Varaha Purana 160.72: Adhyaya 160, Shloka 72

The Prescribed Emergence and Procedure of the Mathurā Circumambulation

Parikramā

Devanagari script

सूर्यं तं वरदं देवं माठुराणां कुलेश्वरम् ॥ दृष्ट्वा तत्रैव दानं च दत्त्वा यात्रां समापयेत् ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 160.72

Transliteration

sūryaṃ taṃ varadaṃ devaṃ māṭhurāṇāṃ kuleśvaram || dṛṣṭvā tatraiva dānaṃ ca dattvā yātrāṃ samāpayet ||

Translation

वहाँ जाकर सूर्य देव को देखो। वो आशीर्वाद देते हैं और मथुरा के लोगों के कुल के देवता हैं। वहाँ कुछ दान करो, और फिर अपनी यात्रा पूरी करो।

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Word by Word

• सूर्यम्: the Sun (god)
• सूर्यम्: कर्म (object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सूर्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; Accusative singular

• तम्: that
• तम्: कर्म-विशेषण (qualifier of object)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; demonstrative used adjectivally to ‘सूर्यम्’

• वरदम्: boon-giving
• वरदम्: कर्म-विशेषण (qualifier of object)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वरद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; adjective to ‘सूर्यम्’

• देवम्: god
• देवम्: कर्म (object; in apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; Accusative singular; apposition to ‘सूर्यम्’

• माठुराणाम्: of the Māṭhuras (people of Mathurā)
• माठुराणाम्: सम्बन्ध (genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: माठुर (प्रातिपदिक; gentilic)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), बहुवचन; Genitive plural

• कुल-ईश्वरम्: lord of the lineage
• कुल-ईश्वरम्: कर्म (object; epithet)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुल (प्रातिपदिक) + ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; Accusative singular; समासः—षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (कुलस्य ईश्वरः)

• दृष्ट्वा: having seen
• दृष्ट्वा: पूर्वकाल (पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त—क्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), ‘having seen’

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: क्रियाविशेषण (adverbial modifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (locative adverb)

• एव: indeed / just
• एव: निपात (discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (emphasis/only)

• दानम्: a gift / donation
• दानम्: कर्म (object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; Accusative singular

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (conjunction)

• दत्त्वा: having given
• दत्त्वा: पूर्वकाल (पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त—क्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), ‘having given’

• यात्राम्: pilgrimage / journey (rite)
• यात्राम्: कर्म (object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यात्रा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; Accusative singular

• समापयेत्: should complete
• समापयेत्: क्रिया (मुख्यक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + आप् (धातु; causative sense ‘to complete’)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; Parasmaipada; ‘should conclude/complete’

Speaker

Varāha (default attribution; speaker not explicit in fragment)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Sacred Geography
• Pilgrimage Literature
• Solar Cult Traditions

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It indicates the integration of Sūrya devotion within a Mathurā pilgrimage framework, preserving traces of solar cult presence and local identity (kuleśvara).

Which geographic location is identified?

Mathurā (implied by māṭhurāṇām), generally identified with modern Mathura in Uttar Pradesh, India.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

It recommends completing pilgrimage with darśana and dāna (charitable giving), highlighting a social ethic of generosity linked to sacred travel.