Varaha Purana 176.85: Adhyaya 176, Shloka 85

The Māhātmya of Kṛṣṇagaṅgodbhava, Kāliñjara, and the Five Sacred Baths: The Tale of Pāñcāla and Tilottamā

Devanagari script

स्नात्वा तीर्थे समीपे च कृष्णगङ्गोद्भवे सदा ॥ एवं नित्यं प्रसक्तो हि करोति द्रव्यगर्वितः ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 176.85

Transliteration

snātvā tīrthe samīpe ca kṛṣṇagaṅgodbhave sadā || evaṁ nityaṁ prasakto hi karoti dravyagarvitaḥ ||

Translation

Nachdem er am heiligen Furtplatz gebadet und stets nahe dem Ort namens Kṛṣṇagaṅgā-udbhava verweilt hatte—so, unablässig an solche Handlungen gebunden—handelt er, vom Stolz auf seinen Reichtum erfüllt.

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Word by Word

• स्नात्वा: having bathed
• स्नात्वा: पूर्वकालक्रिया (क्रियाविशेषण/पूर्वकर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्ना (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), धातु: स्ना, अर्थे: स्नानं कृत्वा; अव्ययभावेन प्रयोगः

• तीर्थे: at the sacred ford/place of pilgrimage
• तीर्थे: अधिकरण (अधिकरणम्/Locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• समीपे: nearby / in the vicinity
• समीपे: अधिकरण (अधिकरणम्)
• Type: Noun
• Root: समीप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; स्थानवाचक

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-निपात (conjunction)

• कृष्णगङ्गोद्भवे: at (the place) arising from the Kṛṣṇa-Gaṅgā
• कृष्णगङ्गोद्भवे: अधिकरण (अधिकरणम्)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृष्णगङ्गा + उद्भव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (षष्ठी/सम्बन्ध: कृष्णगङ्गायाः उद्भवः), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तीर्थे इति विशेषणम्

• सदा: always
• सदा: कालाधिकरण (temporal adjunct)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of time)

• एवम्: thus / in this way
• एवम्: क्रियाविशेषण (manner adjunct)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (manner adverb)

• नित्यम्: constantly
• नित्यम्: कालाधिकरण (temporal adjunct)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नित्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभावेन प्रयोगः; कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: continually)

• प्रसक्तः: attached / engrossed
• प्रसक्तः: कर्ता (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रसक्त (प्रातिपदिक; √सञ्ज्/सज् से निष्पन्न)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्तरि विशेषणम्

• हि: indeed / for
• हि: वाक्यसम्बन्ध (particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (emphatic/causal particle)

• करोति: does / performs
• करोति: क्रिया (मुख्यक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

• द्रव्यगर्वितः: proud of wealth
• द्रव्यगर्वितः: कर्ता (कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: द्रव्य + गर्वित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (द्रव्येण/द्रव्यसम्बन्धेन गर्वितः), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; प्रसक्तः इत्यस्य/कर्तुः विशेषणम्

Speaker

Varāha (default dialogue framework)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Ancient Geography
• Purāṇic Tīrthas
• Sanskrit Philology

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It combines sacred geography (named tīrtha) with social-ethical critique (wealth-pride), a common Purāṇic strategy for embedding moral discourse in pilgrimage narratives.

Which geographic location is identified?

Kṛṣṇagaṅgā-udbhava is named as a tīrtha-associated locality; its precise modern identification varies by scholarly tradition and manuscript context.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

Ritual participation is juxtaposed with a warning about dravya-garva (hubris rooted in wealth).