Varaha Purana 153.2: Adhyaya 153, Shloka 2

The Glory of the Mathurā Sacred Landscape: Saṃyamana Tīrtha and the Twelve Sacred Forests

Devanagari script

तत्रैव स्नानमात्रेण सौभाग्यं जायते परम् ॥ रूपवन्तः प्रजायन्ते स्वर्गलोके न संशयः ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 153.2

Transliteration

tatraiva snāna-mātreṇa saubhāgyaṁ jāyate param || rūpavantaḥ prajāyante svarga-loke na saṁśayaḥ ||

Translation

അവിടെയേ വെറും സ്നാനം മാത്രത്താൽ പരമ സൗഭാഗ്യം ഉദിക്കുന്നു. സുന്ദരരൂപമുള്ള സന്തതി ജനിക്കുന്നു; സ്വർഗ്ഗലോകത്തിലെ പുണ്യഫലം ലഭിക്കുന്നു—സംശയമില്ല.

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Word by Word

• tatra: there
• tatra: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/location)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; adverb of place (देशवाचक)

• eva: indeed; just
• eva: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; emphasis particle (अवधारण)

• snāna-mātreṇa: by mere bathing
• snāna-mātreṇa: Karaṇa (करण/instrument-means)
• Type: Noun
• Root: snāna + mātra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Instrumental (तृतीया) Singular; तत्पुरुष: snānasya mātram (mere bathing)

• saubhāgyam: good fortune
• saubhāgyam: Karta (कर्ता/subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: saubhāgya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा) Singular

• jāyate: arises; is obtained
• jāyate: Kriyā (क्रिया/predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: jan (जन् धातु)
• Form: Present (लट्), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular; ātmanepada; passive/intransitive sense ‘is born/arises’

• param: supreme; excellent
• param: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/modifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: para (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा) Singular; qualifies saubhāgyam

• rūpavantaḥ: handsome; possessing beauty
• rūpavantaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: rūpavant (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा) Plural; possessive adjective (मतुप् प्रत्यय)

• prajāyante: are born; come into being
• prajāyante: Kriyā (क्रिया/predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra + jan (जन् धातु)
• Form: Present (लट्), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Plural (बहुवचन); ātmanepada

• svarga-loke: in heaven-world
• svarga-loke: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: svarga + loka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Locative (सप्तमी) Singular; तत्पुरुष: svargasya lokaḥ (world of heaven)

• na: no; not
• na: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; negation (निषेध)

• saṁśayaḥ: doubt
• saṁśayaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/subject of implied 'asti')
• Type: Noun
• Root: saṁśaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा) Singular

Speaker

Varāha

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Ancient Geography
• Ritual Culture

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It exemplifies the Purāṇic tīrtha-māhātmya genre, where ritual acts like bathing are tied to social ideals (prosperity, lineage) and merit discourse.

Which geographic location is identified?

The verse refers back to the previously mentioned tīrtha area in the Mathurā region (contextually near Śivakuṇḍa).

What is the primary ethical instruction?

It promotes disciplined engagement with culturally significant water-sites, implicitly supporting care for and continuity of heritage water bodies.