyaya 24, Shloka 32

The Birth of the Nāgas, Brahmā’s Curse, and the Pañcamī Observance

Devanagari script

एतत्सर्वं च पञ्चम्यां तेषां जातं महात्मनाम् । अतस्त्वियं तिथिर्धन्या सर्वपापहरा शुभा ॥ २४.३२ ॥

Sanskrit recitationVaraha Purana 24.32

Transliteration

etatsarvaṃ ca pañcamyāṃ teṣāṃ jātaṃ mahātmanām | atastviyaṃ tithirdhanyā sarvapāpaharā śubhā || 24.32 ||

Translation

یہ سب کچھ اُن عظیم النفسوں کے ساتھ پنچمی تِتھی کو ہوا؛ اسی لیے یہ تِتھی مبارک، نیک اور تمام گناہوں کو دور کرنے والی کہی گئی ہے۔

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Word by Word

• etat: this
• etat: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: etad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular; used with sarvam

• sarvam: all (this)
• sarvam: Karta (कर्ता/subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative (1st), Singular

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

• pañcamyām: on the fifth lunar day
• pañcamyām: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/time)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pañcamī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Locative (7th), Singular; 'on the fifth (tithi)'

• teṣām: of them
• teṣām: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Plural

• jātam: occurred/happened
• jātam: Kriyā (क्रिया/predicative)
• Type: Verb
• Root: jan (धातु)
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त), Neuter, Nominative, Singular; predicative with sarvam: 'came to be/occurred'

• mahātmanām: of the great-souled ones
• mahātmanām: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/genitive qualifier of teṣām)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahā-ātman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Genitive (6th), Plural; karmadhāraya 'great-souled'

• atas: therefore
• atas: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atas (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb (हेतु/therefore)

• tu: indeed
• tu: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: Particle

• iyam: this
• iyam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative (1st), Singular; qualifies tithiḥ

• tithiḥ: lunar day (tithi)
• tithiḥ: Karta (कर्ता/subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tithi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative (1st), Singular

• dhanyā: blessed/fortunate
• dhanyā: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dhanya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular; agrees with tithiḥ

• sarva-pāpa-harā: removing all sins
• sarva-pāpa-harā: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक) + pāpa (प्रातिपदिक) + hara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular; tatpuruṣa: sarvapāpān harati iti; agrees with tithiḥ

• śubhā: auspicious
• śubhā: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śubha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular; agrees with tithiḥ

Speaker

Varāha

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Studies
• Vaiṣṇavism
• Indic Calendrics

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It reflects Purāṇic calendrical culture in which specific lunar dates (tithis) are assigned merit and ethical value, illustrating how timekeeping, ritual practice, and moral discourse were integrated in Sanskrit textual traditions.

Which geographic location is identified?

No geographic location is explicitly named in this verse; the focus is on sacred time (tithi) rather than sacred geography.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The verse frames the observance or remembrance of a particular auspicious tithi (pañcamī) as ethically purifying—presented as a cultural-philosophical claim that certain disciplined practices are associated with moral renewal.