Varaha Purana 156.12: Adhyaya 156, Shloka 12

The Manifest Sacred Landscape of Mathurā: Merits of Vatsakrīḍanaka, Bhāṇḍīraka, Vṛndāvana, Keśītīrtha, and the Sūrya-Tīrthas

Devanagari script

तस्मिन्पिण्डप्रदानेन गयातुल्य फलं भवेत् ॥ स्नाने दाने तथा होमे अग्निष्टोमफलं भवेत् ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 156.12

Transliteration

tasmin piṇḍapradānena gayātulya phalaṃ bhavet || snāne dāne tathā home agniṣṭomaphalaṃ bhavet ||

Translation

वहाँ पिंड दाने से गया जैसा फल मिलता है। वहाँ नहाने, दान करने या हवन करने से बड़ा यज्ञ जैसा फल मिलता है।

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Word by Word

• तस्मिन्: in that (place)
• तस्मिन्: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• पिण्ड-प्रदानेन: by offering piṇḍa (funeral rice-balls)
• पिण्ड-प्रदानेन: करण (Karaṇa/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पिण्ड (प्रातिपदिक) + प्रदान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; करण/हेतुवाचक

• गया-तुल्य: equal to (the merit of) Gayā
• गया-तुल्य: विशेषण (Adjectival to 'फलम्')
• Type: Adjective
• Root: गया (प्रातिपदिक) + तुल्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण (equal to Gayā)

• फलम्: result/fruit
• फलम्: कर्ता (Kartā/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: फल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• भवेत्: would be/should be
• भवेत्: क्रिया (Verb/Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• स्नाने: in bathing
• स्नाने: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Occasion)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्नान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन (locative of occasion: in bathing/at bathing)

• दाने: in giving (charity)
• दाने: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Occasion)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: सम्बन्ध (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: likewise/also)

• होमे: in oblation/sacrifice
• होमे: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Occasion)
• Type: Noun
• Root: होम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• अग्निष्टोम-फलम्: the fruit of the Agniṣṭoma sacrifice
• अग्निष्टोम-फलम्: कर्ता (Kartā/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अग्निष्टोम (प्रातिपदिक) + फल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• भवेत्: would be/should be
• भवेत्: क्रिया (Verb/Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

Speaker

Varāha

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇa
• Dharma
• Sacred Geography

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It links local tīrtha practice to pan-Indic ritual benchmarks (Gayā, Agniṣṭoma), showing how texts integrate regional sites into broader cultural-ritual systems.

Which geographic location is identified?

The verse refers to “there” (tasmin), i.e., the immediately discussed Keśī-tīrtha context; Gayā is additionally cited as a comparative reference point.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

It elevates acts of remembrance (piṇḍa), generosity (dāna), and disciplined ritual action (homa) as culturally valued practices within sacred landscapes.