Varaha Purana 160.29: Adhyaya 160, Shloka 29

The Prescribed Emergence and Procedure of the Mathurā Circumambulation

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Devanagari script

कृष्णक्रीडासेतुबन्धं महापातकनाशनम् ॥ बालानां क्रीडनार्थं च कृत्वा देवो गदाधरः

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 160.29

Transliteration

kṛṣṇakrīḍāsetubandhaṃ mahāpātakanāśanam || bālānāṃ krīḍanārthaṃ ca kṛtvā devo gadādharaḥ

Translation

कृष्ण खेलते वक्त एक पुल बनाया था। यह बड़े पाप मिटाता है। भगवान गदाधर ने बच्चों के खेलने के लिए बनाया था।

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Word by Word

• कृष्णक्रीडासेतुबन्धम्: the bridge/dam built for Kṛṣṇa’s play
• कृष्णक्रीडासेतुबन्धम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृष्ण + क्रीडा + सेतु + बन्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः (कृष्णस्य क्रीडायाः) सेतुबन्धः इति बहुपद-षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष

• महापातकनाशनम्: destroyer of great sins
• महापातकनाशनम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महा + पातक + नाशन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः महत् पातकं नाशयति (उपपद-तत्पुरुष/कर्मधारय-प्राय) ; विशेषणं सेतुबन्धस्य

• बालानाम्: of the children
• बालानाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बाल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive), बहुवचन

• क्रीडनार्थम्: for the purpose of playing
• क्रीडनार्थम्: Prayojana (प्रयोजन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्रीडन + अर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः क्रीडनस्य अर्थः (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष); प्रयोजन (purpose)

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय-बोधक (conjunction)

• कृत्वा: having made
• कृत्वा: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययभाव; ‘having made/done’

• देवः: the god (the Lord)
• देवः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• गदाधरः: Gadādhara (bearer of the mace)
• गदाधरः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गदा + धर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः गदां धरति (उपपद-तत्पुरुष)

Speaker

Varāha (default dialogue framework)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Vaiṣṇavism
• Sacred Geography
• Cultural Memory

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It preserves a memory of a localized feature (a causeway/bridge associated with Kṛṣṇa’s play), illustrating how Purāṇic texts sacralize ordinary landscape elements into pilgrimage nodes.

Which geographic location is identified?

The verse implies the Vraja–Mathurā cultural region, referring to a specific ‘Kṛṣṇa’s play’ site marked by a setu-bandha (causeway/bridge).

What is the primary ethical instruction?

It frames the landscape as ethically transformative (mahāpātakanāśana) while also emphasizing non-coercive, community-oriented values such as play and well-being of children.