Varaha Purana 149.74: Adhyaya 149, Shloka 74

The Sacred Geography and Merit of Dvārakā

Devanagari script

यस्तत्र लभते पुष्पं मम मार्गानुसारकः ॥ स लभेत परां सिद्धिमेवं भूमे न संशयः ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 149.74

Transliteration

yas tatra labhate puṣpaṃ mama mārgānusārakaḥ || sa labheta parāṃ siddhim evaṃ bhūme na saṃśayaḥ ||

Translation

Wer dort eine Blume erlangt, als ein Nachfolger meines Pfades, der erreicht die höchste Vollendung; so, o Erde, daran besteht kein Zweifel.

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Word by Word

• yaḥ: who
• yaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga (masculine/पुंलिङ्ग), Prathamā-vibhakti (nominative/प्रथमा), Eka-vacana (singular/एकवचन), relative pronoun (सम्बन्धवाचक सर्वनाम)

• tatra: there
• tatra: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/location)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: Deśa-avyaya/adverb of place (देशाव्यय)

• labhate: obtains
• labhate: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √labh (धातु)
• Form: Laṭ-lakāra (लट्, present), Ātmanepada (आत्मनेपद), Prathama-puruṣa (3rd person/प्रथमपुरुष), Eka-vacana (singular/एकवचन)

• puṣpam: a flower
• puṣpam: Karma (कर्म/object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: puṣpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter/नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Dvitīyā-vibhakti (accusative/द्वितीया), Eka-vacana (singular/एकवचन)

• mama: my
• mama: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Ṣaṣṭhī-vibhakti (genitive/षष्ठी), Eka-vacana (singular/एकवचन), 1st person pronoun (उत्तमपुरुष सर्वनाम)

• mārga-anusārakaḥ: a follower of the path
• mārga-anusārakaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mārga (प्रातिपदिक) + anusāraka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga (masculine/पुंलिङ्ग), Prathamā-vibhakti (nominative/प्रथमा), Eka-vacana (singular/एकवचन)

• saḥ: he
• saḥ: Karta (कर्ता/subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga (masculine/पुंलिङ्ग), Prathamā-vibhakti (nominative/प्रथमा), Eka-vacana (singular/एकवचन), demonstrative pronoun (सर्वनाम)

• labheta: would obtain/should obtain
• labheta: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √labh (धातु)
• Form: Vidhi-liṅ (विधिलिङ्, optative), Ātmanepada (आत्मनेपद), Prathama-puruṣa (3rd person/प्रथमपुरुष), Eka-vacana (singular/एकवचन)

• parām: supreme
• parām: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/adjective of siddhim)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: para (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga (feminine/स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Dvitīyā-vibhakti (accusative/द्वितीया), Eka-vacana (singular/एकवचन)

• siddhim: attainment/perfection
• siddhim: Karma (कर्म/object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: siddhi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga (feminine/स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Dvitīyā-vibhakti (accusative/द्वितीया), Eka-vacana (singular/एकवचन)

• evam: thus
• evam: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: evam (अव्यय)
• Form: Prakāra-avyaya/adverb of manner (प्रकाराव्यय)

• bhūme: O Earth
• bhūme: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhūmi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga (feminine/स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Sambodhana (vocative/सम्बोधन), Eka-vacana (singular/एकवचन)

• na: no/not
• na: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: Pratiṣedha particle (निषेध)

• saṃśayaḥ: doubt
• saṃśayaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: saṃśaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga (masculine/पुंलिङ्ग), Prathamā-vibhakti (nominative/प्रथमा), Eka-vacana (singular/एकवचन)

Speaker

Varāha (default dialogue framework)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Vaishnavism
• Pilgrimage Traditions

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It exemplifies Purāṇic pilgrimage discourse where small ritual acts (e.g., receiving a flower) symbolize participation in a larger devotional-ethical path.

Which geographic location is identified?

A specific site is implied (“there”), but not named in this verse; the location is likely defined in adjacent verses of the chapter.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The verse emphasizes alignment with an endorsed path (mārga) and disciplined practice as the basis for attaining ‘siddhi’.