Varaha Purana 154.35: Adhyaya 154, Shloka 35

The Efficacy of Yamunā River Pilgrimage Sites

Merits of Mathurā-Region Tīrthas

Devanagari script

तस्मिंस्तीर्थवरे स्नातं न पीडयति विघ्नराट् ॥ विद्यारम्भेषु सर्वेषु यज्ञदानक्रियासु च ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 154.35

Transliteration

tasmiṃs tīrthavare snātaṃ na pīḍayati vighnarāṭ || vidyārambheṣu sarveṣu yajñadānakriyāsu ca ||

Translation

Wer in dieser vortrefflichen Tīrtha gebadet hat, wird nicht vom „König der Hindernisse“ bedrängt. Dies gilt bei allen Anfängen des Studiums sowie bei Opferriten, Gaben und rituellen Handlungen.

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Word by Word

• tasmin: in that
• tasmin: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (अधिकरण), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• tīrthavare: in the excellent holy place
• tīrthavare: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tīrtha + vara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (अधिकरण), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (वरं तीर्थम्)

• snātam: the bathed person / one who has bathed
• snātam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: snā (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), एकवचन; ‘one who has bathed’ (object of pīḍayati)

• na: not
• na: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-अव्यय (negation)

• pīḍayati: torments/afflicts
• pīḍayati: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pīḍ (धातु)
• Form: लट् (present), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• vighnarāṭ: the lord of obstacles (Vighnarāja)
• vighnarāṭ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vighna + rāṭ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (कर्ता), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (विघ्नानां राट् = king of obstacles)

• vidyārambheṣu: in the beginnings of studies
• vidyārambheṣu: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vidyā + ārambha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (अधिकरण), बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (विद्यायाः आरम्भेषु)

• sarveṣu: in all
• sarveṣu: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (अधिकरण), बहुवचन; विशेषण

• yajñadānakriyāsu: in sacrifices, gifts, and rites
• yajñadānakriyāsu: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yajña + dāna + kriyā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (अधिकरण), बहुवचन; इतरेतर-द्वन्द्वः (यज्ञाः च दानानि च क्रियाः च)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (and)

Speaker

Varāha

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Vaishnavism
• Ecological Ethics

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It connects tīrtha practice with social institutions—education (vidyārambha) and public religious economy (yajña, dāna)—showing how pilgrimage discourse supported cultural continuity.

Which geographic location is identified?

The verse refers back to the previously named ‘excellent tīrtha’ on the Yamunā (Somatīrtha context).

What is the primary ethical instruction?

It promotes preparedness and auspicious beginnings—linking personal discipline (bathing/purification) with responsible performance of learning and charitable/ritual duties.