Varaha Purana 157.26: Adhyaya 157, Shloka 26

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

Devanagari script

गोपीवेषधरं देवं अभिषेकं चकार ह ॥ आनीय सप्त कलशान् रत्नौषधिपरिप्लुतान् ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 157.26

Transliteration

gopīveṣadharaṃ devam abhiṣekaṃ cakāra ha || ānīya sapta kalaśān ratnauṣadhipariplutān ||

Translation

मातलि ने भगवान को स्नान कराया। भगवान ग्वालों जैसे कपड़े पहने थे। मातलि ने सात कलश लाए थे। उसमें रत्न और जड़ी-बूटी डाली थी।

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Word by Word

• गोपीवेषधरम्: wearing the guise of a gopī
• गोपीवेषधरम्: कर्म (Karma; qualifier of object)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: गोपी + वेष + धर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (गोपीवेषं धरति इति) — ‘देवम्’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• देवम्: the god
• देवम्: कर्म (Karma/object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन

• अभिषेकम्: ablution, consecration
• अभिषेकम्: कर्म (Karma/object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अभिषेक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन

• चकार: did / performed
• चकार: क्रिया (main action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (परफेक्ट), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• ह: indeed
• ह: सम्बन्ध (particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ह (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (निपात; emphasis/indeed)

• आनीय: having brought
• आनीय: क्रियाविशेषण (Kriyāviśeṣaṇa/absolutive)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ + नी (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund) ‘आनयित्वा’ (having brought)

• सप्त: seven
• सप्त: कर्म (Karma; qualifier of object)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सप्त (संख्याशब्द-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययवत् संख्याशब्द; ‘कलशान्’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम् (indeclinable numeral used adjectivally)

• कलशान्: pots
• कलशान्: कर्म (Karma/object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कलश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• रत्नौषधिपरिप्लुतान्: filled/soaked with gems and herbs
• रत्नौषधिपरिप्लुतान्: कर्म (Karma; qualifier of object)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रत्न + औषधि + परि + प्लुत (प्रातिपदिक; √प्लु/प्लव्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति, बहुवचन; कृदन्त—क्त (PPP) ‘परिप्लुत’ = ‘परितः प्लुत/आप्लावित’; तत्पुरुष-समास (रत्नैः औषधिभिः परिप्लुताः) — ‘कलशान्’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

Speaker

Varāha

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Vaishnavism
• Ritual Studies
• Cultural Heritage

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It preserves a detailed ritual snapshot (abhiṣeka with seven pots), useful for comparative study of Purāṇic ritual vocabulary and temple/water-site consecration traditions.

Which geographic location is identified?

The immediate verse does not add a new place-name; it continues the description of the local sacred complex in the Mathurā-region narrative frame.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

Ritual is portrayed as orderly and resource-conscious—using prepared vessels and herbalized water—suggesting careful handling of valuable materials and water.