Varaha Purana 126.106: Adhyaya 126, Shloka 106

The Greatness of Kubjāmraka: Raibhya’s Boon and the Teaching on the Sacred Tīrthas

Devanagari script

तत्र सर्वा भवेद्गङ्गा शीतलं जायते जलम् ॥ यत्र चोष्णं भवत्यम्बु ज्ञेयं पूर्णमुखं तथा

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 126.106

Transliteration

tatra sarvā bhaved gaṅgā śītalaṁ jāyate jalam || yatra coṣṇaṁ bhavaty ambu jñeyaṁ pūrṇamukhaṁ tathā

Translation

जहाँ पानी ठंडा हो, वहाँ सब गंगा जैसा है। और जहाँ पानी गरम हो, उसे पूर्णमुख समझो।

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Word by Word

• tatra: there
• tatra: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), adverb of place (देशवाचक)

• sarvā: entire/wholly
• sarvā: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Prathamā-vibhakti, Eka-vacana; adjective qualifying gaṅgā

• bhavet: would be/becomes
• bhavet: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhū (भू धातु)
• Form: Liṅ-lakāra (लिङ्/Optative), Prathama-puruṣa, Eka-vacana, Parasmaipada

• gaṅgā: Gaṅgā (the Ganges)
• gaṅgā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gaṅgā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Prathamā-vibhakti, Eka-vacana

• śītalam: cool
• śītalam: Pradhāna-nāmāṅga (प्रधानीय/सम्बन्ध—predicate)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śītala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napuṁsaka, Prathamā-vibhakti, Eka-vacana; predicate adjective qualifying jalam

• jāyate: arises/becomes
• jāyate: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: jan (जन् धातु)
• Form: Laṭ-lakāra (लट्/Present), Prathama-puruṣa, Eka-vacana, Ātmanepada

• jalam: water
• jalam: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napuṁsaka, Prathamā-vibhakti, Eka-vacana

• yatra: where
• yatra: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yatra (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), relative adverb of place (यत्र)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), conjunction (समुच्चय)

• uṣṇam: hot/warm
• uṣṇam: Pradhāna-nāmāṅga (प्रधानीय/सम्बन्ध—predicate)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: uṣṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napuṁsaka, Prathamā-vibhakti, Eka-vacana; predicate adjective qualifying ambu

• bhavati: is/becomes
• bhavati: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhū (भू धातु)
• Form: Laṭ-lakāra (लट्/Present), Prathama-puruṣa, Eka-vacana, Parasmaipada

• ambu: water
• ambu: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ambu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napuṁsaka, Prathamā-vibhakti, Eka-vacana

• jñeyam: should be known (as)
• jñeyam: Kriya (क्रिया—vidhi)
• Type: Verb
• Root: jñā (ज्ञा धातु)
• Form: Kṛdanta: Gerundive/necessitative participle (तव्यत्/यत्; here -य), Napuṁsaka, Prathamā-vibhakti, Eka-vacana; predicative: 'is to be known/should be understood'

• pūrṇa-mukham: Pūrṇamukha (tīrtha)
• pūrṇa-mukham: Pradhāna-nāmāṅga (प्रधानीय/सम्बन्ध—predicate)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pūrṇa (प्रातिपदिक) + mukha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Karmadhāraya-samāsa (कर्मधारय), Napuṁsaka, Prathamā-vibhakti, Eka-vacana; predicate nominative

• tathā: thus/likewise
• tathā: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), adverb (तथा)

Speaker

Varāha (default dialogue framework)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Ancient Geography
• Ecological Narratives
• Purāṇic Tīrtha Traditions

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It encodes a practical, environmental marker (water temperature) for identifying a tīrtha, useful for studying how texts relate sacred geography to observable hydrological features.

Which geographic location is identified?

Pūrṇamukha-tīrtha is described as a place with warm water; this may suggest a hot spring or geothermal feature, but the excerpt alone cannot confirm a modern site.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

Indirectly, it promotes attentiveness to natural features as part of cultural heritage mapping of sacred landscapes.