Varaha Purana 160.13: Adhyaya 160, Shloka 13

The Prescribed Emergence and Procedure of the Mathurā Circumambulation

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Uttara Bhāga · Yātrā-vidhi: Invocation of Viṣṇu (Padmanābha/Dīrghaviṣṇu) and the Goddesses

Devanagari script

तथैव पद्मनाभं तु दीर्घविष्णुं भयापहम् ॥ विज्ञाप्य सिद्धिकर्तारं देव्यश्च तदनन्तरम् ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 160.13

Transliteration

tathaiva padmanābhaṃ tu dīrghaviṣṇuṃ bhayāpaham || vijñāpya siddhikartāraṃ devyaś ca tadanantaram ||

ITRANS transliteration

Translation

इसी तरह पद्मनाभ का दर्शन करो। यह विष्णु का रूप है जो डर दूर करता है। यह तुम्हारी मन्नत पूरी करता है। उसके बाद देवियों को भी प्रणाम करो।

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Word by Word

• तथा: thus
• Type: Indeclinable
• Form: अव्यय (adverb)
• Role: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)

• एव: indeed/just
• Type: Indeclinable
• Form: अव्यय (particle/emphasis)
• Role: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Root: eva (अव्यय)

• पद्मनाभम्: Padmanābha (Viṣṇu)
• Type: Noun
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन; समास: पद्मस्य नाभिः यस्य सः (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)
• Role: Karma (कर्म/उद्देश्य)
• Root: padmanābha (प्रातिपदिक)

• तु: but/and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Form: अव्यय (conjunction/particle)
• Role: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Root: tu (अव्यय)

• दीर्घविष्णुम्: the tall/long-form Viṣṇu
• Type: Noun
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समास: दीर्घः विष्णुः (कर्मधारय)
• Role: Karma (कर्म/उद्देश्य)
• Root: dīrgha + viṣṇu (प्रातिपदिक)

• भयापहम्: remover of fear
• Type: Adjective
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण; समास: भयम् अपहन्ति इति (उपपद-तत्पुरुष)
• Role: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Root: bhaya + apaha (प्रातिपदिक)

• विज्ञाप्य: having informed/entreated
• Type: Verb
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), ‘having informed/requested’
• Role: Kriya (क्रिया/पूर्वक्रिया)
• Root: vi-√jñap (धातु)

• सिद्धिकर्तारम्: the bestower/creator of success
• Type: Noun
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समास: सिद्धेः कर्ता (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)
• Role: Karma (कर्म/उद्देश्य)
• Root: siddhi + kartṛ (प्रातिपदिक)

• देव्यः: the goddesses
• Type: Noun
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), बहुवचन
• Role: Karta (कर्ता/विषय)
• Root: devī (प्रातिपदिक)

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Form: अव्यय (conjunction)
• Role: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Root: ca (अव्यय)

• तत्: that
• Type: Noun
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सर्वनाम
• Role: Karma (कर्म/काल-निर्देश)
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• अनन्तरम्: immediately after
• Type: Indeclinable
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-प्रयोग (adverbial accusative), नपुंसकलिङ्ग द्वितीया एकवचन; ‘immediately after’
• Role: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/काल)
• Root: anantara (प्रातिपदिक)

Sandhi Notes

• तथैव = तथा + एव
• देव्यश्च = देव्यः + च
• तदनन्तरम् = तत् + अनन्तरम्

Speaker and setting

Shanta and Bhakti rasaSetting: Temple cluster / darśana sequence nodes

Speaker

Varāha

The teaching

Kind of teaching

Integrative devotion (Vaiṣṇava with Devī-upāsanā)

Subjects

Heritage SitesEthics

Core idea

Fearlessness (abhaya) and success (siddhi) arise from surrender to the Supreme (Viṣṇu) while honoring divine powers (devīs) in their proper place.

In practice

In pilgrimage (and life decisions), seek abhaya through Viṣṇu-smaraṇa/prārthanā, and maintain reverence for the devīs as supportive śakti—without sectarian exclusion.

Dharma

Mathura and Krishna

Cross references

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Vaishnavism
• Śākta-Vaiṣṇava Interface
• Pilgrimage Manuals

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It shows layered devotional address within a travel-rite, noting both Viṣṇu epithets and subsequent invocation of devīs—evidence for integrated cultic practice in Purāṇic manuals.

Which geographic location is identified?

No site is named in this verse; it is part of the pre-departure ritual sequence.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

Proceed with composure and preparedness, framing travel as a disciplined act that includes seeking fearlessness and success through formal petitions.