Varaha Purana 147.36: Adhyaya 147, Shloka 36

The Sacred Merit of Goniṣkramaṇa

the Tīrtha of the Cows’ Emergence/Release

Devanagari script

यान्ति शुद्धांस्तु लोकांस्ते ये च भागवतप्रियाः ॥ अथात्र मुञ्चते प्राणान्युक्तः पञ्चपदे नरः ॥

Sanskrit recitationVaraha Purana 147.36

Transliteration

yānti śuddhāṃs tu lokāṃs te ye ca bhāgavatapriyāḥ || athātra muñcate prāṇān yuktaḥ pañchapade naraḥ ||

Translation

ഭാഗവതന്മാർക്ക് പ്രിയരായവർ ശുദ്ധ ലോകങ്ങളിലേക്ക് പോകുന്നു. പിന്നെ ഇവിടെ പഞ്ചപദത്തിൽ നിയന്ത്രിതനായ മനുഷ്യൻ പ്രാണനെ വിട്ടൊഴിയുന്നു.

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Word by Word

• yānti: go/attain
• yānti: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: या (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present); प्रथमपुरुष; बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• śuddhān: pure
• śuddhān: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śuddha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया विभक्ति (Accusative); बहुवचन; विशेषण (qualifying lokān)

• tu: indeed
• tu: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधान/विरोधसूचक (indeed/but)

• lokān: worlds/realms
• lokān: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: loka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया विभक्ति; बहुवचन

• te: they/those
• te: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा विभक्ति (Nominative); बहुवचन; सर्वनाम

• ye: who
• ye: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा विभक्ति; बहुवचन; सम्बन्धसूचक (relative pronoun)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (conjunction: and)

• bhāgavatapriyāḥ: dear to Bhagavatas/devotees
• bhāgavatapriyāḥ: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: bhāgavata + priya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा विभक्ति; बहुवचन; तत्पुरुष (bhāgavatasya priyaḥ = dear to devotees/of the Lord)

• atha: then
• atha: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atha (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अनुक्रमसूचक (then)

• atra: here
• atra: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atra (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक (here)

• muñcate: releases
• muñcate: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: मुच् (धातु)
• Form: लट्; प्रथमपुरुष; एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• prāṇān: life-breaths
• prāṇān: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prāṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया विभक्ति; बहुवचन

• yuktaḥ: endowed/engaged
• yuktaḥ: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: युज् (धातु)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा विभक्ति; एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past participle: joined/engaged/connected)

• pañchapade: in Pañchapada
• pañchapade: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pañchapada (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; सप्तमी विभक्ति (Locative); एकवचन; द्विगु-समास

• naraḥ: man/person
• naraḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा विभक्ति; एकवचन

Speaker

Varāha

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Vaishnavism
• Pilgrimage Studies
• Devotional Traditions

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It shows the blending of tīrtha practice with emerging bhakti vocabulary (bhāgavata), indicating devotional communities influencing Purāṇic framing of merit.

Which geographic location is identified?

Pañchapada is explicitly named as the locus for the described disciplined observance.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

Cultivate steadiness (yukta) and social-religious affinity with virtuous communities, presented as conducive to ‘pure’ outcomes.