Varaha Purana 176.30: Adhyaya 176, Shloka 30

The Māhātmya of Kṛṣṇagaṅgodbhava, Kāliñjara, and the Five Sacred Baths: The Tale of Pāñcāla and Tilottamā

Devanagari script

तस्मिङ्गतेऽथ पितरौ कालधर्ममुपेयतुः ॥ तीर्थेऽस्मिन्नस्थिपातार्थमहं सार्थैः सहागता ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 176.30

Transliteration

tasmiṅgate ’tha pitarau kāladharmam upeyatuḥ || tīrthe ’sminn asthipātārtham ahaṃ sārthaiḥ sahāgatā ||

Translation

जब वो चला गया, तब मेरे माँ-बाप का टाइम आ गया और वो मर गए। मैं अपने माँ-बाप की हड्डियाँ डालने के लिए एक ग्रुप के साथ इस तीर्थ पर आया था।

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Word by Word

• तस्मिन्: in that (place/time)
• तस्मिन्: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम (Pronoun); नपुंसकलिङ्गे/पुंलिङ्गे, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन (Singular); अधिकरण-प्रयोग (locative)

• गते: when (he/it) had gone
• गते: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु) → गत (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्त (Past passive participle/कृत्-प्रत्यय); सप्तमी एकवचन, नपुंसकलिङ्ग (agreeing with तस्मिन्); लोके सप्तमी (absolute locative sense)

• अथ: then
• अथ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अनुक्रम/सम्बन्धसूचक (particle: then/thereupon)

• पितरौ: the two parents
• पितरौ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पितृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), द्विवचन (Dual)

• कालधर्मम्: the law/way of time (death)
• कालधर्मम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काल-धर्म (प्रातिपदिक; काल + धर्म)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (genitive determinative): ‘कालस्य धर्मः’

• उपेयतुः: they attained/went to
• उपेयतुः: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उप-इ (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect/परोक्षभूत), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), द्विवचन (Dual); परस्मैपद

• तीर्थे: at the sacred ford/place
• तीर्थे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन

• अस्मिन्: in this
• अस्मिन्: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; नपुंसकलिङ्गे/पुंलिङ्गे, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; विशेषण-भाव (qualifying tīrthe)

• अस्थि-पात-अर्थम्: for the purpose of casting (the) bones
• अस्थि-पात-अर्थम्: Prayojana (प्रयोजन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्थि + पात + अर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; प्रयोजनार्थक द्वितीया (accusative of purpose); समास: षष्ठी/तत्पुरुष ‘अस्थीनां पातः’ + तत्पुरुष ‘तस्य अर्थः’

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• सार्थैः: with the caravans/companies
• सार्थैः: Sahakari (सहकारी/सह)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सार्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), बहुवचन (Plural); सहार्थक-करण (instrumental of accompaniment)

• सह: together with
• सह: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; सहार्थक उपसर्ग/निपात (with)

• आगता: (I) have come/arrived
• आगता: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-गम् (धातु) → आगत (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्त (Past passive participle); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; कर्तरि प्रयोग (agreeing with अहम् understood as feminine speaker)

Speaker

Pṛthivī

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Vaishnavism
• Sacred Geography
• Dharmic Ethics

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It reflects Purāṇic-era memorial practices connected to tīrthas, especially the ritual deposition of remains, indicating how sacred geography structured life-cycle rites.

Which geographic location is identified?

The verse only says 'asmin tīrthe' (at this tīrtha). Without additional context, the specific site cannot be securely identified.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

It emphasizes the inevitability of death (kāladharma) and the cultural duty of honoring ancestors through prescribed rites at recognized sacred places.