Varaha Purana 175.4: Adhyaya 175, Shloka 4

The Sanctity of the Kṛṣṇagaṅgā Pilgrimage-Ford and the Account of the Brahmin Vasu’s Daughter

Devanagari script

तत्राश्रमपदं दिव्यं मुनिप्रवरसेवितम् ॥ आगच्छन्ति सदा तत्र चातुर्मास्यमुपासितुम् ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 175.4

Transliteration

tatrāśramapadaṁ divyaṁ munipravarasevitam || āgacchanti sadā tatra cāturmāsyam upāsitum ||

Translation

Wahan ek achha sa ashram hai. Bade-bade rishi wahan aate hain. Chaar mahine ka vrat rakhne ke liye log wahan jaate rehte hain.

Ask anything about this verse...Ask

Word by Word

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: अधिकरण (स्थान/Locative sense)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: स्थानवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: there)

• आश्रमपदम्: the hermitage-site
• आश्रमपदम्: कर्ता (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आश्रम + पद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (आश्रमस्य पदम्)

• दिव्यम्: divine
• दिव्यम्: कर्ता-विशेषण (कर्तृविशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दिव्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifies आश्रमपदम्)

• मुनिप्रवरसेवितम्: served by the foremost sages
• मुनिप्रवरसेवितम्: कर्ता-विशेषण (कर्तृविशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मुनि + प्रवर + सेवित (सेव् धातु + क्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; कृदन्त-विशेषण (क्त), समासः षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (मुनिप्रवरैः सेवितम् = served by best sages)

• आगच्छन्ति: they come
• आगच्छन्ति: क्रिया (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ + गम् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), बहुवचन

• सदा: always
• सदा: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial modifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: always)

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: अधिकरण (स्थान/Locative sense)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: स्थानवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: there)

• चातुर्मास्यम्: the four-month observance (Cāturmāsya)
• चातुर्मास्यम्: कर्म (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चातुर्मास्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; द्विगु-समासः (चत्वारः मासाः यस्य तत्)

• उपासितुम्: to observe / to worship
• उपासितुम्: प्रयोजन (Purpose/उद्देश्य)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उप + आस् (धातु)
• Form: तुमुन्-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (infinitive), उद्देश्य/प्रयोजनार्थ (for the purpose of)

Speaker

Varāha (continued narration)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Studies
• Cultural Heritage
• Ritual Studies

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It points to institutional religious life (āśrama sites) and the calendrical practice of Cāturmāsya, informing studies of seasonal mobility and settlement patterns.

Which geographic location is identified?

A specific named site is not given in this verse; it refers to an āśrama location within the Mathurā-region narrative context.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

Commitment to structured observance: ethical life is framed as sustained practice aligned with time (seasonal discipline).