Varaha Purana 149.22: Adhyaya 149, Shloka 22

The Sacred Geography and Merit of Dvārakā

Devanagari script

द्वारकायां महाभागे वैष्णवानां सुखावहे ॥ अस्ति पञ्चसरो नाम गुह्यं क्षेत्रं परं मम ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 149.22

Transliteration

dvārakāyāṃ mahābhāge vaiṣṇavānāṃ sukhāvahe || asti pañcasaro nāma guhyaṃ kṣetraṃ paraṃ mama ||

Translation

In Dvārakā, o Hochbegnadete, die den Vaiṣṇavas Wohlergehen schenkt, gibt es eine geheime, höchst heilige Pilgerstätte von mir, genannt Pañcasaras.

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Word by Word

• द्वारकायाम्: in Dvārakā
• द्वारकायाम्: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्वारका (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (Locative/अधिकरण), एकवचन

• महाभागे: O greatly fortunate (one/place)
• महाभागे: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महाभाग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय (महान् + भागः); पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन; नगर-विशेषणवत् संबोधन

• वैष्णवानाम्: of the Vaiṣṇavas
• वैष्णवानाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वैष्णव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (Genitive), बहुवचन

• सुखावहे: bringing happiness
• सुखावहे: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सुखावह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उपपद-तत्पुरुष/कर्मधारयभाव (सुखम् + आवह = bringing happiness); पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन; विशेषण to (द्वारका/महाभागे)

• अस्ति: there is
• अस्ति: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• पञ्चसरः: (a place called) Pañcasara
• पञ्चसरः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पञ्च + सरस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्विगु-समास (five + lake/pond); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• नाम: named/called
• नाम: Nāmadheya-nipāta (नामधेयनिपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नाम (अव्यय)
• Form: नाम-निपात (particle indicating name)

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

• क्षेत्रम्: sacred place/field
• क्षेत्रम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षेत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

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

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

Speaker

Varāha

Tags

• Purāṇic Literature
• Vaiṣṇavism
• Ancient Geography
• Heritage Conservation

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It contributes to the Purāṇic mapping of Dvārakā as a significant cultural-heritage landscape, preserving names of tīrthas/kṣetras used in pilgrimage and regional memory.

Which geographic location is identified?

Dvārakā (commonly identified with the historic-sacred coastal region in present-day Gujarat, India). The verse also names the site “Pañcasara,” presented as a specific sacred locality within/associated with Dvārakā.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The emphasis is on cultural practice rather than a direct moral injunction: valuing and preserving sacred geography as a locus of communal well-being and remembrance.