Varaha Purana 140.97: Adhyaya 140, Shloka 97

The Greatness of Kokāmukha (Badarī): Varāha’s Hidden Abode and the Sacred Waters

Devanagari script

ये मां स्मरन्ति वै भूमे पुरुषा मुक्तकिल्बिषाः ॥ तत्र कुर्वन्ति कर्माणि शुद्धाः संसारमोक्षणे ॥

Sanskrit recitationVaraha Purana 140.97

Transliteration

ye māṁ smaranti vai bhūme puruṣā muktakilbiṣāḥ | tatra kurvanti karmāṇi śuddhāḥ saṁsāramokṣaṇe ||

Translation

ഹേ ഭൂമീ! എന്നെ സ്മരിക്കുന്ന പുരുഷന്മാർ പാപമുക്തരാകുന്നു. ശുദ്ധരായി അവർ അവിടെ സംസാരമോക്ഷത്തിനായി കർമ്മങ്ങൾ അനുഷ്ഠിക്കുന്നു.

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Word by Word

• ye: who (those who)
• ye: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Sarvanāma (सर्वनाम), Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural (बहुवचन)

• mām: me
• mām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Sarvanāma (सर्वनाम), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• smaranti: remember
• smaranti: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: smṛ (धातु)
• Form: Laṭ-lakāra (लट्/Present), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Plural (बहुवचन)

• vai: indeed
• vai: Sambandha/Avadhāraṇa (सम्बन्ध/अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vai (अव्यय)
• Form: Particle/Emphasis (निपात)

• bhūme: O Earth
• bhūme: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhūmi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Vocative (8th/सम्बोधन), Singular (एकवचन)

• puruṣāḥ: men/persons
• puruṣāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: puruṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural (बहुवचन)

• mukta-kilbiṣāḥ: freed from sins
• mukta-kilbiṣāḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण) of puruṣāḥ
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mukta (कृदन्त; मुच् धातु) + kilbiṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa (तत्पुरुष) ‘muktaḥ kilbiṣāt’ (freed from sin); Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural (बहुवचन)

• tatra: there
• tatra: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb of place (देशवाचक अव्यय)

• kurvanti: do/perform
• kurvanti: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (धातु)
• Form: Laṭ-lakāra (लट्/Present), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Plural (बहुवचन)

• karmāṇi: actions/rites
• karmāṇi: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: karman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Plural (बहुवचन)

• śuddhāḥ: pure
• śuddhāḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण) of puruṣāḥ
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śuddha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural (बहुवचन)

• saṁsāra-mokṣaṇe: for liberation from worldly existence
• saṁsāra-mokṣaṇe: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण) / Prayojana-bhāva (प्रयोजनभाव)
• Type: Noun
• Root: saṁsāra (प्रातिपदिक) + mokṣaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa (तत्पुरुष) ‘saṁsārāt mokṣaṇam’ (liberation from saṁsāra); Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular (एकवचन)

Speaker

Varāha (default dialogue frame)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Vaiṣṇavism
• Purāṇic Discourse
• Soteriology

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It reflects a common Purāṇic pattern where remembrance of a central divine instructor is linked with purification and liberation-oriented practice, illustrating devotional soteriology within early medieval Sanskrit textual culture.

Which geographic location is identified?

No specific toponym appears in this verse; it functions as a general statement, likely referring to a previously mentioned sacred site or ritual context in the surrounding passage.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

Cultivate mindful remembrance and act with purified intention toward liberation rather than merely worldly outcomes.