Varaha Purana 56.4: Adhyaya 56, Shloka 4

Ritual Procedure for the Dhanyavrata

Prosperity Vow

Devanagari script

संवर्त्तायेति च शिरो ज्वलनायेति सर्वतः । अभ्यर्च्यैवं विधानॆन देवदेवं जनार्दनम् ॥ ५६.४ ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 56.4

Transliteration

saṃvarttāyeti ca śiro jvalanāyeti sarvataḥ | abhyarcyaivaṃ vidhānena devadevaṃ janārdanam || 56.4 ||

Translation

‘سَموَرتّائے’ اور ‘جْولنائے’ کے نام پڑھتے ہوئے، مقررہ طریقے کے مطابق ہر طرح سے سر کی پوجا کر کے دیودیو جناردن کو سجدۂ تعظیم کرے۔

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Word by Word

• संवर्त्ताय: to Saṃvarta (name)
• संवर्त्ताय: सम्प्रदान (Dative/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संवर्त्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन; नाम (to Saṃvarta)

• इति: thus
• इति: सम्बन्ध/वाक्य-सम्बन्ध (Discourse marker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: उद्धरण/इत्यर्थक अव्यय (quotative particle)

• च: and
• च: सम्बन्ध (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• शिरः: head
• शिरः: कर्म (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिरस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative) वा द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; रूपं शिरः

• ज्वलनाय: to Jvalana (fire)
• ज्वलनाय: सम्प्रदान (Dative/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ज्वलन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन; (to Jvalana/Fire)

• इति: thus
• इति: सम्बन्ध/वाक्य-सम्बन्ध (Discourse marker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: उद्धरण/इत्यर्थक अव्यय (quotative particle)

• सर्वतः: on all sides; everywhere
• सर्वतः: अधिकरण (Adverbial locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सर्वतः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• अभ्यर्च्य: having worshipped
• अभ्यर्च्य: पूर्वकाल (Prior action/पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अभि+अर्च् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), परस्मैपदी; ‘having worshipped’

• एवम्: thus; in this way
• एवम्: सम्बन्ध (Manner/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, प्रकारवाचक (manner adverb)

• विधानेन: by the prescribed procedure
• विधानेन: करण (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विधान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• देवदेवम्: the God of gods
• देवदेवम्: कर्म (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव+देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः ‘देवानां देवः’ (god of gods)

• जनार्दनम्: Janārdana (Viṣṇu)
• जनार्दनम्: कर्म (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जनार्दन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; विष्णोर्नाम

Speaker

Varāha (default speaker per dialogue framework; explicit speaker not present in excerpt)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Studies
• Vaishnavism
• Mantra and Ritual

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It documents a Purāṇic-style arcana (worship) instruction using divine epithets, reflecting the integration of liturgical naming practices into narrative scripture.

Which geographic location is identified?

No specific geographic location is named in this verse fragment; it is primarily procedural and devotional in focus.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The verse emphasizes disciplined practice—performing worship according to a stated method (vidhi), highlighting procedural integrity and attentiveness in ritual action.