Varaha Purana 39.76: Adhyaya 39, Shloka 76

Discrimination of the Three Bodies and the Dharaṇī Vow: A Manual for Dvādaśī Observance

Pūrva Bhāga · Dvādaśī-vrata / Kalpa-vidhi (Vow-observance and ritual procedure)

Devanagari script

य इमं श्रावयेद् भक्त्या द्वादशीकल्पमुत्तमम् । श्रृणोति वा स पापैस्तु सर्वैरेव प्रमुच्यते ॥ ३९.७६ ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 39.76

Transliteration

ya imaṁ śrāvayed bhaktyā dvādaśī-kalpam uttamam | śṛṇoti vā sa pāpais tu sarvair eva pramucyate || 39.76 ||

ITRANS transliteration

Translation

جو شخص عقیدت کے ساتھ اس بہترین دوادشی-کلپ کی تلاوت کرواتا ہے—یا جو اسے سنتا ہے—وہ تمام پاپوں سے رہائی پا جاتا ہے۔

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Word by Word

• yaḥ: who (he who)
• Type: Noun
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; सम्बन्धबोधक-सर्वनाम (relative pronoun)
• Role: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• imam: this
• Type: Noun
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; निर्देश-सर्वनाम
• Role: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• śrāvayet: should cause to be heard / recite to (others)
• Type: Verb
• Form: लोट् (Imperative/आज्ञार्थ), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; णिजन्त (causative)
• Role: Kriyā (क्रिया/Verbal action)
• Root: śru (धातु) + ṇic (णिच्-प्रत्यय, causative)

• bhaktyā: with devotion
• Type: Noun
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन
• Role: Karaṇa (करण/Instrument; manner)
• Root: bhakti (प्रातिपदिक)

• dvādaśī-kalpam: the rite/procedure of Dvādaśī
• Type: Noun
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (dvādaśyāḥ kalpaḥ)
• Role: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Root: dvādaśī (प्रातिपदिक) + kalpa (प्रातिपदिक)

• uttamam: excellent, best
• Type: Adjective
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifier)
• Role: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Root: uttama (प्रातिपदिक)

• śṛṇoti: he hears/listens
• Type: Verb
• Form: लट् (Present/वर्तमान), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन
• Role: Kriyā (क्रिया/Verbal action)
• Root: śru (धातु)

• vā: or
• Type: Indeclinable
• Form: विकल्पार्थक-अव्यय (particle of alternative: 'or')
• Role: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Connector)
• Root: vā (अव्यय)

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

• pāpaiḥ: from sins
• Type: Noun
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन
• Role: Apādāna (अपादान/Ablative sense; from)
• Root: pāpa (प्रातिपदिक)

• tu: indeed, but
• Type: Indeclinable
• Form: अव्यय; विरोध/अन्वयार्थक-निपात (but/indeed)
• Role: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Discourse particle)
• Root: tu (अव्यय)

• sarvaiḥ: all
• Type: Adjective
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन; विशेषण (pāpaiḥ इति विशेष्यस्य)
• Role: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)

• eva: certainly, indeed
• Type: Indeclinable
• Form: अवधारणार्थक-अव्यय (emphatic particle)
• Role: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Emphasis)
• Root: eva (अव्यय)

• pramucyate: is completely freed/released
• Type: Verb
• Form: लट् (Present/वर्तमान), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; कर्मणि-प्रयोग (passive)
• Role: Kriyā (क्रिया/Verbal action)
• Root: pra + muc (धातु)

Sandhi Notes

• yaḥ + imam (visarga sandhi)
• śrāvayet (śrāvayet + t → śrāvayed in pada)
• dvādaśī-kalpam (samāsa)
• pāpaiḥ tu (no sandhi)
• sarvaiḥ eva (often written sarvair eva by sandhi: aiḥ + e → air e)

Speaker and setting

Shanta and Bhakti rasa

Speaker

Varāha

Bhu Devi and Varaha

In this verse

Varaha teaches her

Her state of mind

Reassured; receptive to hearing as a means of purification

What she asks

Is mere recitation or listening to the Dvādaśī procedure itself sufficient to remove sins?

The teaching

Kind of teaching

Bhakti-soteriology and śabda-sādhana

Subjects

EthicsRitual PracticeTextual Transmission

Core idea

Śravaṇa (devotional listening) and śrāvaṇa (causing recitation) of sacred procedure carries purificatory power; sound/text becomes a vehicle of grace.

In practice

Regularly listen to or recite the Dvādaśī-kalpa with bhakti; support public/household recitations as a purificatory practice.

Dharma

Vrata

Cross references

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Studies
• Vaiṣṇavism
• Manuscript Culture

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It reflects a common Purāṇic emphasis on oral-aural transmission: the act of reciting a prescribed observance and the act of hearing it are both presented as culturally significant practices tied to ethical purification.

Which geographic location is identified?

No specific geographic location is mentioned in this verse; the focus is on the Dvādaśī observance and the efficacy of recitation/hearing.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The verse promotes devotional attentiveness and participatory learning—supporting recitation or listening to the prescribed practice—as a means of moral purification.