Varaha Purana 215.35: Adhyaya 215, Shloka 35

Description of the Māhātmya of Gokarṇeśvara and Jaleśvara (Śaileśvara) in the Śleṣmātaka Forest

Devanagari script

यावन्ति भुवि तीर्थानि ह्यासमुद्रसरांसि च ॥ क्षेत्रेऽस्मिंस्तानि तीर्थानि चागमिष्यन्ति मत्कृते ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 215.35

Transliteration

yāvanti bhuvi tīrthāni hy ā-samudra-sarāṁsi ca | kṣetre ’smiṁs tāni tīrthāni cāgamiṣyanti matkṛte ||

Translation

जितने भी तीर्थ धरती पे हैं, जितने भी तालाब और समुंदर हैं, सब मेरे लिए इस जगह पे आ जायेंगे।

Ask anything about this verse...Ask

Word by Word

• यावन्ति: as many as
• यावन्ति: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: यावत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; सर्वनाम-विशेषण (correlative: 'as many as')

• भुवि: on earth
• भुवि: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भू (प्रातिपदिक) / भूमि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/locative), एकवचन

• तीर्थानि: pilgrimage places / sacred fords
• तीर्थानि: Karta (कर्ता) (of implied 'are')
• Type: Noun
• Root: तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; हेत्वर्थ/निश्चयार्थ निपात (indeed/for)

• आ: up to / as far as
• आ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: आ (अव्यय/उपसर्ग)
• Form: अव्यय; मर्यादा/पर्यन्तार्थ (up to, as far as)

• समुद्रसरांसि: seas and lakes
• समुद्रसरांसि: Karta (कर्ता) (co-referent with तीर्थानि)
• Type: Noun
• Root: समुद्र-सरस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; समासः—समुद्रस्य सरांसि (genitive tatpuruṣa: 'lakes/ponds of the sea' i.e., seas and lakes)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (conjunction 'and')

• क्षेत्रे: in the field/place
• क्षेत्रे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षेत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/locative), एकवचन

• अस्मिन्: in this
• अस्मिन्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; सर्वनाम-विशेषण (in this)

• तानि: those
• तानि: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; सर्वनाम (those) referring to tīrthāni

• तीर्थानि: pilgrimage places
• तीर्थानि: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (and)

• आगमिष्यन्ति: will come
• आगमिष्यन्ति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु) + उपसर्ग आ
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• मत्कृते: for my sake
• मत्कृते: Hetu (हेतु/निमित्त)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: मत्-कृत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सप्तमी-तत्पुरुषे अव्ययीभाववत् प्रयोगः; 'मत्' (my) + कृते (for the sake of) = हेत्वर्थे अव्यय (for my sake)

Speaker

Varāha (default dialogue framework)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Vaishnavism
• Ancient Geography
• Cultural Heritage

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It uses a common māhātmya strategy: declaring a site as a microcosm of all pilgrimage places, strengthening its ritual and cultural prestige.

Which geographic location is identified?

The verse refers to ‘this kṣetra’; subsequent verses connect the narrative to Himavat and the region called Nepāla.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

Water-bodies (sarāṁsi) and pilgrimage landscapes are treated as heritage resources worthy of protection and respectful use.