Varaha Purana 140.7: Adhyaya 140, Shloka 7

The Greatness of Kokāmukha (Badarī): Varāha’s Hidden Abode and the Sacred Waters

Devanagari script

ये तु जानन्ति मां देवि गुह्यां कामगतिं मम॥ शीघ्रं कोकामुखं यान्तु मम कर्मपरायणाः॥

Sanskrit recitationVaraha Purana 140.7

Transliteration

ye tu jānanti māṃ devi guhyāṃ kāmagatiṃ mama || śīghraṃ kokāmukhaṃ yāntu mama karmaparāyaṇāḥ ||

Translation

Doch jene, o Göttin, die mich kennen—meinen geheimen Gang der Absicht—mögen eilends nach Kokāmukha gehen, den mir vorgeschriebenen Handlungen ergeben (Ritus und ethische Observanzen).

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Word by Word

• ye: those who
• ye: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Sarvanāma (सर्वनाम), Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Plural (बहुवचन)

• tu: but/indeed
• tu: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: Particle/contrastive (निपात)

• jānanti: know
• jānanti: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: jñā (धातु)
• Form: Laṭ-lakāra (लट्/Present), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद), Prathama-puruṣa (प्रथमपुरुष), Plural (बहुवचन)

• mām: me
• mām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Sarvanāma (सर्वनाम), Accusative (द्वितीया/2), Singular (एकवचन)

• devi: O goddess
• devi: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: devī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Vocative (सम्बोधन/8), Singular (एकवचन)

• guhyām: secret
• guhyām: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: guhyā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया/2), Singular (एकवचन); used as viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण) of kāmagatim

• kāmagatim: the path/goal of desire
• kāmagatim: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kāma + gati (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa (तत्पुरुष) compound; Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया/2), Singular (एकवचन)

• mama: my
• mama: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Sarvanāma (सर्वनाम), Genitive (षष्ठी/6), Singular (एकवचन)

• śīghram: quickly
• śīghram: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: śīghra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Adverb (क्रियाविशेषण)

• kokāmukham: Kokāmukha (place)
• kokāmukham: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kokā + mukha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa (तत्पुरुष) place-name; Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया/2), Singular (एकवचन)

• yāntu: let them go
• yāntu: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: yā (धातु)
• Form: Loṭ-lakāra (लोट्/Imperative), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद), Prathama-puruṣa (प्रथमपुरुष), Plural (बहुवचन)

• mama: my
• mama: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Sarvanāma (सर्वनाम), Genitive (षष्ठी/6), Singular (एकवचन)

• karmaparāyaṇāḥ: devoted to (my) deeds/rites
• karmaparāyaṇāḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: karma + parāyaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa (तत्पुरुष) compound; Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Plural (बहुवचन); used as viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण) of ye

Speaker

Varāha (implied primary instructor voice)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Vaiṣṇavism
• Ancient Geography
• Pilgrimage Studies

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It reflects a Purāṇic strategy of mapping devotional-ethical practice onto specific places, linking ritual discipline (karma) with a named tīrtha.

Which geographic location is identified?

Kokāmukha is named as a tīrtha; its precise modern identification is uncertain without additional contextual passages and regional toponymic study.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

Devotion to disciplined action (karma-parāyaṇatā) is presented as the qualifying disposition for undertaking the pilgrimage.