Varaha Purana 156.8: Adhyaya 156, Shloka 8

The Manifest Sacred Landscape of Mathurā: Merits of Vatsakrīḍanaka, Bhāṇḍīraka, Vṛndāvana, Keśītīrtha, and the Sūrya-Tīrthas

Devanagari script

तत्र कुण्डे महाभागे बहुगुल्मलतावृते ॥ तत्र स्नानं प्रकुर्वीत चैकरात्रोषितो नरः ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 156.8

Transliteration

tatra kuṇḍe mahābhāge bahugulmalatāvṛte || tatra snānaṃ prakurvīta caikarātroṣito naraḥ ||

Translation

അവിടെ അനവധി കുറ്റിച്ചെടികളും വള്ളികളും ചുറ്റിപ്പറ്റിയ ആ മഹാഭാഗ്യ കുണ്ടത്തിൽ, മനുഷ്യൻ ഒരു രാത്രി താമസിച്ച് സ്നാനം ചെയ്യണം।

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Word by Word

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

• कुण्डे: in the pond
• कुण्डे: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुण्ड (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन

• महाभागे: in the very fortunate/auspicious (pond)
• महाभागे: विशेषण (Adjectival to 'कुण्डे')
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महाभाग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifier)

• बहु-गुल्म-लता-आवृते: covered with many shrubs and creepers
• बहु-गुल्म-लता-आवृते: विशेषण (Adjectival to 'कुण्डे')
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बहु (प्रातिपदिक) + गुल्म (प्रातिपदिक) + लता (प्रातिपदिक) + आवृत (कृदन्त, क्त-प्रत्यय)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past passive participle) ‘आवृत’ = covered; विशेषण

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Location)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: स्थानवाचक-अव्यय

• स्नानम्: bathing
• स्नानम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्नान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन

• प्रकुर्वीत: should perform
• प्रकुर्वीत: क्रिया (Verb/Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + कृ (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• च: and
• च: सम्बन्ध (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• एक-रात्र-उषितः: having stayed for one night
• एक-रात्र-उषितः: विशेषण (Adjectival to 'नरः')
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एक (प्रातिपदिक) + रात्र (प्रातिपदिक) + उषित (कृदन्त, क्त-प्रत्यय)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त ‘उषित’ = having stayed; विशेषण

• नरः: a man
• नरः: कर्ता (Kartā/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

Speaker

Varāha

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇa
• Sacred Geography
• Ritual Culture

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It documents a specific pilgrimage practice (bathing with an overnight stay), relevant to reconstructing historical patterns of ritual travel.

Which geographic location is identified?

A kuṇḍa (pond) within the Vṛndāvana sacred region; the specific pond name is not supplied in the fragment.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

Undertaking a time-bound observance (overnight stay) emphasizes discipline and mindful engagement with a heritage landscape.