Varaha Purana 164.14: Adhyaya 164, Shloka 14

The Efficacy of Circumambulating Annakūṭa

Govardhana

Devanagari script

पृथिव्युवाच॥ परिक्रमोऽन्नकूटस्य विधिना क्रियते कथम्॥ प्रभावगुणमाहात्म्यं तद्भवान्वक्तुमर्हति॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 164.14

Transliteration

pṛthivy uvāca || parikramo 'nnakūṭasya vidhinā kriyate katham || prabhāva-guṇa-māhātmyaṃ tad bhavān vaktum arhati

Translation

धरती माँ ने पूछा, अन्नकूट का चक्कर सही तरीके से कैसे लगाते हैं? आप इसकी ताकत और गुण के बारे में बताइए।

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Word by Word

• पृथिवी: Pṛthivī (Earth)
• पृथिवी: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पृथिवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (कर्ता), एकवचन

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; ‘said/spoke’

• परिक्रमः: circumambulation
• परिक्रमः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: परिक्रम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (कर्ता), एकवचन; ‘circumambulation’

• अन्नकूटस्य: of Annakūṭa
• अन्नकूटस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्नकूट (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (सम्बन्ध), एकवचन; समासः अन्नस्य कूटः (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)

• विधिना: by the proper procedure
• विधिना: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विधि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), एकवचन; ‘by the prescribed method’

• क्रियते: is performed
• क्रियते: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार, कर्मणि-प्रयोग (Passive), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; ‘is done/performed’

• कथम्: how?
• कथम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/प्रश्न)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: कथम् (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रश्नार्थक-अव्यय (how?)

• प्रभावगुणमाहात्म्यम्: the power, qualities, and greatness (glory)
• प्रभावगुणमाहात्म्यम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रभाव + गुण + माहात्म्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन; समाहार-द्वन्द्वः: प्रभावश्च गुणश्च माहात्म्यं च (collective)

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘that’ (referring to the said topic)

• भवान्: you (sir)
• भवान्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; आदरार्थक-प्रयोग (honorific ‘you’)

• वक्तुम्: to tell
• वक्तुम्: Prayojana (प्रयोजन/उद्देश्य)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: तुमुन्-प्रत्ययान्त (infinitive); ‘to speak/tell’

• अर्हति: ought; is worthy
• अर्हति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अर्ह् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; ‘is worthy/ought’

Speaker

Pṛthivī

Tags

• Purāṇic Literature
• Vaiṣṇavism
• Sacred Geography
• Ritual Studies

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It marks a dialogic pivot typical of Purāṇic pedagogy: the inquirer requests procedural clarity (vidhi) and rationale (prabhāva/māhātmya), indicating an audience concerned with standardized pilgrimage practice.

Which geographic location is identified?

Annakūṭa is named, associated with the Govardhana sacred landscape in the Vraja region.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The verse models inquiry-based learning: correct practice should be grounded in understood procedure and articulated purpose, not mere imitation.