Varaha Purana 145.103: Adhyaya 145, Shloka 103

The Greatness of the Śālagrāma Sacred Region

Devanagari script

एतत्ते कथितं भद्रे शालग्रामस्य सुन्दरी ॥ गण्डक्याश्चैव माहात्म्यं सर्वकल्मषनाशनम् ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 145.103

Transliteration

etat te kathitaṃ bhadre śālagrāmasya sundari | gaṇḍakyāś caiva māhātmyaṃ sarva-kalmaṣa-nāśanam ||

Translation

भद्र, मैंने तुम्हे शालिग्राम की पूरी बात बताई। और गंडकी नदी की भी महत्व बताया। यह सब पाप मिटा देता है।

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Word by Word

• etat: this
• etat: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: etad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; here as object ‘this’

• te: to you
• te: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी/चतुर्थी-एकवचन (Genitive/Dative sg) enclitic; here dative ‘to you’

• kathitam: told
• kathitam: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kath (धातु) + kta (कृत्)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (Past passive participle/क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘has been told’

• bhadre: O auspicious lady
• bhadre: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhadra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन

• śālagrāmasya: of Śālagrāma
• śālagrāmasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śālagrāma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• sundari: O beautiful one
• sundari: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sundarī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• gaṇḍakyāḥ: of Gandaki
• gaṇḍakyāḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gaṇḍakī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

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

• eva: indeed
• eva: Avadhāraṇa (अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, अवधारण (emphasis: indeed/just)

• māhātmyam: glory/majesty
• māhātmyam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: māhātmya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; here as object/apposition

• sarva-kalmaṣa-nāśanam: destroyer of all sins
• sarva-kalmaṣa-nāśanam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva + kalmaṣa + nāśana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समास: (कर्मधारय/तत्पुरुष-श्रृंखला) ‘all’ + ‘sin’ + ‘destroying’; qualifies māhātmyam

Speaker

Varāha

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Vaishnavism
• Ancient Geography
• Pilgrimage Studies

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It functions as a colophon-like transition, summarizing a tīrtha narrative centered on Śāligrāma and the Gaṇḍakī, key motifs in later pilgrimage and icon traditions.

Which geographic location is identified?

Śāligrāma and the Gaṇḍakī river region are indicated; the verse itself names the river and the sacred object-place association rather than a single modern site.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

Purificatory language encourages moral self-cultivation; in archival framing, it also elevates the river landscape as worthy of protection and reverence.