Varaha Purana 174.6: Adhyaya 174, Shloka 6

The Sanctifying Power of River Confluences: Release from the Preta-State and the Rite of Śravaṇa Dvādaśī with Vāmana Worship

Devanagari script

प्रयातो विधिवत्साक्षात् सूर्यस्योदयणं प्रति ॥ असिकुण्डादितः कृत्वा दक्षिणां कोटिकां ततः

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 174.6

Transliteration

prayāto vidhivatsākṣāt sūryasyodayanaṃ prati || asikuṇḍāditaḥ kṛtvā dakṣiṇāṃ koṭikāṃ tataḥ

Translation

वो विधि के हिसाब से निकला। सीधा सूरज के उठने की तरफ गया। पहले असिकुंड से शुरू किया। फिर दक्षिण की तरफ पूरा चक्कर लगाया।

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Word by Word

• प्रयातः: having set out / gone forth
• प्रयातः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-या (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past participle); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; ‘gone/started’ (used predicatively)

• विधिवत्: according to rule / duly
• विधिवत्: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: विधि (प्रातिपदिक) + वत् (तद्धित)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb); manner-adverb

• साक्षात्: directly / in person
• साक्षात्: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: साक्षात् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (particle/adverb); emphasis ‘directly/in person’

• सूर्यस्य: of the Sun
• सूर्यस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सूर्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन; genitive

• उदयनम्: rising-place / sunrise (direction)
• उदयनम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उदयन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; goal/object with ‘प्रति’

• प्रति: towards
• प्रति: Dik/Adhikarana marker (दिक्/अधिकरण-निर्देशक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्रति (अव्यय/उपसर्ग)
• Form: अव्यय (preposition); indicates direction ‘towards’

• असिकुण्डात्: from Asi-kuṇḍa (a sacred pond/place)
• असिकुण्डात्: Apadana (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: असि + कुण्ड (प्रातिपदिकौ)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (असिकुण्ड); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/पञ्चमी), एकवचन; ablative ‘from’

• आदितः: first / from the start
• आदितः: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभावार्थे अव्यय (adverb); ‘from the beginning/first’

• कृत्वा: having done / having performed
• कृत्वा: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund); ‘having done’

• दक्षिणाम्: a gift/fee (dakṣiṇā)
• दक्षिणाम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दक्षिणा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; object of ‘कृत्वा’

• कोटिकाम्: of a crore (in amount)
• कोटिकाम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कोटिका (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; विशेषण of ‘दक्षिणाम्’ (measure/amount)

• ततः: then / thereafter
• ततः: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb); sequence ‘then/thereafter’

Speaker

Narrator (default framework: Varāha’s discourse to Pṛthivī)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Vaishnavism
• Ancient Geography
• Pilgrimage Studies

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It preserves a pilgrimage itinerary structured by ritual order (vidhivat) and directional movement, a common Purāṇic method for mapping sacred geography onto lived travel practice.

Which geographic location is identified?

Asikuṇḍa is named as a starting tīrtha; its precise modern identification varies in scholarship and typically requires correlation with regional tīrtha catalogues and local tradition.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The verse emphasizes disciplined, rule-governed conduct (vidhivat) while undertaking culturally significant travel.