Varaha Purana 169.4: Adhyaya 169, Shloka 4

The Greatness of Mathurā: The Ardhacandra Sacred Bathing Rite and the Procedure for the Yajñopavīta Observance

Devanagari script

तत्रैव वासिनो लोका मुक्तिं यान्ति न संशयः ॥ कृष्णस्य दक्षिणा कोटिरुत्तरा कोटिमध्यतः ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 169.4

Transliteration

tatraiva vāsino lokā muktiṃ yānti na saṃśayaḥ || kṛṣṇasya dakṣiṇā koṭir uttarā koṭimadhyataḥ ||

Translation

जो लोग वहाँ रहते हैं वो मुक्ति पा जाते हैं, कोई शक नहीं। कृष्ण के दक्षिण किनारे से उत्तर किनारे तक, बीच में भी एक जगह है।

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Word by Word

• tatra: there
• tatra: Desha-adhikarana (देश-अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: देश-अव्यय (adverb of place)

• eva: indeed/only
• eva: Avadharana (अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण-अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• vāsinaḥ: residents/dwellers
• vāsinaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vāsin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative, 1st), बहुवचन (Plural)

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

• muktim: liberation
• muktim: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mukti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative, 2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• yānti: go/attain
• yānti: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: yā (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन (Plural), परस्मैपद

• na: no/not
• na: Nishedha (निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्यय (negative particle)

• saṃśayaḥ: doubt
• saṃśayaḥ: Pratishedha-vakya (निषेध-वाक्यांश)
• Type: Noun
• Root: saṃśaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative, 1st), एकवचन (Singular); 'no doubt' as idiom with na

• kṛṣṇasya: of Kṛṣṇa
• kṛṣṇasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kṛṣṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive, 6th), एकवचन (Singular)

• dakṣiṇā: southern/right
• dakṣiṇā: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dakṣiṇā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative, 1st), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषण of koṭiḥ

• koṭiḥ: edge/corner/limit
• koṭiḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: koṭi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative, 1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• uttarā: northern/upper
• uttarā: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: uttarā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative, 1st), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषण of (implied) koṭiḥ

• koṭi-madhyataḥ: from the middle of the edge/limits
• koṭi-madhyataḥ: Apadana (अपादान)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: koṭi (प्रातिपदिक) + madhya (प्रातिपदिक) + tas (तसिल्-प्रत्यय)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (koṭyāḥ madhyam) + तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (ablatival adverb: 'from the middle'); अव्यय

Speaker

Varāha

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Studies
• Vaiṣṇavism
• Soteriology

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It reflects a widespread Purāṇic theme: salvation-language (mukti) articulated through residence and spatial belonging, useful for comparative study of tīrtha discourse.

Which geographic location is identified?

Mathurā-kṣetra, with internal delineation by directional boundaries (southern and northern koṭi) and a central zone.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

It promotes stable, disciplined life within a culturally valued landscape and implies respect for the delineated sacred boundaries.