Varaha Purana 145.44: Adhyaya 145, Shloka 44

The Greatness of the Śālagrāma Sacred Region

Devanagari script

अतिरात्रफलं भुक्त्वा मम लोके महीयते॥ तत्र कालीह्रदं नाम गुह्यं क्षेत्रं परं मम॥

Sanskrit recitationVaraha Purana 145.44

Transliteration

atirātraphalaṃ bhuktvā mama loke mahīyate || tatra kālīhradaṃ nāma guhyaṃ kṣetraṃ paraṃ mama

Translation

അതിരാത്ര യാഗഫലം അനുഭവിച്ച് അവൻ എന്റെ ലോകത്തിൽ മഹത്വം പ്രാപിക്കുന്നു. അവിടെ ‘കാളീഹ്രദം’ എന്ന എന്റെ പരമവും ഗുഹ്യവുമായ ക്ഷേത്രം ഉണ്ട്.

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Word by Word

• ati-rātra-phalam: the fruit of the Atirātra sacrifice
• ati-rātra-phalam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ati-rātra + phala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (singular); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः: अतिरात्रस्य फलम्

• bhuktvā: having enjoyed/partaken
• bhuktvā: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhuj (भुज् धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्ययकृदन्त (absolutive/gerund): ‘having enjoyed/partaken’

• mama: of me / my
• mama: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (अस्मद् सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन (singular)

• loke: in the world/realm
• loke: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: loka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (singular)

• mahīyate: is honored / becomes great
• mahīyate: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: mah (मह् धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), आत्मनेपद, प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (singular); कर्मणि/भावे प्रयोग (passive/reflexive sense): ‘is honored/becomes great’

• tatra: there
• tatra: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (there)

• kālī-hradam: (the lake called) Kālī-hrada
• kālī-hradam: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kālī + hrada (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (singular); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः/सम्बन्धः: काली-सम्बद्धः ह्रदः

• nāma: named / called
• nāma: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण-भाव)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: nāma (अव्यय)
• Form: नामार्थक-अव्यय (called/by name)

• guhyam: secret
• guhyam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: guhya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; kṣetram इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• kṣetram: holy place
• kṣetram: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kṣetra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• param: supreme
• param: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: para (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; kṣetram इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• mama: of me / my
• mama: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (अस्मद् सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

Speaker

Varāha

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Ancient Geography
• Vaishnavism

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

The verse illustrates how Purāṇic texts correlate Vedic ritual categories (Atirātra) with specific named water-sites, reinforcing a cultural geography of merit.

Which geographic location is identified?

“Kālīhrada” is named as a hrada (lake/pool). The excerpt alone does not provide sufficient detail for a secure modern identification.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

It promotes structured ritual engagement with place, presenting sacred waters as loci for disciplined practice and cultural memory.