Varaha Purana 147.29: Adhyaya 147, Shloka 29

The Sacred Merit of Goniṣkramaṇa

the Tīrtha of the Cows’ Emergence/Release

Devanagari script

गोलोकं च समासाद्य मोदते नात्र संशयः ॥ अथात्र मुञ्चते प्राणान्कृत्वा कर्म सुदुष्करम् ॥

Sanskrit recitationVaraha Purana 147.29

Transliteration

golokaṃ ca samāsādya modate nātra saṃśayaḥ | athātra muñcate prāṇān kṛtvā karma suduṣkaram ||

Translation

Und nachdem er Goloka erreicht hat, freut er sich—daran besteht kein Zweifel. Dann legt er hier die Lebenshauche ab, nachdem er eine sehr schwere Observanz vollbracht hat.

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Word by Word

• गोलोकम्: Goloka (world of cows)
• गोलोकम्: Karma (कर्म/Goal-object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गो-लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (गवां लोकः)

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

• समासाद्य: having reached
• समासाद्य: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सम्-आ-√सद् (धातु) → समासाद्य (कृदन्त, ल्यप्/क्त्वान्त अव्यय)
• Form: क्त्वान्त/ल्यप्-अव्यय (absolutive/gerund)

• मोदते: rejoices
• मोदते: Kriyā (क्रिया/Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √मुद् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• न: no / not
• न: Pratiṣedha (प्रतिषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-निपात (negation)

• अत्र: here / in this matter
• अत्र: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (locative adverb)

• संशयः: doubt
• संशयः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संशय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• अथ: then
• अथ: Vākya-upakrama (वाक्योपक्रम)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अनन्तर/आरम्भसूचक-अव्यय (then/now)

• अत्र: here
• अत्र: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (locative adverb)

• मुञ्चते: releases / gives up
• मुञ्चते: Kriyā (क्रिया/Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √मुच् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• प्राणान्: life-breaths / vital airs
• प्राणान्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्राण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), बहुवचन

• कृत्वा: having done
• कृत्वा: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: √कृ (धातु) → कृत्वा (कृदन्त, क्त्वा)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (absolutive/gerund)

• कर्म: deed / act
• कर्म: Karma (कर्म/Object of ‘having done’)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन

• सुदुष्करम्: very difficult
• सुदुष्करम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier of कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु-दुष्कर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मधारय (अतिदुष्करम्)

Speaker

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

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Vaiṣṇavism
• Sacred Geography
• Ritual and Merit

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It exemplifies how Purāṇic tīrtha passages connect ritual practice with post-mortem or transcendent outcomes, informing the history of pilgrimage ideology.

Which geographic location is identified?

The immediate setting is the tīrtha described earlier (Go-niṣkrama); Goloka is a trans-local cosmographic realm rather than a terrestrial site.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The text valorizes perseverance in demanding observances and frames disciplined practice as linked to well-being and final outcomes.