Varaha Purana 154.19: Adhyaya 154, Shloka 19

The Efficacy of Yamunā River Pilgrimage Sites

Merits of Mathurā-Region Tīrthas

Uttara Bhāga · Tīrtha Māhātmya (Sacred Geography and Pilgrimage Merit)

Devanagari script

तत्राभिषेकं कुर्वीत स्वकर्मपरिनिष्ठितः ॥ मोदते सोमलोके तु एवमेव न संशयः ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 154.19

Transliteration

tatrābhiṣekaṁ kurvīta svakarmapariniṣṭhitaḥ || modate somaloke tu evam eva na saṁśayaḥ ||

ITRANS transliteration

Translation

वहाँ जाके पूजा करो, अपना काम पूरा करके। सोम लोक में तुम खुश रहोगे। इसमें कोई शक नहीं।

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Word by Word

• tatra: there
• Type: Indeclinable
• Form: Avyaya, adverb of place
• Role: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)

• abhiṣekam: ritual bathing/anointing
• Type: Noun
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)
• Role: Karma (कर्म)
• Root: abhiṣeka (प्रातिपदिक)

• kurvīta: should perform
• Type: Verb
• Form: Vidhi-liṅ (विधिलिङ्, optative), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन), Ātmanepada (आत्मनेपद)
• Role: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Root: kṛ (धातु)

• sva-karma-pariniṣṭhitaḥ: steadfast in one’s own duties
• Type: Adjective
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); compound: sva-karma (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष) + pariniṣṭhita (in the sense 'steadfast in'); overall: 'one steadfast in his own duties'
• Role: Kartṛ-viśeṣaṇa (कर्तृविशेषण)
• Root: sva (प्रातिपदिक) + karma (प्रातिपदिक) + pariniṣṭhita (प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्ताधारित)

• modate: rejoices
• Type: Verb
• Form: Laṭ (लट्, present), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन), Ātmanepada (आत्मनेपद)
• Role: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Root: mud (धातु)

• soma-loke: in Soma’s world
• Type: Noun
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular (एकवचन); Tatpuruṣa: somasya lokaḥ (सोमस्य लोकः)
• Role: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Root: soma (प्रातिपदिक) + loka (प्रातिपदिक)

• tu: indeed/but
• Type: Indeclinable
• Form: Avyaya, particle (निपात), adversative/emphatic
• Role: Sambandha-bodhaka (सम्बन्धबोधक)
• Root: tu (अव्यय)

• evam: thus
• Type: Indeclinable
• Form: Avyaya, manner adverb (प्रकारवाचक)
• Role: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Root: evam (अव्यय)

• eva: certainly/only
• Type: Indeclinable
• Form: Avyaya, emphatic particle (अवधारण)
• Role: Avadhāraṇa (अवधारण)
• Root: eva (अव्यय)

• na: not
• Type: Indeclinable
• Form: Avyaya, negation particle (निषेध)
• Role: Niṣedha (निषेध)
• Root: na (अव्यय)

• saṁśayaḥ: doubt
• Type: Noun
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)
• Role: Kartā (कर्ता)
• Root: saṁśaya (प्रातिपदिक)

Sandhi Notes

• tatrābhiṣekam = tatra + abhiṣekam (a+a=ā)
• somaloke = soma-loke (compound)

Speaker and setting

Shanta and Adbhuta rasaSetting: Tīrtha / abhiṣeka-site

Speaker

Varāha

Bhu Devi and Varaha

In this verse

Varaha teaches her

Her state of mind

Attentive/curious

What she asks

What rite should be performed there, and what is the assured fruit for one established in svadharma?

The teaching

Path

Dharma Synthesis

Subjects

Ritual PracticeEthicsCosmology

Core idea

Ritual power is stabilized by svadharma; outer abhiṣeka and inner duty-support together yield higher-world fruition.

In practice

Do not abandon responsibilities while pursuing pilgrimage; integrate tīrtha-rites with daily dharma.

The Varaha avatara

With the Earth

Varāha continues instructing Bhū-devī on ritual abhiṣeka tied to svadharma and heavenly fruit.

Dharma

Cross references

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Studies
• Dharmaśāstra Interfaces

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It shows the interweaving of dharma (prescribed duty) with ritual acts at sacred sites, a hallmark of Purāṇic religio-legal culture.

Which geographic location is identified?

No explicit toponym is given here; “tatra” indicates continuity with an earlier named tīrtha in the chapter.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

Steadfastness in one’s responsibilities (svakarma) is emphasized as ethically prior to ritual efficacy.