Varaha Purana 141.39: Adhyaya 141, Shloka 39

The Sacred Greatness of Badarikāśrama

Badrinath Region

Devanagari script

बुद्धिमान्मतिमांश्चैव रागमोहविवर्जितः ॥ ब्रह्मलोकमत्क्रम्य मम लोकं स गच्छति ॥

Sanskrit recitationVaraha Purana 141.39

Transliteration

buddhimān matimāṃś caiva rāgamohavivarjitaḥ || brahmalokam atikramya mama lokaṃ sa gacchati ||

Translation

Sabio y perspicaz, libre de apego y de ilusión, trasciende Brahmaloka y va a mi mundo.

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Word by Word

• बुद्धिमान्: intelligent
• बुद्धिमान्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बुद्धि + मत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचन; मतुप्-प्रत्ययान्त (possessive adj.)

• मतिमान्: thoughtful / wise
• मतिमान्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मति + मत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; मतुप्-प्रत्ययान्त

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय/Conjunction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय

• एव: indeed
• एव: Avadhāraṇa (अवधारण/Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारण

• रागमोहविवर्जितः: free from passion and delusion
• रागमोहविवर्जितः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: राग + मोह + विवर्जित (प्रातिपदिक; वि-वर्ज् धातोः क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (PPP) ‘devoid of’; विशेषण

• ब्रह्मलोकम्: Brahmaloka
• ब्रह्मलोकम्: Karma (कर्म/Object; of atikramya)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मलोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन

• अतिक्रम्य: having crossed beyond
• अतिक्रम्य: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया/Prior action)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अति-क्रम् (धातु)
• Form: ल्यप्/क्त्वा-समकक्ष अव्यय (gerund)

• मम: my
• मम: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (Genitive/6th), एकवचन

• लोकम्: world / realm
• लोकम्: Karma (कर्म/Object; destination as object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचन

• गच्छति: goes / attains
• गच्छति: Kriyā (क्रिया/Verbal predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

Speaker

Varāha (default dialogue framework)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Studies
• Vaiṣṇavism
• Indic Philosophy

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It integrates ethical psychology (rāga/moha) with cosmological ascent, illustrating how Purāṇic texts connect inner virtues with imagined cosmic destinations.

Which geographic location is identified?

No terrestrial site is named here; the verse refers to cosmological realms (Brahmaloka and ‘my world’).

What is the primary ethical instruction?

Cultivate discernment and freedom from attachment and delusion as central virtues.