Varaha Purana 159.8: Adhyaya 159, Shloka 8

The Procedure and Merit of Circumambulating Mathurā

Devanagari script

ब्रह्मणा लोमशेनैव नारदेन ध्रुवेण च ॥ जाम्बवत्याश्च पुत्रेण रावणेन हनूमता ॥

Sanskrit recitationVaraha Purana 159.8

Transliteration

brahmaṇā lomaśenaiva nāradena dhruveṇa ca || jāmbavatyāś ca putreṇa rāvaṇena hanūmatā ||

Translation

Dies wurde von Brahmā, von Lomaśa, von Nārada und von Dhruva unternommen und berechnet; ebenso vom Sohn der Jāmbavatī, von Rāvaṇa und von Hanūmān.

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Word by Word

• ब्रह्मणा: by Brahmā
• ब्रह्मणा: करण/सहकर्ता (Agent-instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन (Singular)

• लोमशेन: by Lomaśa
• लोमशेन: करण/सहकर्ता (Agent-instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोमश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन (Singular)

• एव: indeed, just
• एव: निपात (Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारण-निपात (Emphatic particle)

• नारदेन: by Nārada
• नारदेन: करण/सहकर्ता (Agent-instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नारद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन (Singular)

• ध्रुवेण: by Dhruva
• ध्रुवेण: करण/सहकर्ता (Agent-instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ध्रुव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन (Singular)

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (Coordinator)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक-निपात (Conjunction)

• जाम्बवत्याः: of Jāmbavatī
• जाम्बवत्याः: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जाम्बवती (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन (Singular)

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (Coordinator)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक-निपात (Conjunction)

• पुत्रेण: by (her) son
• पुत्रेण: करण/सहकर्ता (Agent-instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन (Singular)

• रावणेन: by Rāvaṇa
• रावणेन: करण/सहकर्ता (Agent-instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रावण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन (Singular)

• हनूमता: by Hanumān
• हनूमता: करण/सहकर्ता (Agent-instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हनूमत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन (Singular)

Speaker

Varāha

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Genealogies
• Itihāsa-Purāṇa Intertext

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What is the historical significance of this verse?

It uses a catalog of authoritative figures to validate the tradition, showing how Purāṇas interlink cosmology, sage-lore, and epic персонаe.

Which geographic location is identified?

None directly; the verse names tradition-bearers rather than places.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

It emphasizes lineage of knowledge—credibility is framed through remembered exemplars and shared cultural memory.