Varaha Purana 152.19: Adhyaya 152, Shloka 19

Praise of the Sacred Geography of Mathurā

Devanagari script

तेऽपि यान्ति परां सिद्धिं मत्प्रसादान्न संशयः ॥ कुब्जाम्रके सौकरवे मथुरायां विशेषतः

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 152.19

Transliteration

te 'pi yānti parāṃ siddhiṃ matprasādān na saṃśayaḥ || kubjāmrake saukarave mathurāyāṃ viśeṣataḥ

Translation

वो लोग भी मुक्ति पा लेते हैं, भगवान की कृपा से कोई शक नहीं। मथुरा में दो खास जगह हैं, कुब्जाम्रक और सौकरव, वहाँ और भी फायदा है।

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Word by Word

• te: they
• te: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Bahuvacana; demonstrative pronoun

• api: also, even
• api: Sambandha-bodhaka (सम्बन्ध/Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; particle

• yānti: go, attain
• yānti: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √yā (धातु)
• Form: Laṭ-lakāra, Prathama-puruṣa, Bahuvacana, Parasmaipada

• parām: supreme
• parām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: para (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Dvitīyā, Ekavacana; viśeṣaṇa of siddhim

• siddhim: attainment, perfection
• siddhim: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: siddhi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Dvitīyā, Ekavacana

• mat-prasādāt: from my grace
• mat-prasādāt: Hetu/Apādāna (हेतु/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mad + prasāda (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Pañcamī vibhakti (Ablative/पञ्चमी), Ekavacana; ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa sense 'my grace' + ablative 'from'

• na: no, not
• na: Niṣedha (निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; negation particle (niṣedha/निषेध)

• saṃśayaḥ: doubt
• saṃśayaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: saṃśaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana

• kubjāmrake: in Kubjāmraka (a place)
• kubjāmrake: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kubjāmraka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Saptamī, Ekavacana; toponym (place-name)

• saukarave: in Saukarava (a place/region)
• saukarave: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: saukarava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Saptamī, Ekavacana; toponym/region-name

• mathurāyām: in Mathurā
• mathurāyām: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mathurā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Saptamī, Ekavacana

• viśeṣataḥ: especially
• viśeṣataḥ: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: viśeṣatas (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Avyaya; adverb (kriyā-viśeṣaṇa)

Speaker

Varāha

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Ancient Geography
• Vaiṣṇavism

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It preserves rare toponyms (Kubjāmraka, Saukarava) valuable for historical geography and the reconstruction of regional sacred circuits around Mathurā.

Which geographic location is identified?

Mathurā, with specific sub-sites named Kubjāmraka and Saukarava (precise modern identifications are debated and require cross-textual and epigraphic comparison).

What is the primary ethical instruction?

It emphasizes intentional participation in prescribed places and practices, framed as leading to 'siddhi' and described as supported by the instructor’s favor.