Varaha Purana 164.43: Adhyaya 164, Shloka 43

The Efficacy of Circumambulating Annakūṭa

Govardhana

Devanagari script

सर्वपापविनिर्मुक्तः प्रयाति भवनं हरेः ॥ कुण्डं चाप्सरसं नाम प्रसन्नसलिलाशयम् ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 164.43

Transliteration

sarvapāpavinirmuktaḥ prayāti bhavanaṃ hareḥ || kuṇḍaṃ cāpsarasaṃ nāma prasannasalilāśayam ||

Translation

सारे पाप धुल जाने के बाद वो हरि के धाम जाता है। वहाँ अप्सरा नाम का एक कुंड है, उसका पानी बिल्कुल साफ और शांत है।

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Word by Word

• sarva-pāpa-vinirmuktaḥ: freed from all sins
• sarva-pāpa-vinirmuktaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक) + pāpa (प्रातिपदिक) + vinirmukta (कृदन्त; √muc मुच् with वि-निर्-)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st), Singular; compound sense: ‘sarvebhyaḥ pāpebhyaḥ vinirmuktaḥ’ (freed from all sins)

• prayāti: goes forth / attains
• prayāti: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-√yā (या धातु)
• Form: Present (लट्), Parasmaipada, 3rd person, Singular

• bhavanam: abode
• bhavanam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhavana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (2nd), Singular

• hareḥ: of Hari
• hareḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hari (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Genitive (6th), Singular

• kuṇḍam: pond / tank
• kuṇḍam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kuṇḍa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (2nd), Singular

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; conjunction

• apsarasam: Apsaras (name)
• apsarasam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: apsaras (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग; as name), Accusative (2nd), Singular

• nāma: named
• nāma: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: nāma (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; indeclinable used as नाम-निर्देशक (‘named/called’)

• prasanna-salila-āśayam: having clear water as its basin
• prasanna-salila-āśayam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: prasanna (प्रातिपदिक) + salila (प्रातिपदिक) + āśaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (2nd), Singular; describing kuṇḍam; compound: ‘prasannaṃ salilaṃ yasya āśayaḥ’ (clear-water reservoir)

Speaker

Varāha (default dialogue-frame attribution)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Vaishnavism
• Ancient Geography
• Sacred Hydrography

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It preserves a named water-site (kuṇḍa) within a pilgrimage network and uses descriptive hydrological aesthetics (clear/serene water) typical of sacred landscape literature.

Which geographic location is identified?

A pond called Āpsarasa-kuṇḍa, presented as part of the Govardhana/Annakūṭa tīrtha complex.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The text frames purification and careful engagement with water-sites, implicitly supporting the cultural valuation of maintaining clean, tranquil reservoirs.