Varaha Purana 97.44: Adhyaya 97, Shloka 44

The Glory of Rudra: The Origin of the Kapālamocana Pilgrimage Site and Rudra’s Expiatory Vow

Devanagari script

सरस्वतीं ततो गत्वा यमुनासङ्गमं ततः ॥ शतद्रुं च ततो गत्वा देविकां च महानदीम्

Sanskrit recitationVaraha Purana 97.44

Transliteration

sarasvatīṃ tato gatvā yamunāsaṅgamaṃ tataḥ || śatadruṃ ca tato gatvā devikāṃ ca mahānadīm

Translation

ثم مضى إلى نهر سَرَسْوَتِي، ثم إلى ملتقى نهر يَمُونَا؛ ثم مضى إلى شَتَدْرُو، وكذلك إلى دِيفِيكَا، النهر العظيم.

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Word by Word

• सरस्वतीम्: Sarasvatī (river)
• सरस्वतीम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सरस्वती (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन

• ततः: then/thereupon
• ततः: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, क्रियाविशेषण (adverb) — ‘thereupon/then’

• गत्वा: having gone
• गत्वा: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु) + त्वा (क्त्वा-प्रत्यय)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund/absolutive), पूर्वकालिक क्रिया (having gone)

• यमुनासङ्गमम्: confluence of the Yamunā
• यमुनासङ्गमम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यमुना (प्रातिपदिक) + सङ्गम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: यमुनायाः सङ्गमः), पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग ‘सङ्गम’प्रातिपदिक; द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• ततः: then/from there
• ततः: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, क्रियाविशेषण — ‘then/from there’

• शतद्रुम्: Śatadru (river)
• शतद्रुम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शतद्रु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (नदी-नाम), द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, समुच्चय-बोधक निपात (conjunction)

• ततः: then
• ततः: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, क्रियाविशेषण — ‘then’

• गत्वा: having gone
• गत्वा: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु) + त्वा (क्त्वा-प्रत्यय)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund), पूर्वकालिक क्रिया

• देविकाम्: Devikā (river)
• देविकाम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देविका (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, समुच्चय-बोधक (conjunction)

• महानदीम्: the great river
• महानदीम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा (प्रातिपदिक) + नदी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय-समास (महती नदी), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

Speaker

Varāha (default dialogue framework; itinerary narration)

Tags

• Ancient Geography
• Sacred Hydrology
• Tīrtha Literature
• Purāṇic Itineraries

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It documents a network of riverine sacred sites, supporting research into pilgrimage geographies and the cultural mapping of North Indian river systems in Purāṇic literature.

Which geographic location is identified?

Sarasvatī; Yamunā-saṅgama (a confluence site); Śatadru (commonly identified with the Sutlej); Devikā (a river name preserved in Purāṇic and regional traditions, with identifications debated in scholarship).

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The passage promotes a heritage practice of moving through and recognizing river landscapes as culturally significant, implying stewardship and reverence for water bodies as shared civilizational resources.