Varaha Purana 147.34: Adhyaya 147, Shloka 34

The Sacred Merit of Goniṣkramaṇa

the Tīrtha of the Cows’ Emergence/Release

Devanagari script

मत्पूर्वां दिशमाश्रित्य तत्र ब्रह्मपदद्वयम् ॥ मध्ये तु तस्य कुण्डस्य शिला विस्तीर्णसंश्रिता ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 147.34

Transliteration

matpūrvāṃ diśam āśritya tatra brahmapadadvayam || madhye tu tasya kuṇḍasya śilā vistīrṇasaṃśritā ||

Translation

Zur östlichen, mit mir verbundenen Richtung hin befinden sich dort zwei „Fußspuren Brahmās“. Und in der Mitte jenes Teiches liegt eine Steinplatte, breit und wohlgesetzt.

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Word by Word

• matpūrvām: to my east/east of me
• matpūrvām: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mad (asmad) + pūrva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; द्वितीया विभक्ति (Accusative); एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (mama pūrvā = to my east)

• diśam: direction
• diśam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: diś (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; द्वितीया विभक्ति; एकवचन

• āśritya: having resorted to
• āśritya: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ + श्रि (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय (gerund); पूर्वकालिक क्रिया (having resorted to/approached)

• tatra: there
• tatra: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (there)

• brahmapadadvayam: the pair of Brahma’s footprints/steps
• brahmapadadvayam: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brahman + pada + dvaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया विभक्ति; एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (brahmaṇaḥ pade) + द्वय (pair)

• madhye: in the middle
• madhye: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: madhya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; सप्तमी विभक्ति (Locative); एकवचन

• tu: indeed/but
• tu: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधान/विरोधसूचक (particle: but/indeed)

• tasya: of that
• tasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी विभक्ति (Genitive); एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• kuṇḍasya: of the pond/pit
• kuṇḍasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kuṇḍa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; षष्ठी विभक्ति (Genitive); एकवचन

• śilā: a stone/slab
• śilā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śilā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा विभक्ति (Nominative); एकवचन

• vistīrṇasaṃśritā: spread out and resting (there)
• vistīrṇasaṃśritā: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वि + स्तॄ (धातु) + सम् + श्रि (धातु)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा विभक्ति; एकवचन; कृदन्त-समास: 'विस्तीर्ण' (क्त participle: spread/extended) + 'संश्रिता' (क्त participle: resting upon/attached) विशेषण (qualifying śilā)

Speaker

Varāha

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Vaishnavism
• Ancient Geography
• Sacred Topography

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It documents cultic markers (pada/footprint signs) and water architecture (kuṇḍa), relevant for reconstructing ritual landscapes and associated iconography.

Which geographic location is identified?

A kuṇḍa (pond) within the Pañchapada area, marked by ‘Brahmā’s two footprints’ and a central broad stone feature; precise modern location is not specified in the excerpt.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The verse implicitly promotes careful orientation and respectful attention to designated markers—an ethic of orderly pilgrimage and site-aware conduct.