Varaha Purana 143.51: Adhyaya 143, Shloka 51

Exposition of the Glory of the Mandāra Sacred Grove

Uttara Bhāga · Mandāra-māhātmya (Ritual Bathing and Contemplation)

Devanagari script

तत्र स्नानं प्रकुर्वीत मम चित्तव्यवस्थितः ॥ मोदते सर्वशृङ्गेषु चैकीचित्तं समाश्रितः

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 143.51

Transliteration

tatra snānaṃ prakurvīta mama citta-vyavasthitaḥ || modate sarva-śṛṅgeṣu caikī-cittaṃ samāśritaḥ

ITRANS transliteration

Translation

वहाँ तुम नहाना। अपना मन मेरे पास रखना। सिर्फ मुझे याद करके तुम खुश रहोगे।

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Word by Word

• tatra: there
• Type: Indeclinable
• Form: Adverb of place (देशवाचक अव्यय)
• Role: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/देश)
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)

• snānam: bathing
• Type: Noun
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)
• Role: Karma (कर्म)
• Root: snāna (प्रातिपदिक)

• prakurvīta: should perform
• Type: Verb
• Form: Optative (विधिलिङ्), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन)
• Role: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Root: pra + kṛ (कृ धातु)

• mama: my
• Type: Noun
• Form: Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular (एकवचन)
• Role: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Root: asmad (अस्मद् सर्वनाम)

• citta-vyavasthitaḥ: with mind fixed (on me)
• Type: Adjective
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); ‘one whose mind is fixed/established (in me)’
• Role: Karta (कर्ता)
• Root: citta (प्रातिपदिक) + vyavasthita (vi + ava + sthā धातु + क्त)

• modate: rejoices
• Type: Verb
• Form: Present tense (लट्), Ātmanepada (आत्मनेपद), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन)
• Role: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Root: mud (मुद् धातु)

• sarva-śṛṅgeṣu: on all peaks
• Type: Noun
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Plural (बहुवचन); ‘on all peaks’
• Role: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/देश)
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक) + śṛṅga (प्रातिपदिक)

• ca: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Form: Conjunction (समुच्चय-अव्यय)
• Role: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Root: ca (अव्यय)

• ekī-cittam: one-pointed mind
• Type: Noun
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); used adverbially: ‘with one-pointed mind’
• Role: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Root: ekī (from eka, प्रातिपदिक) + citta (प्रातिपदिक)

• samāśritaḥ: having resorted to / taking refuge
• Type: Adjective
• Form: Past active/possessive participle (क्त), Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)
• Role: Karta (कर्ता)
• Root: sam + ā + śri (श्रि धातु) + kta (क्त)

Sandhi Notes

• caikī-cittaṃ = ca + ekī-cittaṃ
• citta-vyavasthitaḥ treated as tatpurusha
• ekī-cittam is karmadhāraya (‘one-pointed mind’) used adverbially

Speaker and setting

Shanta and Bhakti rasa

Speaker

Varāha

Bhu Devi and Varaha

In this verse

Varaha teaches her

Her state of mind

Seeking practical method; receptive to discipline

What she asks

How should one practice at this tīrtha so that the act becomes spiritually fruitful?

The teaching

Kind of teaching

Yoga-bhakti integration

Subjects

EthicsHeritage SitesPilgrimage Practice

Core idea

Ritual action is perfected by citta-niṣṭhā in the Lord; ekāgratā transforms pilgrimage into sādhanā.

In practice

During tīrtha-snāna (or any rite), maintain japa/smaraṇa; reduce distractions; treat the act as offering rather than mere cleansing.

The Varaha avatara

With the Earth

Varāha prescribes a pilgrimage practice (snāna) with mind fixed on him—guiding Bhū-devī’s understanding of how her landscapes become liberative

Dharma

Cross references

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Pilgrimage Ritual
• Mindfulness Motifs
• Purāṇic Practice

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It preserves a typical Purāṇic linkage between external rite (snāna) and internal discipline (one-pointedness), reflecting integrated ritual-ethical culture.

Which geographic location is identified?

The setting remains Mandāra and its peaks (śṛṅga), presented as a ritually significant landscape.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

Combine bodily purification practices with focused mental discipline, avoiding distraction and attachment.