Varaha Purana 156.18: Adhyaya 156, Shloka 18

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

Devanagari script

अनयोर्देवयोर्मध्ये ये मृतास्तेऽपुनर्भवाः ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 156.18

Transliteration

anayor devayor madhye ye mṛtās te 'punarbhavāḥ ||

Translation

जिन लोगों की मौत इन दोनों देवता के बीच में होती है, वो वापस जनम नहीं लेते। मतलब उनका जनम का चक्कर खत्म हो जाता है।

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Word by Word

• anayoḥ: of these two
• anayoḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Sarvanāma (सर्वनाम), Dual (द्विवचन) Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Masculine/Neuter (पुं/नपुं) — 'of these two'

• devayoḥ: of the two gods
• devayoḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Dual (द्विवचन), Genitive (6th/षष्ठी) — 'of the two gods'

• madhye: in the midst / among
• madhye: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: madhya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Singular (एकवचन), Locative (7th/सप्तमी) — 'in the middle/among'

• ye: who
• ye: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Relative pronoun (यत्), Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Plural (बहुवचन), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा) — 'those who'

• mṛtāḥ: dead
• mṛtāḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier of subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mṛ (धातु) + kta (क्त)
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त-कृदन्त), Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Plural (बहुवचन), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा) — 'dead'

• te: they
• te: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Demonstrative pronoun (तद्), Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Plural (बहुवचन), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा) — 'they/those'

• apunarbha vāḥ: free from rebirth / not returning
• apunarbha vāḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Predicate adjective)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: a- (उपसर्ग/निषेध) + punar (अव्यय) + bhava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Plural (बहुवचन), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा); compound meaning 'not having (punar) rebirth' i.e., 'non-returning'

Speaker

Varāha (default dialogue frame)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Soteriology
• Sacred Geography
• Tīrtha-māhātmya

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It shows how Purāṇic texts encode soteriological claims into micro-geographies, shaping pilgrimage routes and shrine-to-shrine spatial sacrality.

Which geographic location is identified?

A bounded zone ‘between two deities’ (contextually, established landmarks in the same tīrtha complex), described as especially potent.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The verse reinforces reverence for defined sacred precincts, encouraging careful, non-disruptive behavior within culturally protected ritual spaces.