Varaha Purana 126.198: Adhyaya 126, Shloka 198

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

Devanagari script

सप्तसामुद्रकं नाम तस्मिन्कुब्जाम्रके परम् ॥ तस्मिन्कृतोदको भूमे नरो धर्मपरायणः

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 126.198

Transliteration

saptasāmudrakaṃ nāma tasminkubjāmrake param || tasminkṛtodako bhūme naro dharmaparāyaṇaḥ

Translation

कुब्जाम्रक नाम की जगह बहुत पक्की मानी जाती है। वहाँ सप्तसमुद्रक नाम का एक स्थान है। धरम वाले इंसान को वहाँ पानी से पूजा करनी चाहिए।

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Word by Word

• सप्तसामुद्रकम्: (called) ‘Saptasāmudraka’
• सप्तसामुद्रकम्: विशेषण (Adjective to ‘नाम’)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सप्त + सामुद्रक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; Dvigu compound ‘seven-sea(-like)’ (सप्तानां समुद्राणां सम्बन्धि)

• नाम: name
• नाम: सम्बन्ध (Apposition/Naming)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नामन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; Nominative/Accusative singular; used as naming apposition

• तस्मिन्: in that
• तस्मिन्: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पुं/नपुंसक, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; Locative singular ‘in that’

• कुब्जाम्रके: in (the place) Kubjāmraka
• कुब्जाम्रके: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुब्ज + आम्रक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; Locative singular; कर्मधारयः ‘कुब्जः आम्रकः’ (a place/tree called Kubjāmraka)

• परम्: excellent/supreme
• परम्: विशेषण (Adjective)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘supreme/excellent’ (qualifying implied स्थलम्/तीर्थम्)

• तस्मिन्: there/in that (place)
• तस्मिन्: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पुं/नपुंसक, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; Locative singular

• कृतोदकः: having performed ablution/with water-rite done
• कृतोदकः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृत + उदक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; Nominative singular; तत्पुरुषः (कृतम् उदकम् यस्य) ‘one who has performed water-rite/ablution’

• भूमे: on the earth/on the ground
• भूमे: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भूमि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; Locative singular (Vedic/epic form for भूम्याम्)

• नरः: a man
• नरः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; Nominative singular

• धर्मपरायणः: devoted to dharma
• धर्मपरायणः: विशेषण (Adjective to नरः)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: धर्म + परायण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; Nominative singular; तत्पुरुषः ‘धर्मे परायणः’

Speaker

Varāha (default dialogue frame; vocative ‘bhūme’ suggests instruction to Pṛthivī)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Vaiṣṇavism
• Ancient Geography
• Tīrtha-Māhātmya

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It preserves a toponymic record (Kubjāmraka; Saptasāmudraka) typical of Purāṇic tīrtha catalogues, useful for mapping cultural heritage landscapes.

Which geographic location is identified?

Kubjāmraka and a sub-site named Saptasāmudraka; precise modern identification is uncertain without corroborating regional inscriptions and later tīrtha lists.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

Dharma-oriented conduct is emphasized: ritual acts are framed as meaningful when performed by one committed to ethical living (dharmaparāyaṇa).