Varaha Purana 147.47: Adhyaya 147, Shloka 47

The Sacred Merit of Goniṣkramaṇa

the Tīrtha of the Cows’ Emergence/Release

Devanagari script

ब्रह्मलोकं समुत्सृज्य मम लोके महीयते ॥ तस्मिन्क्षेत्रे महाभागे आश्चर्यं शृणु सुन्दरि ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 147.47

Transliteration

brahmalokaṃ samutsṛjya mama loke mahīyate || tasmin kṣetre mahābhāge āścaryaṃ śṛṇu sundari ||

Translation

Nachdem man Brahmaloka verlassen hat, wird man in meiner Welt geehrt. In jenem gesegneten heiligen Gebiet, o Schöne, höre von einem Wunder.

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Word by Word

• ब्रह्मलोकम्: the world of Brahmā
• ब्रह्मलोकम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मलोक (प्रातिपदिक; ब्रह्मन् + लोक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (ब्रह्मणः लोकः)

• समुत्सृज्य: having abandoned
• समुत्सृज्य: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण; prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-उत्-√सृज् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय (Gerund/Absolutive), पूर्वकालिक क्रिया; उपसर्ग: सम्, उत्

• मम: my
• मम: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• लोके: in the world
• लोके: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative), एकवचन

• महीयते: is honored / is glorified
• महीयते: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √मह् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद; कर्मणि/भावे प्रयोग (Passive/Impersonal sense)

• तस्मिन्: in that
• तस्मिन्: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• क्षेत्रे: in the sacred place/field
• क्षेत्रे: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षेत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative), एकवचन

• महाभागे: in the greatly fortunate (place)
• महाभागे: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महाभाग (प्रातिपदिक; महा + भाग)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative), एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifier)

• आश्चर्यम्: a wonder
• आश्चर्यम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आश्चर्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन

• शृणु: hear
• शृणु: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √श्रु (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• सुन्दरि: O beautiful one
• सुन्दरि: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुन्दरी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन

Speaker

Varāha (default dialogue framework)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Vaishnavism
• Cosmology
• Pilgrimage Studies

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It shows how Purāṇic texts connect terrestrial sacred geography with supra-terrestrial cosmology, reinforcing the narrative prestige of a kṣetra.

Which geographic location is identified?

The reference is to the same kṣetra described earlier in the chapter; the excerpt itself does not name a modern correlate.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The verse frames the landscape as a site of instruction and narrative memory, encouraging attentive listening and transmission.