Varaha Purana 149.80: Adhyaya 149, Shloka 80

The Sacred Geography and Merit of Dvārakā

Devanagari script

उच्चश्चैव विशालश्च मनोज्ञश्चैव शीतलः ॥ ये लभन्ते फलं तत्र मम मार्गानुसारिणः ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 149.80

Transliteration

uccaś caiva viśālaś ca manojñaś caiva śītalaḥ || ye labhante phalaṃ tatra mama mārgānusāriṇaḥ ||

Translation

അത് ഉയരമുള്ളതും വിശാലവും, മനോഹരവും ശീതളവുമാണ്; അവിടെ ഫലം ലഭിക്കുന്നവർ എന്റെ മാർഗ്ഗാനുസാരികളാണ്.

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Word by Word

• उच्चः: tall
• उच्चः: विशेषण (Predicate adjective)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उच्च (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; adjective (predicative)

• च: and
• च: सम्बन्ध (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय/ conjunction

• एव: indeed
• एव: सम्बन्ध (Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारण/particle (emphasis)

• विशालः: broad/large
• विशालः: विशेषण (Predicate adjective)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विशाल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: सम्बन्ध (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय/ conjunction

• मनोज्ञः: pleasing/charming
• मनोज्ञः: विशेषण (Predicate adjective)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मनोज्ञ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: सम्बन्ध (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय/ conjunction

• एव: indeed
• एव: सम्बन्ध (Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारण/particle

• शीतलः: cool
• शीतलः: विशेषण (Predicate adjective)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शीतल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• ये: those who
• ये: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; Relative pronoun

• लभन्ते: obtain
• लभन्ते: क्रिया (Verb/Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: लभ् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; आत्मनेपद

• फलम्: fruit/result
• फलम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: फल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Location)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक-अव्यय (locative adverb)

• मम: my
• मम: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी, एकवचन; Genitive singular (pronoun)

• मार्गानुसारिणः: followers of (my) path
• मार्गानुसारिणः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject; apposition to ये)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मार्गानुसारिन् (प्रातिपदिक: मार्ग + अनुसारिन्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (मार्गम् अनुसरन्ति इति)

Speaker

Varāha (default dialogue framework)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Ecological Ethics
• Pilgrimage Traditions

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It provides a descriptive ecological portrait of a sacred tree, showing how sensory qualities (coolness, pleasing form) are woven into heritage narratives.

Which geographic location is identified?

The verse references ‘there’ within the same sacred field; no distinct new toponym appears here.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

Belonging to the ‘path’ (mārga) is presented as the qualifying condition for receiving the fruit/benefit.