Varaha Purana 175.8: Adhyaya 175, Shloka 8

The Sanctity of the Kṛṣṇagaṅgā Pilgrimage-Ford and the Account of the Brahmin Vasu’s Daughter

Uttara Bhāga · Tīrtha–Māhātmya / Vrata–Kathā (Pilgrimage and vow narrative)

Devanagari script

तत्र स्थितो द्वादशाब्दव्रती सङ्गविवर्जितः॥ पक्षाहारी च फलभुग्दर्शे वै पौर्णमासिके॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 175.8

Transliteration

tatra sthito dvādaśābdavratī saṅgavivarjitaḥ || pakṣāhārī ca phalabhug darśe vai paurṇamāsike

ITRANS transliteration

Translation

Ở lại nơi ấy, ông thọ trì đại nguyện mười hai năm, lìa mọi giao du thế tục. Mỗi nửa tháng ông chỉ dùng một bữa, sống bằng trái cây, và giữ đúng nghi lễ ngày Amāvasyā và Paurṇimā (trăng non và trăng tròn).

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• तत्र: there
• Type: Indeclinable
• Form: स्थानवाचक-अव्यय (locative adverb)
• Role: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)

• स्थितः: standing/situated
• Type: Verb
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त/PPP), पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; ‘having stood/being situated’
• Role: Karta (कर्ता)
• Root: स्था (धातु) → स्थित (कृदन्त)

• द्वादशाब्दव्रती: one observing a twelve-year vow
• Type: Noun
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समासः (द्वादश-अब्द-व्रती = द्वादशवर्षव्रतधारी)
• Role: Karta (कर्ता)
• Root: द्वादश + अब्द + व्रतिन् (प्रातिपदिक)

• सङ्ग-विवर्जितः: free from attachment/association
• Type: Adjective
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त/PPP) ‘विवर्जित’, पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (सङ्गेन विवर्जितः)
• Role: Karta (कर्ता)
• Root: सङ्ग + विवर्जित (कृदन्त)

• पक्ष-आहारी: one who eats once per fortnight
• Type: Noun
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (पक्षे आहारः यस्य)
• Role: Karta (कर्ता)
• Root: पक्ष + आहारिन् (प्रातिपदिक)

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)
• Role: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Root: च (अव्यय)

• फल-भुक्: fruit-eater
• Type: Noun
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (फलानि भुङ्क्ते)
• Role: Karta (कर्ता)
• Root: फल + भुज् (धातु) → भुक् (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक)

• दर्शे: on the new-moon day
• Type: Noun
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; ‘अमावास्या/दर्श-दिन’
• Role: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Root: दर्श (प्रातिपदिक)

• वै: indeed
• Type: Indeclinable
• Form: निश्चयार्थक/खल्वर्थक-अव्यय (emphatic particle)
• Role: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Root: वै (अव्यय)

• पौर्णमासिके: on the full-moon (observance/day)
• Type: Adjective
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; ‘पौर्णमासी-सम्बन्धि’ (on the full-moon occasion)
• Role: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Root: पौर्णमासिक (प्रातिपदिक)

Sandhi Notes

• फलभुग्दर्शे = फलभुक् + दर्शे
• द्वादशाब्दव्रती = द्वादश + अब्द + व्रती
• सङ्गविवर्जितः = सङ्ग + विवर्जितः
• पक्षाहारी = पक्ष + आहारी

Speaker and setting

Shanta and Vira rasaSetting: Tīrtha / āśrama vicinity

Speaker

Varāha to Pṛthivī

Bhu Devi and Varaha

In this verse

Varaha teaches her

Her state of mind

Curious

The teaching

Kind of teaching

Yoga of restraint (niyama)

Subjects

EthicsAscetic DisciplineRitual Observance

Core idea

Freedom from attachment (saṅga-vivarjana) and measured consumption align the practitioner with cosmic rhythms (new/full moon), converting time into sādhana.

In practice

Adopt scalable austerities: reduce social distraction, regulate diet, and keep a consistent monthly spiritual schedule (amāvāsyā/pūrṇimā practices).

Dharma

Vrata

Cross references

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Narrative
• Vaishnavism
• Vows (Vrata)

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It reflects a Purāṇic ideal of long-term vrata practice, presenting disciplined fasting and calendrical rites (new- and full-moon observances) as markers of ascetic credibility within narrative literature.

Which geographic location is identified?

No explicit location is named in this verse; it situates the subject 'there' (tatra), with the broader passage later indicating Himalayan/Badarī contexts.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The verse foregrounds restraint and non-attachment (saṅgavivarjitaḥ) alongside regulated consumption and ritual regularity as a model of self-governance.