Varaha Purana 141.69: Adhyaya 141, Shloka 69

The Sacred Greatness of Badarikāśrama

Badrinath Region

Devanagari script

योऽवगच्छति चात्मानं स गच्छेत्परमां गतिम् ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 141.69

Transliteration

yo 'vagacchati cātmānaṃ sa gacchet paramāṃ gatim ||

Translation

Wer das Selbst (Ātman) erkennt, der gelangt zum höchsten Ziel.

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Word by Word

• यः: who
• यः: कर्ता (Kartā/subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/nominative), एकवचन; relative pronoun

• अवगच्छति: understands, realizes
• अवगच्छति: क्रिया (Kriyā)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अव-गम् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (present indicative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (coordination)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (conjunction)

• आत्मानम्: the Self
• आत्मानम्: कर्म (Karma/object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आत्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/accusative), एकवचन

• सः: he
• सः: कर्ता (Kartā/subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/nominative), एकवचन; demonstrative pronoun (correlative)

• गच्छेत्: would/should go, attain
• गच्छेत्: क्रिया (Kriyā)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

• परमाम्: supreme
• परमाम्: विशेषण (Viśeṣaṇa)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/accusative), एकवचन; agrees with गतिम्

• गतिम्: state/goal, destination
• गतिम्: कर्म (Karma/object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/accusative), एकवचन

Speaker

Varāha

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Philosophy
• Yoga Traditions

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It condenses a broadly pan-Indic philosophical principle—self-knowledge as a highest aim—within a Purāṇic instructional setting, bridging narrative religion and contemplative discourse.

Which geographic location is identified?

No geographic location is specified in this verse; it serves as a universalized doctrinal conclusion within the chapter’s sacred-geography frame.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

Prioritize self-understanding (ātma-avagama) as the culminating discipline leading to the ‘supreme goal’ (paramā gati).