Varaha Purana 144.118: Adhyaya 144, Shloka 118

The Māhātmya of Someśvara and Related Liṅgas: The Liberation-Field of Triveṇī and the Śālagrāma Sacred Landscape

Devanagari script

ततोऽभूद्ब्रह्मतनया पुण्या सा सरितां वरा ॥ गण्डक्या यत्र मिलिता ब्रह्मपुत्री यशस्विनी

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 144.118

Transliteration

tato 'bhūd brahmatanayā puṇyā sā saritāṁ varā || gaṇḍakyā yatra militā brahmaputrī yaśasvinī

Translation

फिर एक नदी बनी जो ब्रह्मा की बेटी कहलाई। यह नदियों में सबसे बड़ी है। यह वहाँ गंडकी से मिलती है जहाँ ब्रह्मा की बेटी आती है।

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Word by Word

• tataḥ: then/thereupon
• tataḥ: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (काल-अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatas (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), adverb (क्रियाविशेषण)

• abhūt: became/arose
• abhūt: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √bhū (धातु)
• Form: Aorist/लुङ्, 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद)

• brahma-tanayā: daughter of Brahmā
• brahma-tanayā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brahman (प्रातिपदिक) + tanayā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa ("of Brahmā" + "daughter")

• puṇyā: holy
• puṇyā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: puṇya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); adjective qualifying sā

• sā: she/that (river)
• sā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• saritām: of rivers
• saritām: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarit (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Plural (बहुवचन)

• varā: best/excellent
• varā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); predicate adjective to sā

• gaṇḍakyā: with Gandaki
• gaṇḍakyā: Sahakāraka (सह/साकं)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gaṇḍakī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• yatra: where
• yatra: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yatra (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), relative adverb (सम्बन्धबोधक-अव्यय)

• militā: met/joined
• militā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √mil (धातु)
• Form: Past passive participle/क्त (कृदन्त), Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); agreeing with brahmaputrī/river

• brahma-putrī: daughter of Brahmā
• brahma-putrī: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brahman (प्रातिपदिक) + putrī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa ("of Brahmā" + "daughter")

• yaśasvinī: glorious/famed
• yaśasvinī: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: yaśasvinī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); adjective qualifying brahmaputrī/sā

Speaker

Varāha (default dialogue framework)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Ancient Geography
• Mythic Cosmology
• Cultural Heritage

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It exemplifies Purāṇic river-personification and genealogy, a literary method that encodes place-importance through cosmological lineage.

Which geographic location is identified?

A confluence with the Gaṇḍakī is identified; the ‘daughter of Brahmā’ river is a mythic epithet whose concrete mapping depends on parallel textual traditions.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The verse reinforces the idea that confluence-zones are culturally significant landscapes, warranting careful visitation and preservation-oriented respect.