Varaha Purana 158.34: Adhyaya 158, Shloka 34

The Manifestation and Sanctifying Power of the Mathurā Tīrtha

Devanagari script

अष्टम्यां प्राप्य मथुरां दन्तधावनपूर्वकम् ॥ ब्रह्मचर्येण तां रात्रीं कृतसंकल्पमानसः ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 158.34

Transliteration

aṣṭamyāṃ prāpya mathurāṃ dantadhāvanapūrvakam | brahmacaryeṇa tāṃ rātriṃ kṛtasaṅkalpamānasaḥ ||

Translation

आठवीं दिन मथुरा पहुँच के पहले दाँत साफ करो। उस रात को ब्रह्मचर्य में बिताओ। मन पक्का रखो कि यह व्रत पूरा करोगे।

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Word by Word

• aṣṭamyām: on the eighth (lunar day)
• aṣṭamyām: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: aṣṭamī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga (feminine/स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Saptamī vibhakti (locative/सप्तमी), Ekavacana (singular/एकवचन)

• prāpya: having reached
• prāpya: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √prāp (धातु)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (क्त्वान्त/ल्यप्), indeclinable verbal form; action prior to main verb

• mathurām: Mathurā
• mathurām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mathurā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga (feminine/स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Dvitīyā vibhakti (accusative/द्वितीया), Ekavacana (singular/एकवचन)

• danta-dhāvana-pūrvakam: after/with prior tooth-cleaning
• danta-dhāvana-pūrvakam: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: danta (प्रातिपदिक) + dhāvana (प्रातिपदिक) + pūrvaka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Avyaya usage in -pūrvakam (पूर्वकम्) meaning 'preceded by'; neuter-accusative singular form used adverbially (क्रियाविशेषणत्वेन)

• brahmacaryeṇa: by celibacy/continence
• brahmacaryeṇa: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brahmacarya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter/नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Tṛtīyā vibhakti (instrumental/तृतीया), Ekavacana (singular/एकवचन)

• tām: that
• tām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga (feminine/स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Dvitīyā vibhakti (accusative/द्वितीया), Ekavacana (singular/एकवचन); demonstrative pronoun used adjectivally

• rātrim: night
• rātrim: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rātri (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga (feminine/स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Dvitīyā vibhakti (accusative/द्वितीया), Ekavacana (singular/एकवचन)

• kṛta-saṅkalpa-mānasaḥ: (he) whose mind is resolved/determined
• kṛta-saṅkalpa-mānasaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kṛta (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक, √kṛ) + saṅkalpa (प्रातिपदिक) + mānasa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Bahuvrīhi (बहुव्रीहि) meaning 'one whose mind is of made resolve'; Puṃliṅga (masculine/पुंलिङ्ग), Prathamā vibhakti (nominative/प्रथमा), Ekavacana (singular/एकवचन)

Speaker

Varāha (instructor; default dialogue framework)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Vaishnavism
• Ancient Geography
• Ritual Studies

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It reflects Purāṇic codification of pilgrimage conduct, combining bodily hygiene, vow-taking (saṅkalpa), and ethical restraint as markers of disciplined sacred travel.

Which geographic location is identified?

Mathurā—widely identified with modern Mathura in Uttar Pradesh—appears as a major North Indian heritage and pilgrimage center in Purāṇic sacred geography.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The verse foregrounds self-restraint (brahmacarya) and intentionality (saṅkalpa) as the core discipline for the night spent at the sacred site.