Varaha Purana 145.92: Adhyaya 145, Shloka 92

The Greatness of the Śālagrāma Sacred Region

Devanagari script

भूमे तस्यापराधांश्च सर्वानेव क्षमाम्यहम् ॥ गङ्गायमुनयोऱ्यद्वत्सङ्गमो मर्त्यदुर्लभः ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 145.92

Transliteration

bhūme tasyāparādhāṃś ca sarvān eva kṣamāmy aham | gaṅgā-yamunayor yadvat saṅgamo martya-durlabhaḥ ||

Translation

हे धरती, मैं उस इंसान के सारे गुनाह माफ कर देता हूँ। गंगा और यमुना का संगम लोगों के लिए कितना मुश्किल मिलता है, वैसा ही यह भी है।

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Word by Word

• bhūme: O Earth
• bhūme: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhūmi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन (Singular)

• tasya: of him; his
• tasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Masc/Neut), षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन (Singular)

• aparādhān: offences; transgressions
• aparādhān: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: aparādha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), बहुवचन (Plural)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction: “and”)

• sarvān: all
• sarvān: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), बहुवचन (Plural); विशेषण (qualifying aparādhān)

• eva: indeed; certainly
• eva: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक अव्यय (emphatic particle: “indeed/just”)

• kṣamāmi: I forgive
• kṣamāmi: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṣam (क्षम धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), परस्मैपद (Parasmaipada), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन (Singular)

• aham: I
• aham: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: aham (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम (1st person pronoun), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• gaṅgā-yamunayoḥ: of the Gaṅgā and Yamunā
• gaṅgā-yamunayoḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gaṅgā (प्रातिपदिक) + yamunā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), षष्ठी/सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Genitive/Locative 6th/7th), द्विवचन (Dual); द्वन्द्व-समास (copulative: “of Gaṅgā and Yamunā”)

• yadvat: just as
• yadvat: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/comparison)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yadvat (अव्यय)
• Form: उपमानवाचक अव्यय (comparative particle: “just as”)

• saṅgamaḥ: confluence; meeting
• saṅgamaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: saṅgama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• martya-durlabhaḥ: rare for mortals; hard to obtain by humans
• martya-durlabhaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: martya (प्रातिपदिक) + durlabha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular); तत्पुरुष-समास (genitive sense: “rare for mortals”)

Speaker

Varāha

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Studies
• Sacred Rivers
• Ancient Geography

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It shows how Purāṇic texts use well-known pilgrimage centers (like the Gaṅgā–Yamunā confluence at Prayāga) as analogies to authorize and popularize other regional sacred sites.

Which geographic location is identified?

The Gaṅgā–Yamunā saṅgama (classically Prayāga/Prayāgarāja) is referenced as a comparative benchmark; the immediate context points to a ‘devanadī’ confluence in the Gaṇḍakī region.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The verse ties moral restoration (forgiveness of faults) to disciplined engagement with culturally significant landscapes.