Varaha Purana 160.46: Adhyaya 160, Shloka 46

The Prescribed Emergence and Procedure of the Mathurā Circumambulation

Parikramā

Devanagari script

महादेवमुखाकारं नाम्ना रुद्रमहालयम् ॥ क्षेत्रपं तं परं दृष्ट्वा क्षेत्रवासफलं लभेत् ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 160.46

Transliteration

mahādevamukhākāraṃ nāmnā rudramahālayam || kṣetrapaṃ taṃ paraṃ dṛṣṭvā kṣetravāsaphalaṃ labhet ||

Translation

वहाँ रुद्रमहालय है, जिसका चेहरा महादेव जैसा है। यह स्थान का मेन रक्षक है। इसको देखने से तुम्हे इस जगह रहने का पूरा फल मिलता है।

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Word by Word

• महादेव-मुख-आकारम्: having the form of Mahādeva’s face
• महादेव-मुख-आकारम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महादेव (प्रातिपदिक) + मुख (प्रातिपदिक) + आकार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष (महादेवस्य मुखस्य आकारः); पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Acc.), एकवचन; विशेषण

• नाम्ना: by name
• नाम्ना: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नामन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया विभक्ति (Instrumental), एकवचन

• रुद्र-महालयम्: Rudra-mahālaya (great abode of Rudra)
• रुद्र-महालयम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रुद्र (प्रातिपदिक) + महालय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष (रुद्रस्य महालयः); पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; नाम (proper name)

• क्षेत्रपम्: guardian of the sacred place
• क्षेत्रपम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षेत्रप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Acc.), एकवचन

• तम्: him
• तम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Acc.), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• परम्: supreme
• परम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण

• दृष्ट्वा: having seen
• दृष्ट्वा: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund)

• क्षेत्र-वास-फलम्: the fruit of residing in the holy place
• क्षेत्र-वास-फलम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षेत्र (प्रातिपदिक) + वास (प्रातिपदिक) + फल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष (क्षेत्रे वासस्य फलम्); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Acc.), एकवचन

• लभेत्: should obtain
• लभेत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: लभ् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

Speaker

Varāha (default dialogue framework)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Temple Studies
• Purāṇic Geography
• Śaiva Heritage

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It records a named sacred structure (Rudramahālaya) and the kṣetrapa concept, relevant to how sacred landscapes were administratively and ritually imagined.

Which geographic location is identified?

Rudramahālaya is a named shrine/abode; determining its precise historical location requires comparison with regional toponymy and other Purāṇic/inscriptional sources.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The verse emphasizes respectful engagement with a protected heritage landscape (kṣetra) and its guardians, reinforcing norms of careful conduct within such spaces.