Purushottama-samhita [sanskrit]

15,643 words | ISBN-13: 9788179070383

The Sanskrit text of the Purushottama-samhita, an ancient Vaishnava Agama, belonging to the Pancaratra tradition. Topics include the construction of temples, architecture, iconography, festivals (celebrations of deities and their exploits). Alternative titles: Puruṣottamasaṃhitā (पुरुषोत्तमसंहिता), Purushottamasamhita, Purusottamasamhita, Purusottama, Puruṣottama-saṃhitā (पुरुषोत्तम-संहिता), Śrīpuruṣottamasaṃhitā (श्रीपुरुषोत्तमसंहिता), Shripurushottamasamhita, Shripurushottama Sripurusottamasamhita, Sripurusottama.

Verse 2.22

भूपूजावास्तु पूजादिकं ।
भूदेवींच समभ्यर्च्य वास्तुपूजां च कारयेत् ।
शांतिहोमंततःकृत्वारात्रौजागरणंचरेत्. ॥ 22 ॥

bhūpūjāvāstu pūjādikaṃ |
bhūdevīṃca samabhyarcya vāstupūjāṃ ca kārayet |
śāṃtihomaṃtataḥkṛtvārātraujāgaraṇaṃcaret. || 22 ||

The English translation of Purushottama-samhita Verse 2.22 is contained in the book The Pancaratra Agamas (an Introduction) by Swami Harshananda. This book is not available online so in order to read the full text and translation you should buy the book:

Buy now! English translation by Swami Harshananda (2002)

Glossary of Sanskrit terms

Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (2.22). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Bhu, Astu, Puja, Adika, Abhyarcya, Vastupuja,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Purushottama-samhita Verse 2.22). If the system was successful in segmenting the sentence, you will see of which words it is made up of, generally consisting of Nouns, Pronouns, Verbs, Participles and Indeclinables. Click on the link to show all possible derivations of the word.

  • Line 1: “bhūpūjāvāstu pūjādikaṃ
  • bhū -
  • bhū (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    bhū (noun, feminine)
    [compound]
    bhu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    bhu (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • pūjāvā -
  • pūj (verb class 1)
    [imperative active first dual]
  • astu -
  • astu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    astu (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    astu (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    as (verb class 2)
    [imperative active third single]
  • pūjā -
  • pūja (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pūja (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pūjā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    pūj (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • adikam -
  • adika (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    adika (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “ bhūdevīṃca samabhyarcya vāstupūjāṃ ca kārayet
  • Cannot analyse *bhūdevīñca*sa
  • sam -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • abhyarcya -
  • abhyarcya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    abhyarcya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vāstupūjām -
  • vāstupūjā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kārayet -
  • kṛ (verb class 0)
    [optative active third single]
  • Line 3: “śāṃtihomaṃtataḥkṛtvārātraujāgaraṇaṃcaret.
  • Cannot analyse śāntihomantataḥkṛtvārātraujāgaraṇañcaret
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