Varaha Purana 145.54: Adhyaya 145, Shloka 54

The Greatness of the Śālagrāma Sacred Region

Devanagari script

तत्राश्चर्यं महाभागे कथ्यमानं मया शृणु ॥ हेमन्ते चोष्णकं तीर्थं ग्रीष्मे भवति शीतलम् ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 145.54

Transliteration

tatrāścaryaṃ mahābhāge kathyamānaṃ mayā śṛṇu || hemante coṣṇakaṃ tīrthaṃ grīṣme bhavati śītalam ||

Translation

अब एक अजीब बात सुनो। सर्दियों में वहाँ पानी गरम रहता है। और गर्मियों में वो पानी ठंडा हो जाता है।

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Word by Word

• tatra: there
• tatra: Adhikarana (अधिकरणम्/location)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (locative adverb)

• āścaryam: wonder; marvel
• āścaryam: Karma (कर्म/object of śṛṇu)
• Type: Noun
• Root: āścarya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• mahā-bhāge: O fortunate lady
• mahā-bhāge: Sambodhana (सम्बोधनम्/address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahā (प्रातिपदिक) + bhāga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (vocative), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः: ‘महान् भागः यस्याः’ (O greatly fortunate one)

• kathyamānam: being told; being narrated
• kathyamānam: Visheshana (विशेषणम्)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kath (धातु)
• Form: वर्तमानकाले कर्मणि-प्रयोगे शानच्/मान-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (present passive participle): √कथ् → कथ्यमान; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन (āścaryam इति विशेषणम्)

• mayā: by me
• mayā: Karana (करणम्/agent-instrument in passive sense)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया (instrumental), एकवचन

• śṛṇu: hear; listen
• śṛṇu: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: śru (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (imperative), परस्मैपद, मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन

• hemante: in winter (Hemanta season)
• hemante: Adhikarana (अधिकरणम्/time)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hemanta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (locative), एकवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्धः)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (conjunction)

• uṣṇakam: warm
• uṣṇakam: Visheshana (विशेषणम्)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: uṣṇaka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• tīrtham: ford; sacred bathing place
• tīrtham: Karta (कर्ता/subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tīrtha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• grīṣme: in summer
• grīṣme: Adhikarana (अधिकरणम्/time)
• Type: Noun
• Root: grīṣma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (locative), एकवचन

• bhavati: becomes; is
• bhavati: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhū (धातु)
• Form: लट् (present), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• śītalam: cool
• śītalam: Visheshana (विशेषणम्)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śītala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; (tīrtham इति विशेषणम्)

Speaker

Varāha (default, instructional voice)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Ancient Geography
• Sacred Hydrology
• Ecological Narratives

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It preserves an observational or legendary account of microclimate/hydrological behavior, typical of Purāṇic sacred geography and wonder-literature.

Which geographic location is identified?

A tīrtha at the described kṣetra is referenced, but no additional toponym beyond the surrounding passage is provided.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The verse promotes attentive engagement with landscape, treating environmental features as part of cultural memory and stewardship.