Varaha Purana 159.7: Adhyaya 159, Shloka 7

The Procedure and Merit of Circumambulating Mathurā

Devanagari script

तीर्थान्येतानि देवाश्च तारकाश्च नभस्थले ॥ गणितानि समस्तानि वायुना जगदायुषा ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 159.7

Transliteration

tīrthāny etāni devāś ca tārakāś ca nabhasthale || gaṇitāni samastāni vāyunā jagadāyuṣā ||

Translation

यह सब तीर्थ, देवता और आसमान में तारे, सब का हिसाब वायु ने निकाला है। वायु है पूरी दुनिया की जान।

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Word by Word

• तीर्थानि: sacred places, tīrthas
• तीर्थानि: कर्ता (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural)

• एतानि: these
• एतानि: विशेषण (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural); सर्वनाम-विशेषण (pronominal adjective)

• देवाः: gods
• देवाः: कर्ता (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural)

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (Coordinator)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक-निपात (Conjunction)

• तारकाः: stars
• तारकाः: कर्ता (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तारका (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural)

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (Coordinator)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक-निपात (Conjunction)

• नभः-स्थले: in the sky-region
• नभः-स्थले: अधिकरण (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नभस् (प्रातिपदिक) + स्थल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (genitive determinative: 'in the place of the sky')

• गणितानि: counted, computed
• गणितानि: विधेय-विशेषण (Predicate adjective)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: गणि (धातु) → गणित (कृदन्त/PPP)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (Past Passive Participle/क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural)

• समस्तानि: all, entire
• समस्तानि: विशेषण (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: समस्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural)

• वायुना: by Vāyu
• वायुना: करण (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वायु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन (Singular)

• जगत्-आयुषा: with world-duration / for the age of the world
• जगत्-आयुषा: करण (Instrument/means)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जगत् (प्रातिपदिक) + आयुस्/आयुष् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन (Singular); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष ('with the lifespan of the world')

Speaker

Varāha

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Cosmology
• Ancient Astronomy (conceptual)

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It links sacred geography with cosmic order (stars and deities), illustrating how Purāṇic texts integrate place-lists with cosmological cataloguing.

Which geographic location is identified?

No single location; it references tīrthas collectively and the sky (nabhas) as a cosmological domain.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

It presents the world as an interconnected system—places, beings, and cosmic markers—encouraging a holistic view of environment and heritage.