Varaha Purana 144.171: Adhyaya 144, Shloka 171

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

Devanagari script

स्वयं चैव महायोगी योगसिद्धिविधायकः ॥ आस्थितः परमं पीठं तीर्थे चैव त्रिधारके ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 144.171

Transliteration

svayaṃ caiva mahāyogī yogasiddhividhāyakaḥ || āsthitaḥ paramaṃ pīṭhaṃ tīrthe caiva tridhārake ||

Translation

वो खुद बड़े योगी थे। यह सिद्धि देने वाले थे। उन्होंने त्रिधारक तीर्थ में एक बड़े पीठ पर बैठना शुरू किया।

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Word by Word

• स्वयम्: himself
• स्वयम्: विशेषण (Adverbial modifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: स्वयम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (indeclinable), क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

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

• एव: indeed
• एव: सम्बन्ध (Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), अव्यय; emphasis

• महायोगी: great yogin
• महायोगी: कर्ता (Kartā/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा + योगिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• योगसिद्धिविधायकः: bestower of yogic attainments
• योगसिद्धिविधायकः: कर्ता (Kartā/Subject-qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: योग + सिद्धि + विधायक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषण (adjective) to महायोगी

• आस्थितः: having taken/occupied
• आस्थितः: क्रिया (Kriyā/Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ + स्था (धातु) → आस्थित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past participle, क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; finite sense: 'has taken/occupied'

• परमम्: supreme
• परमम्: कर्म (Karma/Object-qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन; विशेषण to पीठम्

• पीठम्: seat, sacred seat
• पीठम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पीठ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन

• तीर्थे: at the pilgrimage place
• तीर्थे: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन

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

• एव: indeed
• एव: सम्बन्ध (Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle)

• त्रिधारके: in Tridhāraka (three-streamed)
• त्रिधारके: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Locative-qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: त्रि + धारक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन; स्थानविशेषण (locative qualifier) to तीर्थे

Speaker

Varāha (default dialogue framework)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Ancient Geography
• Yoga Traditions

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It marks a tīrtha as a yogic center (pīṭha), reflecting how Purāṇic texts integrate ascetic/yogic ideals into pilgrimage geographies.

Which geographic location is identified?

Tridhāraka is named as the tīrtha where the ‘supreme seat’ is established.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The verse associates disciplined practice (yoga) with transformative outcomes (siddhi), presenting spiritual cultivation as a structured path.