Varaha Purana 152.46: Adhyaya 152, Shloka 46

Praise of the Sacred Geography of Mathurā

Devanagari script

तत्तीर्थस्य प्रभावेण जाता मुक्तिः सुदुर्लभा॥ ततः परं सूर्यतीर्थं सर्वपापप्रमोचनम्॥

Sanskrit recitationVaraha Purana 152.46

Transliteration

tattīrthasya prabhāveṇa jātā muktiḥ sudurlabhā || tataḥ paraṁ sūryatīrthaṁ sarvapāpapramocanam ||

Translation

そのティールタの威力によって、得難い解脱が得られた。その後にスーリヤティールタがあり、あらゆる罪を滅する所と説かれる。

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Word by Word

• tat: of that
• tat: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive relation)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular (एकवचन); demonstrative pronoun used adjectivally

• tīrthasya: of the sacred ford/pilgrimage place
• tīrthasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tīrtha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular (एकवचन)

• prabhāveṇa: by the power/effect
• prabhāveṇa: Karaṇa (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prabhāva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• jātā: has arisen/occurred
• jātā: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण/Predicative participle)
• Type: Verb
• Root: jan (धातु) + -ta (क्त, क्त-प्रत्यय)
• Form: Past passive participle (कर्मणि क्त-कृदन्त); Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• muktiḥ: liberation
• muktiḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mukti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• su-durlabhā: very difficult to obtain
• su-durlabhā: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: su (उपसर्ग/अव्यय) + durlabha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); adjective qualifying muktiḥ

• tataḥ: thereafter/then
• tataḥ: Kāla/Deśa-adhikaraṇa (काल/देश-अधिकरण/Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatas (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय); adverb (क्रियाविशेषण) of sequence

• param: further/next
• param: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण/Adverbial)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: para (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); used adverbially with tataḥ

• sūrya-tīrtham: the Sun’s sacred ford (Sūryatīrtha)
• sūrya-tīrtham: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sūrya (प्रातिपदिक) + tīrtha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (genitive determinative): ‘of the Sun’ + ‘tīrtha’

• sarva-pāpa-pramocanam: remover of all sins
• sarva-pāpa-pramocanam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक) + pāpa (प्रातिपदिक) + pramocana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); determinative compound: ‘remover (pramocana) of all sins’

Speaker

Varāha

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Pilgrimage Studies
• Sacred Geography

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It links tīrtha discourse to the soteriological goal (mukti) while also cataloging a named site (Sūryatīrtha), reflecting how Purāṇas map salvation themes onto geography.

Which geographic location is identified?

Sūryatīrtha is explicitly named; its precise modern identification varies by regional tīrtha traditions and requires cross-referencing local Māhātmyas and gazetteers.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The verse emphasizes the rarity of liberation and frames tīrtha-oriented discipline as a structured path, without presenting it as coercive obligation.