Varaha Purana 160.81: Adhyaya 160, Shloka 81

The Prescribed Emergence and Procedure of the Mathurā Circumambulation

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Devanagari script

दृष्ट्वा ततः सुविज्ञाप्य गणं विधिविनायकम् ॥ कुब्जिकां वामनां चैव ब्राह्मण्यौ कृष्णपालिते

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 160.81

Transliteration

dṛṣṭvā tataḥ suvijñāpya gaṇaṁ vidhivināyakam || kubjikāṁ vāmanāṁ caiva brāhmaṇyau kṛṣṇapālite

Translation

फिर गणेश जी को देख के उनसे बात करो। वो सब काम आसान करते हैं। उसके बाद कुब्जिका और वामन की भी दर्शन करो, यह दोनों कृष्ण जी की रक्षा में हैं।

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Word by Word

• दृष्ट्वा: having seen
• दृष्ट्वा: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive), अव्ययभाव

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

• सु-विज्ञाप्य: having duly informed / having properly requested
• सु-विज्ञाप्य: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सु (अव्यय/उपसर्गवत्) + विज्ञा + आप्? (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive) ‘विज्ञाप्य’ (from causative/denominative verb विज्ञापयति ‘to inform/request’); उपपद ‘सु’ = well/properly

• गणम्: Gaṇa (Gaṇeśa)
• गणम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया विभक्ति (Accusative/कर्म), एकवचन

• विधि-विनायकम्: Vināyaka in due/ritual manner (rule-abiding Vināyaka)
• विधि-विनायकम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विधि (प्रातिपदिक) + विनायक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन; समासः तत्पुरुष: विधिना (according to rule) विनायकः / विधिविशिष्टः विनायकः

• कुब्जिकाम्: Kubjikā (name of a goddess/figure)
• कुब्जिकाम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुब्जिका (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; द्वितीया विभक्ति (Accusative/कर्म), एकवचन

• वामनाम्: Vāmanā (name of a goddess/figure)
• वामनाम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वामना (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; द्वितीया विभक्ति (Accusative/कर्म), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• एव: indeed / also
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चय/अवधारणार्थक अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• ब्राह्मण्यौ: the two Brāhmaṇīs
• ब्राह्मण्यौ: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्राह्मणी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; द्वितीया/प्रथमा विभक्ति, द्विवचन; (two Brāhmaṇī goddesses)

• कृष्ण-पालिते: protected by Kṛṣṇa
• कृष्ण-पालिते: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृष्ण (प्रातिपदिक) + पालित (प्रातिपदिक; √पाल् क्त)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; द्वितीया/प्रथमा विभक्ति, द्विवचन; समासः तत्पुरुष: कृष्णेन पालिते (protected by Kṛṣṇa); विशेषण ब्राह्मण्यौ प्रति

Speaker

Varāha (default dialogue frame)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Vaishnavism
• Ritual Studies

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It illustrates layered devotional landscapes where multiple revered figures are integrated into a single pilgrimage route, reflecting plural ritual practice in Purāṇic culture.

Which geographic location is identified?

Specific toponyms are not explicit here; the verse likely presumes shrines within the same tīrtha complex mentioned in surrounding verses.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

To approach ritual authorities and sacred figures with due procedure and respectful speech.