Varaha Purana 147.9: Adhyaya 147, Shloka 9

The Sacred Merit of Goniṣkramaṇa

the Tīrtha of the Cows’ Emergence/Release

Devanagari script

ईश्वरोऽपि महाभागे तत्पार्श्वं समुपागतः ॥ गोनिष्क्रमेतिविख्याते तस्मिंस्तीर्थे महौजसि

Sanskrit recitationVaraha Purana 147.9

Transliteration

īśvaro 'pi mahābhāge tat-pārśvaṁ samupāgataḥ || goniṣkrameti vikhyāte tasmiṁs tīrthe mahaujasi

Translation

ഹേ മഹാഭാഗനേ! ഈശ്വരനും അവന്റെ സമീപത്തേക്ക് എത്തി—‘ഗോണിഷ്ക്രമ’ എന്നു പ്രസിദ്ധമായ ആ മഹൗജസ്സുള്ള തീർത്ഥത്തിൽ।

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Word by Word

• īśvaraḥ: the Lord
• īśvaraḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: īśvara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• api: also
• api: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/अपि-कारक-अव्यय

• mahābhāge: O greatly fortunate one
• mahābhāge: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/vocative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahā-bhāga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मधारय (महान् भागः यस्य) as vocative epithet

• tat-pārśvam: to his side/near him
• tat-pārśvam: Karma (कर्म/object of samupāgataḥ)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad + pārśva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (तस्य पार्श्वम्)

• samupāgataḥ: arrived/came
• samupāgataḥ: Kriyā (क्रिया; participial predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam-upa-ā-gam (धातु: गम्) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकृत् (past participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; क्रियार्थे ‘has come/arrived’

• go-niṣkrama-iti: ‘Go-niṣkrama’ (so called)
• go-niṣkrama-iti: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/quotative marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: go + niṣkrama (प्रातिपदिक) + iti (अव्यय)
• Form: इति-समाप्त्यर्थक-अव्यय; नामनिर्देश (quotative: ‘called …’)

• vikhyāte: renowned/known as
• vikhyāte: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vi-khyāta (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; वि+ख्या धातु, क्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifying tīrthe)

• tasmin: in that
• tasmin: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• tīrthe: at the sacred ford/place of pilgrimage
• tīrthe: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tīrtha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• mahaujasi: of great power/splendour
• mahaujasi: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mahā-ojas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifying tīrthe)

Speaker

Varāha

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Sacred Geography
• Purāṇic Theophany
• Cultural Heritage

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It identifies Goniṣkrama explicitly as a tīrtha, supporting the Purāṇic function of mapping pilgrimage and culturally valued locations.

Which geographic location is identified?

Goniṣkrama tīrtha is named; modern identification remains uncertain without additional regional descriptors.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The verse implies that disciplined practice and sacred places are contexts for encounter and learning, rather than transactional reward-seeking.