Varaha Purana 160.25: Adhyaya 160, Shloka 25

The Prescribed Emergence and Procedure of the Mathurā Circumambulation

Parikramā

Devanagari script

मल्लिकादर्शनं कृत्वा कृष्णस्य जयदं शुभम् ॥ ततः कदम्बखण्डस्य गमनात्सिद्धिमाप्नुयात् ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 160.25

Transliteration

mallikā-darśanaṃ kṛtvā kṛṣṇasya jaya-daṃ śubham | tataḥ kadamba-khaṇḍasya gamanāt siddhim āpnuyāt |

Translation

मल्लिका का दर्शन करो, यह शुभ है और कृष्ण को जीत दिलाता है। फिर कदम्ब वन में जाओ, वहाँ सिद्धि मिलेगी।

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Word by Word

• मल्लिकादर्शनम्: seeing Mallikā (deity/place)
• मल्लिकादर्शनम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मल्लिका + दर्शन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (मल्लिकायाः दर्शनम्)

• कृत्वा: having done
• कृत्वा: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु) + त्वा (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (gerund), पूर्वकालिक (having done)

• कृष्णस्य: of Kṛṣṇa
• कृष्णस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृष्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• जयदम्: granting victory
• जयदम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: जय + द (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; उपपद-तत्पुरुषः (जयम् ददाति इति)

• शुभम्: auspicious
• शुभम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifying darśanam)

• ततः: then
• ततः: Apadana/Sequence (अपादान/क्रम)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रम/अपादानार्थक (then/from there)

• कदम्बखण्डस्य: of the Kadamba-grove/section
• कदम्बखण्डस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कदम्ब + खण्ड (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (कदम्बस्य खण्डः)

• गमनात्: from going / by going
• गमनात्: Hetu (हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गमन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative), एकवचन; हेत्वर्थे (from/through going)

• सिद्धिम्: success / attainment
• सिद्धिम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सिद्धि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• आप्नुयात्: may attain
• आप्नुयात्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आप् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

Speaker

Varāha (default—speaker not explicit in excerpt)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Vaishnavism
• Sacred Groves
• Ancient Geography

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It points to grove-based sacred geography (kadamba-khaṇḍa), relevant for understanding cultural-ecological heritage in Purāṇic landscapes.

Which geographic location is identified?

A Kadamba grove/tract is identified; “Mallikā” is referenced as a sight-object (likely a shrine marker), but the excerpt does not fix a modern location.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

It presents a disciplined sequence of visitation—darśana followed by movement to a grove—emphasizing purposeful engagement with heritage spaces.