Varaha Purana 154.29: Adhyaya 154, Shloka 29

The Efficacy of Yamunā River Pilgrimage Sites

Merits of Mathurā-Region Tīrthas

Devanagari script

ततः परे कोटितीर्थे पवित्रं परमं स्मृतम्॥ तत्र वै स्नानमात्रेण गवां कोटिफलं लभेत्॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 154.29

Transliteration

tataḥ pare koṭitīrthe pavitraṃ paramaṃ smṛtam | tatra vai snānamātreṇa gavāṃ koṭiphalaṃ labhet ||

Translation

അതിന് അപ്പുറം കോടിതീർത്ഥം ഉണ്ട്; അതി പരമപവിത്രമെന്ന് സ്മരിക്കപ്പെടുന്നു. അവിടെ സ്നാനം മാത്രം ചെയ്താൽ കോടി പശുദാനഫലം ലഭിക്കുന്നു.

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Word by Word

• tataḥ: thereafter; from there
• tataḥ: Apādāna/Anukrama (अपादान/क्रम)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tataḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: अपादानार्थक/क्रमवाचक-अव्यय (from there; thereafter)

• pare: in the further/next
• pare: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: para (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative), एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifying koṭitīrthe)

• koṭitīrthe: at Koṭitīrtha
• koṭitīrthe: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: koṭi-tīrtha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (koṭyāḥ tīrtham / koṭi-sambandhi tīrtham)

• pavitram: pure, holy
• pavitram: Karta/Viśeṣya (कर्ता/विधेय)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pavitra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन; विधेय-विशेषण (predicate adjective)

• paramam: supreme, highest
• paramam: Karta/Viśeṣaṇa (कर्ता/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: parama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन; pavitram इति विशेषणस्य विशेषणम्

• smṛtam: is said/remembered (as)
• smṛtam: Kriyā (क्रिया; passive predication)
• Type: Verb
• Root: smṛta (कृदन्त; √smṛ स्मृ धातु)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकृदन्त; कर्मणि-प्रयोगार्थ (is said/remembered)

• tatra: there
• tatra: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: स्थानवाचक-अव्यय (locative adverb)

• vai: indeed
• vai: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vai (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चयार्थक/खल्वर्थक-अव्यय (indeed, surely)

• snānamātreṇa: by mere bathing
• snānamātreṇa: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: snāna-mātra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (mātra = only; snānasya mātram)

• gavām: of cows
• gavām: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: go (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive), बहुवचन

• koṭiphalam: the fruit equal to a crore (of cows)
• koṭiphalam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: koṭi-phala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (koṭyāḥ phalam)

• labhet: would obtain
• labhet: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √labh (लभ् धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

Speaker

Varāha

Tags

• Ancient Geography
• Purāṇic Studies
• Ritual Economy

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It shows the Purāṇic practice of translating social-ritual economy (dāna, especially cow-gifting) into the idiom of pilgrimage merit, useful for studying religious patronage and ethical ideals.

Which geographic location is identified?

Koṭitīrtha, presented as a subsequent site in the Mathurā-area tīrtha sequence.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

It frames purification and generosity as parallel moral economies—bathing at a tīrtha is described as yielding results comparable to major acts of giving.