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Varaha Purana 165.27: Adhyaya 165, Shloka 27

The Glory of Mathurā: The Account of Piṇḍa-Offering at the Catuḥsāmudrika Well

स्नानं कृत्वा तु विधिवत्कूपे चातुःसामुद्रिके ॥ पिण्डदानं कुरुष्व त्वं मम नाम्ना प्रयत्नतः ।

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 165.27

snānaṃ kṛtvā tu vidhivatkūpe cātuḥsāmudrike || piṇḍadānaṃ kuruṣva tvaṃ mama nāmnā prayatnataḥ

वहाँ एक कुआँ है, चतुसमुद्रिक कहते हैं उसका नाम। उसमें प्रॉपर्ली नहा के मेरे लिए पिंड दान करना। मेरा नाम ले के ध्यान से करना।

स्नानम्bathing
स्नानम्:
कर्म (Karma/Object)
TypeNoun
Rootस्नान (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन
कृत्वाhaving done
कृत्वा:
पूर्वकाल (Prior action)
TypeVerb
Rootकृ (धातु)
Formक्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययभाव (Gerund/Absolutive)
तुbut/indeed
तु:
सम्बन्ध (Discourse particle)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतु (अव्यय)
Formनिपात (particle; contrast/emphasis)
विधिवत्according to the proper rite
विधिवत्:
क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootविधिवत् (अव्यय)
Formरीत्यर्थक-अव्यय (adverb: 'according to rule')
कूपेin the well
कूपे:
अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Location)
TypeNoun
Rootकूप (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन
चातुःसामुद्रिकेin the well called Cātuḥsāmudrika (four-sea-related)
चातुःसामुद्रिके:
विशेषण (Qualifier of कूपे)
TypeAdjective
Rootचातुःसामुद्रिक (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण; तत्पुरुष-निर्मित (चातुः + सामुद्रिक)
पिण्डदानम्offering of funeral rice-balls (piṇḍa)
पिण्डदानम्:
कर्म (Karma/Object)
TypeNoun
Rootपिण्ड (प्रातिपदिक) + दान (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (पिण्डस्य दानम्)
कुरुष्वperform
कुरुष्व:
क्रिया (Kriyā)
TypeVerb
Rootकृ (धातु)
Formलोट्-लकार (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद
त्वम्you
त्वम्:
कर्ता (Kartā/Subject)
TypeNoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formप्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन
ममmy
मम:
सम्बन्ध (Sambandha)
TypeNoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formषष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन
नाम्नाby (my) name / in my name
नाम्ना:
करण (Karaṇa/Means)
TypeNoun
Rootनामन् (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन
प्रयत्नतःcarefully/with effort
प्रयत्नतः:
क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootप्रयत्नतः (अव्यय)
Formतसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (adverb: 'with effort/carefully')

Preta (continuation)

Ś
Śrāddha-Related Rituals
P
Purāṇic Pilgrimage
S
Sanskrit Ritual Vocabulary

FAQs

It documents a ritual prescription (snāna and piṇḍadāna) tied to a specific named water-site, relevant for mapping pilgrimage practices in Purāṇic literature.

Mathurā is the implied setting; the verse additionally names a specific well: Cātuḥsāmudrika-kūpa (precise modern identification uncertain without further textual corroboration).

Careful performance of prescribed duties for the welfare of the deceased/affected party (an ethic of responsibility and restitution).

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