Varaha Purana 157.18: Adhyaya 157, Shloka 18

Praise of the Malayārjuna Sacred Ford and the Mathurā-Yamunā Pilgrimage Cycle

Devanagari script

तत्र पुष्पस्थलं नाम शिवक्षेत्रमनुत्तमम् ॥ तत्र स्नानेन मनुजः शिवलोके महीयते ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 157.18

Transliteration

tatra puṣpasthalaṃ nāma śiva-kṣetram anuttamam || tatra snānena manuḥjaḥ śivaloke mahīyate |

Translation

वहाँ पुष्पस्थल नाम की जगह है। वो शिव जी की जगह है और बहुत अच्छी है। वहाँ नहाने वाला शिव के दुनिया में बड़ा माना जाता है।

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Word by Word

• tatra: there
• tatra: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: Indeclinable adverb (स्थानवाचक-अव्यय)

• puṣpa-sthalam: Puṣpasthala (a sacred place)
• puṣpa-sthalam: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: puṣpa (प्रातिपदिक) + sthala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन); place-name; tatpurusha 'flower-place'

• nāma: named
• nāma: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: nāma (अव्यय)
• Form: Indeclinable particle (नामनिर्देशक-अव्यय)

• śiva-kṣetram: Śiva's sacred field
• śiva-kṣetram: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śiva (प्रातिपदिक) + kṣetra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन); tatpurusha 'Śiva's sacred region'

• anuttamam: unsurpassed
• anuttamam: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: anuttama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन); superlative sense 'unsurpassed'

• tatra: there
• tatra: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: Indeclinable adverb (स्थानवाचक-अव्यय)

• snānena: by bathing
• snānena: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: snāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Instrumental (तृतीया/3), Singular (एकवचन)

• manujaḥ: a man
• manujaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: manuja (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन)

• śiva-loke: in Śiva's world
• śiva-loke: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śiva (प्रातिपदिक) + loka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Locative (सप्तमी/7), Singular (एकवचन); tatpurusha 'Śiva's world'

• mahīyate: is honored
• mahīyate: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: mahīy (मह्/महीय् धातु)
• Form: Present tense (लट्), Ātmanepada (आत्मनेपद), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन)

Speaker

Varāha

Tags

• Purāṇic Literature
• Sacred Sites
• Śaiva-Vaiṣṇava Shared Landscapes
• Tīrtha-Māhātmya

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It exemplifies how Purāṇic texts can integrate Śaiva site-reverence within broader pilgrimage catalogues, indicating shared or overlapping sacred geographies.

Which geographic location is identified?

Puṣpasthala is specified; further identification depends on regional mapping and comparative textual geography.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The verse promotes pilgrimage bathing as a culturally sanctioned practice of purification and respectful engagement with a designated sanctuary.