Varaha Purana 157.38: Adhyaya 157, Shloka 38

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

Devanagari script

तत्र स्नानं च ये कुर्युरेकरात्रोषिता नराः ॥ अग्निष्टोमफलं चैव लभन्ते नात्र संशयः

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 157.38

Transliteration

tatra snānaṃ ca ye kuryur ekarātroṣitā narāḥ || agniṣṭomaphalaṃ caiva labhante nātra saṃśayaḥ

Translation

जो लोग वहाँ स्नान करें और एक रात रुकें, उनको बड़ा पुण्य मिलता है। यह पक्का है, कोई शक नहीं।

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Word by Word

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Location)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: स्थानवाचक-अव्यय

• स्नानं: bathing
• स्नानं: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्नान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (Conjunctive)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• ये: those who
• ये: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन; सम्बन्धक-सर्वनाम (relative pronoun)

• कुर्युः: should do/perform
• कुर्युः: क्रिया (Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), तृतीयपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन; परस्मैपदम

• एक-रात्र-उषिताः: having stayed for one night
• एक-रात्र-उषिताः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एक (प्रातिपदिक) + रात्र (प्रातिपदिक) + उषित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन; भूतकृदन्त (past active participle) √वस्/उष् 'to dwell' in sense 'having stayed'; 'एकरात्रं उषिताः'

• नराः: men/people
• नराः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन

• अग्निष्टोम-फलं: the fruit of the Agniṣṭoma sacrifice
• अग्निष्टोम-फलं: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अग्निष्टोम (प्रातिपदिक) + फल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; 'अग्निष्टोमस्य फलम्'

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (Conjunctive)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय

• एव: indeed
• एव: सम्बन्ध/निपात (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण-अव्यय (emphasis)

• लभन्ते: obtain
• लभन्ते: क्रिया (Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: लभ् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), तृतीयपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन; आत्मनेपदम

• न: not/no
• न: निपात (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्यय (negation particle)

• अत्र: here/in this matter
• अत्र: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Location)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: स्थानवाचक-अव्यय (locative adverb)

• संशयः: doubt
• संशयः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject complement)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संशय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

Speaker

Varāha (default dialogue frame)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Vaishnavism
• Vedic Ritual Reception
• Pilgrimage Studies

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It shows a common Purāṇic strategy: equating tīrtha practices (snāna, overnight stay) with major Vedic sacrifices, indicating shifts in ritual accessibility and patronage.

Which geographic location is identified?

The verse points to the previously mentioned kuṇḍa/tīrtha within the kṣetra (Saṃpīṭhaka context), rather than naming a new place.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

It promotes disciplined observance (a defined stay and practice) and frames merit as connected to orderly, non-exploitative engagement with a heritage site.