Varaha Purana 144.81: Adhyaya 144, Shloka 81

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

Devanagari script

ततस्त्वाज्ञां समादाय नन्दी सत्वरमाव्रजत् ॥ गत्वा च मथुरां तस्य ऋषेराश्रममीक्ष्य च

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 144.81

Transliteration

tatas tvājñāṃ samādāya nandī satvaram āvrajat || gatvā ca mathurāṃ tasya ṛṣer āśramam īkṣya ca

Translation

नन्दिन ने हुकुम सुना और फौरन निकल पड़ा। वो मथुरा गया और वहाँ रिशि का आश्रम देखा।

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Word by Word

• ततः: then
• ततः: Kāla/Anubandha (काल/अनुबन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, काल/क्रमवाचक (then/thereafter)

• तु: but/indeed
• तु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, निपात (particle; contrast/emphasis)

• आज्ञाम्: command, order
• आज्ञाम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आज्ञा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Feminine, Accusative (2nd), Singular

• समादाय: having taken (up)
• समादाय: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + आ + दा (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (Gerund/Absolutive), पूर्वक्रिया; having taken/received

• नन्दी: Nandī
• नन्दी: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नन्दी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Masculine, Nominative (1st), Singular

• सत्वरम्: hurriedly
• सत्वरम्: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सत्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय, क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• आव्रजत्: went, departed
• आव्रजत्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ + व्रज् (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (Imperfect/Past), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; Past (imperfect), 3rd person, Singular

• गत्वा: having gone
• गत्वा: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (Gerund/Absolutive), पूर्वक्रिया; having gone

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

• मथुराम्: Mathurā
• मथुराम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मथुरा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Feminine, Accusative (2nd), Singular (destination)

• तस्य: of him/that
• तस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Genitive (6th), Singular

• ऋषेः: of the sage
• ऋषेः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऋषि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Masculine, Genitive (6th), Singular

• आश्रमम्: hermitage
• आश्रमम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आश्रम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Masculine, Accusative (2nd), Singular

• ईक्ष्य: having seen
• ईक्ष्य: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ईक्ष् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (Gerund/Absolutive; irregular form), पूर्वक्रिया; having seen/observed

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

Speaker

Varāha (default framework; speaker not explicit in fragment)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Ancient Geography

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It provides a compact itinerary marker (command → departure → arrival → viewing the āśrama), useful for mapping narrative movement and sacred geography references.

Which geographic location is identified?

Mathurā (modern Mathura, Uttar Pradesh, India).

What is the primary ethical instruction?

Diligence and fidelity in carrying out entrusted tasks (ājñā) without delay.