Varaha Purana 215.90: Adhyaya 215, Shloka 90

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

Devanagari script

तीर्थं पञ्चनदं प्राप्य पुण्यं ब्रह्मर्षिसेवितम्॥ अग्निहोत्रफलं तत्र स्नानमात्रेण लभ्यते॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 215.90

Transliteration

tīrthaṃ pañcanadaṃ prāpya puṇyaṃ brahmarṣisevitam || agnihotraphalaṃ tatra snānamātreṇa labhyate ||

Translation

पंचनद नाम का तीर्थ मिलता है। यह जगह पुण्य वाली है और बड़े रिशि यहाँ आते हैं। वहाँ सिर्फ नहा के भी तुम्हे अग्निहोत्र के जैसा फल मिलता है।

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Word by Word

• tīrtham: a sacred ford/pilgrimage place
• tīrtham: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tīrtha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• pañcanadam: (called) Pañcanada, ‘five-rivered’
• pañcanadam: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pañca + nada (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; द्विगु-समासः (पञ्च नदाः यस्मिन्/यत्र)

• prāpya: having reached
• prāpya: Purvakala (पूर्वकाल/Prior action)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: pra + √āp (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्तः (Gerund/Absolutive)

• puṇyam: holy, meritorious
• puṇyam: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: puṇya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (तीर्थस्य)

• brahmarṣi-sevitam: served/visited by Brahmarṣis
• brahmarṣi-sevitam: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: brahma-rṣi + sevita (प्रातिपदिक; √sev/सेव् + क्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (ब्रह्मर्षिभिः सेवितम्)

• agnihotra-phalam: the fruit of the Agnihotra (rite)
• agnihotra-phalam: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: agnihotra + phala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (अग्निहोत्रस्य फलम्)

• tatra: there
• tatra: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्ययम् (locative adverb: there)

• snāna-mātreṇa: by mere bathing
• snāna-mātreṇa: Karana (करण/Instrument/Means)
• Type: Noun
• Root: snāna + mātra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (स्नानस्य मात्रया/केवलेन)

• labhyate: is obtained
• labhyate: Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √labh (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; कर्मणि-प्रयोगः (Passive), आत्मनेपदम्

Speaker

Varāha (default, instructor voice)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇa
• Vedic Ritual Reception
• Ancient Geography

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It shows Purāṇic re-framing of Vedic ritual prestige (Agnihotra) into pilgrimage practice, indicating cultural continuity and adaptation between Vedic and Purāṇic religious economies.

Which geographic location is identified?

‘Pañcanada’ is named; in broader Indian usage it can denote regions of ‘five rivers’, but this excerpt treats it as a tīrtha-name without specifying a modern coordinate.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The emphasis is on accessible ritual purification (snāna) and participation in a sanctified landscape associated with sages.