Varaha Purana 154.21: Adhyaya 154, Shloka 21

The Efficacy of Yamunā River Pilgrimage Sites

Merits of Mathurā-Region Tīrthas

Devanagari script

तत्र स्नातो नरो देवि अवर्णोऽपि यतिर्भवेत् ॥ पुनरन्यत्प्रवक्ष्यामि माथुरे मम मण्डले ॥

Sanskrit recitationVaraha Purana 154.21

Transliteration

tatra snāto naro devi avarṇo 'pi yatir bhavet || punar anyat pravakṣyāmi māthure mama maṇḍale ||

Translation

Dort kann, o Göttin, nachdem er gebadet hat, ein Mensch — selbst wenn er außerhalb der Varṇa steht — ein Yati (Asket) werden. Wieder will ich anderes verkünden, in Mathurā, in meinem Bereich.

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Word by Word

• tatra: there
• tatra: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya, adverb of place

• snātaḥ: bathed
• snātaḥ: Kartṛ-viśeṣaṇa (कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: snā (धातु)
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त), Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); used predicatively with naraḥ

• naraḥ: man/person
• naraḥ: Kartā (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• devi: O goddess
• devi: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: devī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Vocative (8th/सम्बोधन), Singular (एकवचन)

• avarṇaḥ: without varṇa/caste
• avarṇaḥ: Kartṛ-viśeṣaṇa (कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: avarṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); qualifier of naraḥ

• api: even/also
• api: Sambandha-bodhaka (सम्बन्धबोधक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya, particle (निपात), concessive 'even'

• yatiḥ: ascetic
• yatiḥ: Kartā (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yati (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• bhavet: would become/may become
• bhavet: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhū (धातु)
• Form: Vidhi-liṅ (विधिलिङ्, optative), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद)

• punar: again
• punar: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: punar (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya, adverb

• anyat: another (thing)
• anyat: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: anya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• pravakṣyāmi: I shall explain
• pravakṣyāmi: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra+vac (धातु)
• Form: Luṭ (लुट्, periphrastic future), 1st person (उत्तमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद)

• māthure: in Mathurā-related (region)
• māthure: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: māthura (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular (एकवचन); used substantively with maṇḍale

• mama: my
• mama: Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha (षष्ठीसम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular (एकवचन)

• maṇḍale: in the region/circle
• maṇḍale: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: maṇḍala (प्रातिपदik)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular (एकवचन)

Speaker

Varāha

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Studies
• Ancient Geography
• Social History

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It is notable for its social-ethical phrasing (avarṇa) alongside tīrtha efficacy, offering material for the study of inclusion, status, and ascetic ideals in Purāṇic discourse.

Which geographic location is identified?

Mathurā (māthura maṇḍala), a major North Indian heritage region with extensive textual and archaeological significance.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The verse suggests that transformative ethical-ascetic identity (yati) is accessible through disciplined engagement with sacred geography, even across social boundaries.