Varaha Purana 143.26: Adhyaya 143, Shloka 26

Exposition of the Glory of the Mandāra Sacred Grove

Uttara Bhāga · Tīrtha-māhātmya (Bathing with multi-meal regimen and Meru-side reward)

Devanagari script

तत्र स्नानं प्रकुर्वीत पञ्चभक्तोषितो नरः ॥ मोदते पूर्वपार्श्वे च मेरौ तस्मिन् शिलोच्चये ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 143.26

Transliteration

tatra snānaṃ prakurvīta pañcabhaktoṣito naraḥ | modate pūrvapārśve ca merau tasmin śiloccaye ||

ITRANS transliteration

Translation

वहाँ जाके नहाना चाहिए। पाँच टाइम खाना खाके वहाँ रहो। मेरु पहाड़ी के ईस्ट साइड में खुश रहते हो। यह पत्थर की बनी पहाड़ी है।

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Word by Word

• तत्र: there
• Type: Indeclinable
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of place)
• Role: अधिकरण (Locative sense)
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)

• स्नानम्: bathing
• Type: Noun
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन
• Role: कर्म (Object/कर्म)
• Root: स्नान (प्रातिपदिक)

• प्रकुर्वीत: should perform
• Type: Verb
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्
• Role: क्रिया (Verb)
• Root: कृ (धातु) with प्र-उपसर्ग

• पञ्च-भक्त-उषितः: having stayed on five meals / with five-meal observance
• Type: Adjective
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; भूतकृदन्त उषितः; विशेषणम् (of नरः)
• Role: विशेषण (of कर्ता)
• Root: पञ्च (प्रातिपदिक) + भक्त (प्रातिपदिक) + उषित (कृदन्त; √वस्)

• नरः: a man
• Type: Noun
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन
• Role: कर्ता (Subject/कर्ता)
• Root: नर (प्रातिपदिक)

• मोदते: rejoices
• Type: Verb
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; आत्मनेपदम्
• Role: क्रिया (Verb)
• Root: मुद् (धातु)

• पूर्व-पार्श्वे: on the eastern side
• Type: Noun
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th/Locative), एकवचन
• Role: अधिकरण (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Root: पूर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + पार्श्व (प्रातिपदिक)

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)
• Role: समुच्चय (Connector)
• Root: च (अव्यय)

• मेरौ: on Mount Meru
• Type: Noun
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th/Locative), एकवचन
• Role: अधिकरण (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Root: मेरु (प्रातिपदिक)

• तस्मिन्: in that
• Type: Noun
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th/Locative), एकवचन
• Role: अधिकरण (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• शिल-उच्चये: on the rocky eminence
• Type: Noun
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th/Locative), एकवचन
• Role: अधिकरण (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Root: शिला (प्रातिपदिक) + उच्चय (प्रातिपदिक)

Sandhi Notes

• प्रकुर्वीत = प्र + कुर्वीत
• पञ्चभक्तोषितो = पञ्च-भक्त-उषितः
• पूर्वपार्श्वे = पूर्व-पार्श्वे
• शिलोच्चये = शिल-उच्चये

Speaker and setting

Shanta and Adbhuta rasaSetting: Cosmic mountain / tīrtha zone

Speaker

Varāha

The teaching

Kind of teaching

Niyama as purifier

Subjects

EthicsHeritage SitesGeography

Core idea

Ritual efficacy is intensified by disciplined consumption and regulated conduct; outer act and inner restraint are coupled.

In practice

When undertaking vows, define concrete, sustainable rules (food/behavior) and keep them consistently during pilgrimage/ritual periods.

Dharma

Vrata

Cross references

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Vaishnavism
• Pilgrimage Studies
• Ritual Observance

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It shows how Purāṇic texts encode graded observances using vow-technical terms (bhakta-regimens) and attach them to specific directional landscapes, aiding the reconstruction of ritual taxonomies.

Which geographic location is identified?

The verse refers to a site ‘there’ (tatra) in the Mandāra-adjacent description and connects it to Meru’s eastern side; precise modern mapping remains uncertain.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

It underscores regulated conduct (dietary/vow discipline) and intentional bathing as a culturally framed method of engaging a significant landscape.