Varaha Purana 112.9: Adhyaya 112, Shloka 9

Praise and Procedure of Donating the Two-Faced Kapilā Cow and the Golden Pot

Hema-kumbha

Devanagari script

पृथिव्यां यानि तीर्थानि गुह्यान्यायतनानि च ॥ पवित्राणि च पुण्यानि सर्वलोकेषु सुन्दरि

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 112.9

Transliteration

pṛthivyāṃ yāni tīrthāni guhyāny āyatanāni ca || pavitrāṇi ca puṇyāni sarvalokeṣu sundari

Translation

ഹേ സുന്ദരി! ഭൂമിയിലെ എല്ലാ തീർത്ഥങ്ങളും, രഹസ്യമായ ആയതനങ്ങളും, പവിത്രവും പുണ്യകരവുമായ സ്ഥാനങ്ങളും—സകല ലോകങ്ങളിലും ശുദ്ധികരവും പുണ്യപ്രദവുമായവ—

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Word by Word

• पृथिव्याम्: on earth
• पृथिव्याम्: अधिकरण (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पृथिवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; Locative singular

• यानि: which (things)
• यानि: सम्बन्ध (Relative reference)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, बहुवचन; relative pronoun

• तीर्थानि: pilgrimage places
• तीर्थानि: कर्ता/कर्म (Contextual; items being referred to)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, बहुवचन

• गुह्यानि: secret
• गुह्यानि: विशेषण (Adjectival qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: गुह्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, बहुवचन; agrees with तीर्थानि/आयतनानि

• आयतनानि: abodes/shrines
• आयतनानि: कर्ता/कर्म (Contextual; items being referred to)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आयतन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (Conjunction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-निपात; conjunction

• पवित्राणि: purifying
• पवित्राणि: विशेषण (Adjectival qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पवित्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, बहुवचन; agrees with (यानि ... तीर्थानि/आयतनानि)

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (Conjunction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-निपात; conjunction

• पुण्यानि: holy/meritorious
• पुण्यानि: विशेषण (Adjectival qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पुण्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, बहुवचन; agrees with (तीर्थानि/आयतनानि)

• सर्वलोकेषु: in all worlds
• सर्वलोकेषु: अधिकरण (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व + लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), बहुवचन; Locative plural; समासः कर्मधारय (सर्वे लोका: = सर्वलोकाः)

• सुन्दरि: O beautiful one
• सुन्दरि: सम्बोधन (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुन्दरी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th), एकवचन; Vocative singular

Speaker

Varāha

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Ancient Geography
• Sacred Topography
• Purāṇic Dialogue

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It signals a shift toward tīrtha-oriented discourse, a major Purāṇic mode for mapping cultural heritage and moral geography onto the physical landscape.

Which geographic location is identified?

No single site is named; the verse generalizes about tīrthas and sacred abodes across the world(s).

What is the primary ethical instruction?

It frames sacred sites and sanctuaries as instruments of purification and merit, encouraging ethical engagement with places understood as culturally significant.