Varaha Purana 163.54: Adhyaya 163, Shloka 54

The Greatness of Kapila-Varāha: The Efficacy of Vaikuṇṭha Tīrtha and the Installation History of the Varāha Image

Devanagari script

धन्यास्ते मथुरा लोकाः पश्यन्ति कपिलं सदा ॥ दृष्टः स्पृष्टः तदा ध्यातः स्नापितश्च दिने दिने ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 163.54

Transliteration

dhanyās te māthurā lokāḥ paśyanti kapilaṃ sadā || dṛṣṭaḥ spṛṣṭaḥ tadā dhyātaḥ snāpitaś ca dine dine ||

Translation

मथुरा के लोग बहुत खुशनसीब हैं। वो हमेशा कपिल को देख सकते हैं। जब उसे देखते हैं, छूते हैं, या ध्यान करते हैं, और रोज उसका स्नान करते हैं, तो पुण्य मिलता है।

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Word by Word

• dhanyāḥ: blessed, fortunate
• dhanyāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dhanya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Plural (बहुवचन); adjective qualifying lokāḥ

• te: those
• te: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Plural (बहुवचन); pronoun in apposition to lokāḥ

• māthurāḥ: of Mathurā / Mathurā-born
• māthurāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: māthura (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Plural (बहुवचन); adjective qualifying lokāḥ

• lokāḥ: people
• lokāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: loka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Plural (बहुवचन)

• paśyanti: see
• paśyanti: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √paś (दृश्) (धातु)
• Form: Laṭ-lakāra (लट्/Present), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Plural (बहुवचन)

• kapilam: Kapila (the sage/deity)
• kapilam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kapila (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (द्वितीया/2), Singular (एकवचन)

• sadā: always
• sadā: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sadā (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb (क्रियाविशेषण-अव्यय)

• dṛṣṭaḥ: seen
• dṛṣṭaḥ: Kriyā (क्रियाविशेष-भाव)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √dṛś (धातु) + kta (क्त)
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त-कृदन्त); Masculine, Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन); predicate describing kapila/deva understood

• spṛṣṭaḥ: touched
• spṛṣṭaḥ: Kriyā (क्रियाविशेष-भाव)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √spṛś (धातु) + kta (क्त)
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त-कृदन्त); Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• tadā: then
• tadā: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tadā (अव्यय)
• Form: Temporal adverb (कालवाचक-अव्यय)

• dhyātaḥ: meditated upon
• dhyātaḥ: Kriyā (क्रियाविशेष-भाव)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √dhyai (धातु) + kta (क्त)
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त-कृदन्त); Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• snāpitaḥ: bathed (caused to be bathed)
• snāpitaḥ: Kriyā (क्रियाविशेष-भाव)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √snā (धातु) + ṇic (णिच्) + kta (क्त)
• Form: Causative PPP (णिजन्त-क्त); Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction (समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय)

• dine: in a day
• dine: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dina (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Locative (सप्तमी/7), Singular (एकवचन); with repetition for distributive sense

• dine: day by day
• dine: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dina (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Locative (सप्तमी/7), Singular (एकवचन); distributive: day after day

Speaker

Varāha (default dialogue frame)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Vaishnavism
• Ancient Geography

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It reflects the Purāṇic genre’s use of sacred geography (māhātmya) to frame Mathurā as a culturally significant site where repeated acts of seeing and honoring a revered figure/icon are described as meritorious.

Which geographic location is identified?

Mathurā (ancient Mathurā), widely identified with modern Mathura in Uttar Pradesh, India.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

It promotes disciplined remembrance and respectful ritual conduct (seeing, touching, meditating, bathing) as structured practices rather than impulsive devotion.