Varaha Purana 160.28: Adhyaya 160, Shloka 28

The Prescribed Emergence and Procedure of the Mathurā Circumambulation

Parikramā

Devanagari script

क्षेत्रपालं ततो गत्वा शिवं भूतेश्वरं हरम् ॥ मथुराक्रमणं तस्य जायते सफलं तथा

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 160.28

Transliteration

kṣetrapālaṃ tato gatvā śivaṃ bhūteśvaraṃ haram || mathurākramanaṃ tasya jāyate saphalaṃ tathā

Translation

फिर क्षेत्रपाल के पास जाओ। वो शिव है, भूतों के स्वामी, हर। मथुरा जाने से काम बनेगा।

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Word by Word

• क्षेत्रपालम्: Kṣetrapāla (guardian deity of the place)
• क्षेत्रपालम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षेत्रपाल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन; समासः क्षेत्रस्य पालः (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)

• ततः: then/thereafter
• ततः: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb) ‘thereafter/from there’

• गत्वा: having gone
• गत्वा: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययभाव; ‘having gone’

• शिवम्: Śiva
• शिवम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेष्यः (apposition to kṣetrapālam)

• भूतेश्वरम्: lord of beings (Bhūteśvara)
• भूतेश्वरम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भूत + ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः भूतानाम् ईश्वरः (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)

• हरम्: Hara (Śiva)
• हरम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; शिवस्य विशेषण/पर्याय

• मथुराक्रमणम्: the going/approach to Mathurā
• मथुराक्रमणम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मथुरा + क्रमण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन; समासः मथुरायाः क्रमणम् (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)

• तस्य: of him/of that
• तस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive), एकवचन; सम्बन्ध (possessor)

• जायते: arises/becomes
• जायते: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जन् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), आत्मनेपद, प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd), एकवचन

• सफलम्: fruitful/successful
• सफलम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सफल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणं मथुराक्रमणस्य

• तथा: thus/likewise
• तथा: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb) ‘thus/likewise’

Speaker

Varāha (default dialogue framework)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Studies
• Sacred Geography
• Śaiva–Vaiṣṇava Interface

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It reflects Purāṇic mapping of sacred geography where visiting a protective/local Śiva shrine (Kṣetrapāla/Bhūteśvara) is presented as an auspicious preliminary step before entering a major pilgrimage center such as Mathurā.

Which geographic location is identified?

Mathurā, a major North Indian heritage city associated with Vraja traditions; the verse also alludes to a local Kṣetrapāla/Bhūteśvara Śiva site in the Mathurā region.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The text emphasizes orderly, respectful engagement with heritage landscapes—approaching sacred spaces through prescribed sites and rituals framed as culturally meaningful conduct.