Varaha Purana 150.26: Adhyaya 150, Shloka 26

The Sacred Greatness of Sānandūra

Uttara Bhāga · Tīrtha-Māhātmya (Sacred Geography and Pilgrimage Topography)

Devanagari script

समुद्रश्चैव रामश्च समेष्येते वराङ्गने ॥ तत्र कुण्डं महाभागे प्रसन्नविमलोदकम् ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 150.26

Transliteration

samudraś caiva rāmaś ca sameṣyete varāṅgane || tatra kuṇḍaṃ mahābhāge prasanna-vimalodakam ||

ITRANS transliteration

Translation

सुंदर, समुंदर और राम वहाँ मिलते हैं। वहाँ एक कुंड है जिसका पानी बिल्कुल साफ और शांत है।

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Word by Word

• समुद्रः: the ocean
• Type: Noun
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा विभक्ति; एकवचन (nom sg)
• Role: Karta (कर्ता)
• Root: samudra (प्रातिपदिक)

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक (conjunction)
• Role: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Root: ca (अव्यय)

• एव: indeed
• Type: Indeclinable
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारण (emphatic particle)
• Role: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Root: eva (अव्यय)

• रामः: Rama
• Type: Noun
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा विभक्ति; एकवचन (nom sg)
• Role: Karta (कर्ता)
• Root: rāma (प्रातिपदिक)

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक (conjunction)
• Role: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Root: ca (अव्यय)

• समेष्येते: will come together / will meet
• Type: Verb
• Form: लृट् लकार (simple future); प्रथमपुरुष; द्विवचन; आत्मनेपद
• Role: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Root: sam + i (धातु)

• वर-अङ्गने: O fair-limbed lady
• Type: Noun
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; सम्बोधन विभक्ति; एकवचन (vocative sg)
• Role: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Root: vara (प्रातिपदिक) + aṅganā (प्रातिपदिक)

• तत्र: there
• Type: Indeclinable
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (locative adverb)
• Role: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)

• कुण्डम्: a pond
• Type: Noun
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया विभक्ति; एकवचन (neuter nom/acc sg)
• Role: Karta (कर्ता)
• Root: kuṇḍa (प्रातिपदिक)

• महा-भागे: O greatly fortunate one
• Type: Noun
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; सम्बोधन विभक्ति; एकवचन (vocative sg); बहुव्रीहिः = 'महान् भागः यस्याः सा'
• Role: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Root: mahā (प्रातिपदिक) + bhāga (प्रातिपदिक)

• प्रसन्न-विमल-उदकम्: having clear and pure water
• Type: Adjective
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया विभक्ति; एकवचन; विशेषण (agreeing with कुण्डम्)
• Role: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Root: prasanna (प्रातिपदिक) + vimala (प्रातिपदिक) + udaka (प्रातिपदिक)

Sandhi Notes

• समुद्रश्चैव = समुद्रः + च + एव
• रामश्च = रामः + च
• वराङ्गने = वर + अङ्गने
• प्रसन्नविमलोदकम् is a multi-member कर्मधारय compound

Speaker and setting

Adbhuta and Shanta rasaSetting: Tīrtha/kuṇḍa near the ocean

Speaker

Varāha

Bhu Devi and Varaha

In this verse

Varaha teaches her

Her state of mind

Attentive, curious about tīrtha-topography and its sanctity

What she asks

Where is the meeting-place of the Ocean and Rāma, and what sacred feature (kuṇḍa) is found there?

The teaching

Kind of teaching

Tīrtha-śraddhā (sacred geography as a support for purity of mind)

Subjects

GeographyHeritage Sites

Core idea

External purity (prasanna-vimala-udaka) mirrors inner clarity cultivated by reverent attention to sacred places.

In practice

Approach tīrthas with śraddhā; use the calmness of place/water as a cue for mental settling and ethical restraint.

The Varaha avatara

With the Earth

Varāha addresses Bhū-devī respectfully (varāṅgane, mahābhāge) while guiding her through sacred geography.

Mathura and Krishna

Cross references

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Vaishnavism
• Ancient Geography

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It preserves a sacred-geographic memory linking Rāma narratives with coastal or ocean-adjacent pilgrimage sites.

Which geographic location is identified?

A tīrtha where “Ocean” and “Rāma” are said to converge; the verse itself does not provide enough data for confident modern mapping.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

Implicit environmental valuation: the purity and clarity of water are presented as defining features of a revered landscape.