Varaha Purana 156.14 - Adhyaya 156, Shloka 14

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Varaha Purana 156.14: Adhyaya 156, Shloka 14

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Devanagari script

आदित्या ऊचुः ॥ वरं ददासि नो देव वरार्हा यदि वा वयम् ॥ अस्मिंस्तीर्थवरे स्नानमस्माकं सम्प्रदीयताम् ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 156.14

Transliteration

ādityā ūcuḥ || varaṃ dadāsi no deva varārhā yadi vā vayam || asmiṃs tīrtha-vare snānam asmākaṃ sampradīyatām ||

Translation

आदित्य लोग बोले, देव, अगर आप हमें लायक समझते हैं तो एक वरदान दे दीजिए। इस तीर्थ में नहाने का काम हमें दे दीजिए।

Word by Word

आदित्याःthe Ādityas

ऊचुःsaid

वरम्a boon

ददासिyou give

नःto us / our

देवO god

वर-अर्हाःworthy of a boon

यदिif

वाor

वयम्we

अस्मिन्in this

तीर्थ-वरेin the excellent sacred ford

स्नानम्bathing

अस्माकम्of us / our

सम्प्रदीयताम्let (it) be granted

Speaker

Ādityas

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It documents how tīrthas were conceptualized as regulated ritual spaces, where specific deities or groups could be linked to particular observances.

Which geographic location is identified?

The verse refers to an unnamed ‘excellent tīrtha’ within the chapter’s Yamunā-linked sacred geography (contextually the Dvādāśāditya/Sūryatīrtha complex).

What is the primary ethical instruction?

Ritual acts are presented as disciplined practices requiring worthiness and proper authorization, emphasizing restraint and order rather than arbitrary entitlement.

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