Varaha Purana 147.44: Adhyaya 147, Shloka 44

The Sacred Merit of Goniṣkramaṇa

the Tīrtha of the Cows’ Emergence/Release

Devanagari script

पूर्वोत्तरेण पार्श्वेन पञ्चक्रोशं न संशयः ॥ मत्सरः पद्मपत्राक्षि अगाधं परिसंस्थितम् ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 147.44

Transliteration

pūrvottareṇa pārśvena pañcakrośaṃ na saṃśayaḥ || matsaraḥ padmapatrākṣi agādhaṃ parisaṃsthitam ||

Translation

വടക്കുകിഴക്കൻ ഭാഗത്ത് അതിന്റെ വ്യാപ്തി അഞ്ചു ക്രോശം—സംശയമില്ല. ഹേ പദ്മപത്രാക്ഷി, അവിടെ ‘മത്സര’ എന്ന നാമത്തിലുള്ള ഗഹനവും അഗാധവും ആയ സ്ഥലം നിലകൊള്ളുന്നു.

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Word by Word

• पूर्वोत्तरेण: by the eastern and northern (side) / to the northeast
• पूर्वोत्तरेण: Karana (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पूर्व-उत्तर (प्रातिपदिक; पूर्व + उत्तर)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (द्वन्द्वसमासः), तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन; दिशावाचक विशेषणं पार्श्वेन प्रति

• पार्श्वेन: by/along the side
• पार्श्वेन: Karana (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पार्श्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन

• पञ्चक्रोशम्: five krośas (a measure)
• पञ्चक्रोशम्: Karma (कर्म/Measure-Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पञ्च-क्रोश (प्रातिपदिक; पञ्चन् + क्रोश)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; द्विगुसमासः (पञ्च क्रोशाः = five krośas)

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-अव्यय (negation particle)

• संशयः: doubt
• संशयः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संशय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; वाक्ये 'न संशयः' इति नास्तित्वार्थकः

• मत्सरः: Matsara (possibly a name) / envy
• मत्सरः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मत्सर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; पाठे अर्थः अस्पष्टः (सम्भवतः स्थल/सरः-नाम)

• पद्मपत्राक्षि: O lotus-leaf-eyed one
• पद्मपत्राक्षि: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/Vocative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पद्म-पत्र-अक्षि (प्रातिपदिक; पद्म + पत्र + अक्षि)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/सम्बोधन), एकवचन; बहुव्रीहिः (पद्मपत्रे इव अक्षिणी यस्याः)

• अगाधम्: unfathomable, very deep
• अगाधम्: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अगाध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषणं (सरः/स्थानम् implied)

• परिसंस्थितम्: situated/placed all around; well-established
• परिसंस्थितम्: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Verb
• Root: परि-सम्-स्था (धातु)
• Form: क्त (Past Passive Participle/कृदन्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषणं (सरः/स्थानम् implied)

Speaker

Varāha (default dialogue framework)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Ancient Geography
• Hydrography in Texts
• Pilgrimage Studies

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It preserves a textual mode of premodern cartography: directional orientation, distance units, and named landmarks used to define a sacred region.

Which geographic location is identified?

A northeastern boundary of the kṣetra is described, and a landmark named “Matsara” is mentioned; the excerpt does not provide enough corroboration for modern identification.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

Implicitly, it encourages mindful movement through a landscape regarded as culturally significant, treating geography as a carrier of memory and value.