Varaha Purana 71.19: Adhyaya 71, Shloka 19

Vision of the Trimūrti in Rudra, the Gautama Curse, the Manifestation of the Godāvarī, and the Niḥśvāsa-saṃhitā Account

Devanagari script

निवृत्तायां तु वै तस्यामनावृष्ट्यां तु ते द्विजाः । तीर्थयात्रानिमित्तं तु प्रयातुं मनसोऽभवन् ॥ ७१.१९ ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 71.19

Transliteration

nivṛttāyāṁ tu vai tasyām anāvṛṣṭyāṁ tu te dvijāḥ | tīrthayātrānimittaṁ tu prayātuṁ manaso 'bhavan || 71.19 ||

Translation

Als jener Regen jedoch aufhörte und Dürre eintrat, wurden jene Zweimalgeborenen (Brahmanen), unter dem Vorwand einer Pilgerfahrt zu heiligen Tīrthas, im Geist zum Aufbruch geneigt.

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Word by Word

• nivṛttāyām: when (it) had ceased/ended
• nivṛttāyām: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: nivṛttā (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक; नि√वृत्)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (f.), सप्तमी विभक्ति (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन (sg); भूतकृदन्त-क्त (past passive participle) used adjectivally; locative absolute sense with implied 'when/after'

• tu: but/indeed
• tu: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात/समुच्चयार्थ-भेदक (particle; 'but/indeed')

• vai: indeed
• vai: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vai (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (emphatic particle)

• tasyām: in that (situation/time)
• tasyām: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (f.), सप्तमी विभक्ति (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन (sg); demonstrative pronoun

• anāvṛṣṭyām: in the drought / in the absence of rain
• anāvṛṣṭyām: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: anāvṛṣṭi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (f.), सप्तमी विभक्ति (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन (sg)

• tu: then/indeed
• tu: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle)

• te: those
• te: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (m.)/सामान्य, प्रथमा विभक्ति (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन (pl); demonstrative pronoun

• dvijāḥ: brahmins / twice-born
• dvijāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dvija (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (m.), प्रथमा विभक्ति (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन (pl)

• tīrthayātrānimittam: as a reason for pilgrimage
• tīrthayātrānimittam: Hetu (हेतु/कारण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tīrtha + yātrā + nimitta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (n.), द्वितीया विभक्ति (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन (sg); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष/सम्बन्ध-तत्पुरुष: 'tīrthayātrāyāḥ nimittam'

• tu: indeed
• tu: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle)

• prayātum: to depart
• prayātum: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra√yā (धातु)
• Form: तुमुन्-प्रत्ययान्त (infinitive/तुमन्त), गमनार्थक; 'to go forth'

• manasaḥ: in mind / mentally
• manasaḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: manas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (n.), षष्ठी विभक्ति (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन (sg); idiomatically with √bhū: 'to become of mind' = 'to intend'

• abhavan: they became / they intended
• abhavan: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √bhū (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (imperfect/past), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), बहुवचन (pl); परस्मैपद

Speaker

Varāha (default dialogue framework; speaker not explicit in excerpt)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Studies
• Vaiṣṇavism
• Ancient Geography
• Ecological Narratives

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It reflects a Purāṇic narrative pattern where environmental stress (drought) shapes social movement; pilgrimage (tīrtha-yātrā) can function both as a cultural practice and as a socially acceptable rationale for travel during hardship.

Which geographic location is identified?

No specific tīrtha (named pilgrimage site) is identified in this verse; it refers generically to tīrthas as a category of sacred geography.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The verse does not present a direct ethical injunction; it narrates a response to ecological disruption (anāvṛṣṭi), implicitly foregrounding the societal impact of environmental conditions and the cultural role of pilgrimage.