Varaha Purana 147.28: Adhyaya 147, Shloka 28

The Sacred Merit of Goniṣkramaṇa

the Tīrtha of the Cows’ Emergence/Release

Devanagari script

तच्च गोनिष्क्रमं नाम तीर्थं परमपावनम् ॥ तत्र स्नानं तु कुर्वीत एकरात्रोषितो नरः ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 147.28

Transliteration

tac ca go-niṣkramaṃ nāma tīrthaṃ paramapāvanam | tatra snānaṃ tu kurvīta ekarātroṣito naraḥ ||

Translation

Und dies ist die Pilgerstätte (Tīrtha) namens Go-niṣkrama, höchst reinigend. Ein Mann, der dort eine Nacht verweilt hat, soll dort ein Bad nehmen.

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Word by Word

• तत्: that
• तत्: Viśeṣya (विशेष्य/Correlative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Nom/Acc), एकवचन; संदर्भसूचक

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय/Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• गोनिष्क्रमम्: (the place called) Go-niṣkrama
• गोनिष्क्रमम्: Samjñā (संज्ञा/Name-title)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गो-निष्क्रम (प्रातिपदिक; गो + निष्क्रम)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी/उपपद-तत्पुरुष (cows’ exit/going-out)

• नाम: named / called
• नाम: Samjñā-dyotaka (संज्ञाद्योतक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नाम (अव्यय)
• Form: संज्ञासूचक-अव्यय (indeclinable indicating name)

• तीर्थम्: holy ford / pilgrimage place
• तीर्थम्: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• परमपावनम्: supremely purifying
• परमपावनम्: Karta-samānādhikaraṇa (कर्तृसमानाधिकरण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परम-पावन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मधारय (परमं पावनम्)

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (locative adverb)

• स्नानम्: bathing
• स्नानम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्नान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन

• तु: indeed / but
• तु: Vākya-upapādaka (वाक्योपपादक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण/विरोध-अव्यय (particle: but/indeed)

• कुर्वीत: should do / should perform
• कुर्वीत: Kriyā (क्रिया/Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √कृ (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• एकरात्रोषितः: having stayed one night
• एकरात्रोषितः: Karta-samānādhikaraṇa (कर्तृसमानाधिकरण/Qualifier of subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एक-रात्र-उषित (प्रातिपदिक; √वस् ‘to dwell’ → उषित, क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (एकरात्रम् उषितः)

• नरः: a man
• नरः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

Speaker

Unspecified (defaults to primary dialogue frame: Varāha as narrator/instructor)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Sacred Geography
• Pilgrimage Studies
• Cultural Heritage

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It is a direct tīrtha-naming formula typical of Purāṇic pilgrimage catalogues, valuable for mapping sacred geographies and ritual prescriptions.

Which geographic location is identified?

The verse identifies the site by its ancient name: Go-niṣkrama tīrtha; a modern identification is not provided in this excerpt.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

It promotes disciplined ritual observance (staying and bathing) as a culturally framed method for self-regulation and purification.