Varaha Purana 147.65: Adhyaya 147, Shloka 65

The Sacred Merit of Goniṣkramaṇa

the Tīrtha of the Cows’ Emergence/Release

Devanagari script

विमुक्तः सर्वसंसारान्मम लोकं च गच्छति ॥ ततो ब्रह्मपदं नाम क्षेत्रं गुह्यं परं मम

Sanskrit recitationVaraha Purana 147.65

Transliteration

vimuktaḥ sarvasaṁsārān mama lokaṁ ca gacchati || tato brahmapadaṁ nāma kṣetraṁ guhyaṁ paraṁ mama

Translation

Von allen Verstrickungen des Saṃsāra befreit, gelangt man auch in meine Welt. Dann gibt es den heiligen Ort namens Brahmapada, geheim und höchst, der mir gehört.

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Word by Word

• विमुक्तः: liberated/freed
• विमुक्तः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वि + मुच् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (PPP), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण

• सर्वसंसारात्: from the entire cycle of worldly existence
• सर्वसंसारात्: Apadana (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व + संसार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (Ablative), एकवचन; समासः सर्वः संसारः (कर्मधारय/तत्पुरुष-भाव)

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

• लोकम्: world/realm
• लोकम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/वाक्यसम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• गच्छति: goes
• गच्छति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन

• ततः: then/from there
• ततः: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अपादान/क्रमवाचक-अव्यय (from there/then)

• ब्रह्मपदम्: the Brahma-state/seat called Brahmapada
• ब्रह्मपदम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् + पद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः ब्रह्मणः पदम् (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)

• नाम: named/called
• नाम: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/वाक्यसम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नाम (अव्यय)
• Form: नाम-शब्दः (indeclinable), संज्ञासूचक (as named)

• क्षेत्रम्: sacred place/field
• क्षेत्रम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षेत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• गुह्यम्: secret
• गुह्यम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: गुह्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण (क्षेत्रम्)

• परम्: supreme
• परम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण (क्षेत्रम्)

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

Speaker

Varāha (default framework; first-person ‘mama’ suggests the instructor deity’s voice)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Vaishnavism
• Sacred Geography
• Soteriology

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It ties sacred geography (kṣetra) to soteriology (release from saṁsāra), illustrating how Purāṇic texts map liberation onto specific named places.

Which geographic location is identified?

A site called “Brahmapada” is named; its precise modern identification varies by regional tradition and requires comparison with other Purāṇas and local tīrtha lists.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The verse emphasizes detachment from saṁsāra as the condition for attaining a higher ‘realm,’ using place-language to encode a philosophical goal.