Varaha Purana 160.5: Adhyaya 160, Shloka 5

The Prescribed Emergence and Procedure of the Mathurā Circumambulation

Parikramā

Devanagari script

तिलाक्षतकुशान् गृह्य पितृदेवार्थमुद्यतः ॥ दीपहस्तो वनं गत्वा श्रान्तो विश्रान्तिजागरे।

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 160.5

Transliteration

tilākṣatakūśān gṛhya pitṛdevārtham udyataḥ || dīpahasto vanaṁ gatvā śrānto viśrāntijāgare

Translation

तिल, चावल और कुशा घास ले लेना, पितरों और देवियों के काम के लिए। हाथ में दिया लेकर जंगल में जाना, और थक के भी जागते रहना।

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Word by Word

• tila-akṣata-kuśān: sesame, unbroken rice, and kuśa grass
• tila-akṣata-kuśān: Karma (कर्म/object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tila (प्रातिपदिक) + akṣata (प्रातिपदिक) + kuśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन; तिलाः च अक्षताः च कुशाः च इति इतरेतर-द्वन्द्वः (समाहारार्थे बहुवचन-प्रयोगः)

• gṛhya: having taken
• gṛhya: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: grah (धातु)
• Form: ल्यप्-अव्यय (gerund); गृह्य = having taken

• pitṛ-deva-artham: for the ancestors and the gods
• pitṛ-deva-artham: Prayojana (प्रयोजन/purpose)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pitṛ (प्रातिपदिक) + deva (प्रातिपदिक) + artha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; पितृदेवयोः अर्थम् इति द्वन्द्व-पूर्वपद + षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (purpose for ancestors and gods)

• udyataḥ: ready/intent
• udyataḥ: Karta (कर्ता/subject-qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ud-yat (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषणम्

• dīpa-hastaḥ: with a lamp in hand
• dīpa-hastaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/subject-qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dīpa (प्रातिपदिक) + hasta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; दीपः हस्ते यस्य सः इति बहुव्रीहिः; विशेषणम्

• vanam: to the forest
• vanam: Karma (कर्म/object-goal)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• gatvā: having gone
• gatvā: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: gam (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (absolutive/gerund); गत्वा = having gone

• śrāntaḥ: tired
• śrāntaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/subject-qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śrānta (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषणम्

• viśrānti-jāgare: in the vigil of rest (resting wakefulness)
• viśrānti-jāgare: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: viśrānti (प्रातिपदिक) + jāgara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; विश्रान्तेः जागरे इति षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः; अधिकरण (state/occasion)

Speaker

Varāha (continued instruction)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Vaiṣṇavism
• Ancient Geography

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It preserves concrete ritual material culture and a vigil practice (jāgara), aiding reconstruction of historical pilgrimage liturgies.

Which geographic location is identified?

Viśrānti (by mention of viśrānti-jāgara) and a grove/wood (vana) within the circumambulatory setting.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

Preparedness and attentiveness—bringing appropriate offerings and sustaining a vigil as a disciplined form of remembrance and respect.