Varaha Purana 152.22: Adhyaya 152, Shloka 22

Praise of the Sacred Geography of Mathurā

Devanagari script

ययातिभूपवंशाच्च क्षत्रियः कुलवर्द्धनः ॥ भविष्यामि वरारोहे मथुरायां न संशयः

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 152.22

Transliteration

yayātibhūpavaṃśācca kṣatriyaḥ kulavarddhanaḥ || bhaviṣyāmi varārohe mathurāyāṃ na saṃśayaḥ

Translation

Und auch aus der Linie des Königs Yayāti, als ein Kṣatriya, der das Geschlecht vermehrt—o Schönhüftige—werde ich in Mathurā geboren werden/mich offenbaren, ohne Zweifel.

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Word by Word

• ययाति-भूप-वंशात्: from the lineage of King Yayāti
• ययाति-भूप-वंशात्: Apadana (अपादान/Ablative-source)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ययाति (प्रातिपदिक/नाम) + भूप (प्रातिपदिक) + वंश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative), एकवचन; समासः—ययातिभूपस्य वंशः (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष), तस्मात् (पञ्चमी)

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

• क्षत्रियः: a Kṣatriya
• क्षत्रियः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षत्रिय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• कुल-वर्द्धनः: increaser of the dynasty
• कुल-वर्द्धनः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुल (प्रातिपदिक) + वर्द्धन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; समासः—कुलस्य वर्द्धनः (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)

• भविष्यामि: I shall become
• भविष्यामि: Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• वर-आरोहे: O fair-hipped one
• वर-आरोहे: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वर (प्रातिपदिक) + आरोह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/Vocative), एकवचन; समासः—वरा च सा आरोहा (कर्मधारय)

• मथुरायाम्: in Mathurā
• मथुरायाम्: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मथुरा (प्रातिपदिक/स्थाननाम)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• न: not / no
• न: Nishedha (निषेध/Negator)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-अव्यय (negation particle)

• संशयः: doubt
• संशयः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संशय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; वाक्ये 'न संशयः' इति नास्त्यर्थे (there is no doubt)

Speaker

Varāha

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Ancient Geography
• Purāṇic Genealogies
• Vaiṣṇavism

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It exemplifies Purāṇic genealogical anchoring, connecting sacred narrative to remembered royal lineages (e.g., Yayāti) used for cultural historiography.

Which geographic location is identified?

Mathurā—widely identified with modern Mathura in Uttar Pradesh, India, a major North Indian cultural and archaeological region.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The verse emphasizes continuity of lineage and social duty (kṣatriya identity) as a descriptive cultural ideal within the narrative.