Varaha Purana 162.4: Adhyaya 162, Shloka 4

The Efficacy and Merit of Cakra-tīrtha

Devanagari script

तत्रासौ वासम् अकरोत् पुण्यसेवी जितेन्द्रियः ॥ तीर्थसेवी तथा स्नायी देवतादर्शने रतः

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 162.4

Transliteration

tatrāsau vāsam akarot puṇyasevī jitendriyaḥ || tīrthasevī tathā snāyī devatādarśane rataḥ

Translation

അവിടെ അവൻ താമസമാക്കി—പുണ്യാചരണത്തിൽ നിഷ്ഠയുള്ളവൻ, ഇന്ദ്രിയജയിയായവൻ; തീർത്ഥസേവയിൽ ഏർപ്പെട്ട്, നിത്യസ്നാനം ചെയ്ത്, ദേവദർശനത്തിൽ ആസക്തനായി.

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Word by Word

• tatra: there
• tatra: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण) (adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya, adverb of place (देशवाचक क्रियाविशेषण)

• asau: that man / he
• asau: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: adas (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• vāsam: dwelling / residence
• vāsam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vāsa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• akarot: made / took up
• akarot: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √kṛ (कृ धातु)
• Form: Imperfect (लङ्), 3rd person, Singular; Parasmaipada

• puṇya-sevī: one devoted to holy deeds
• puṇya-sevī: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: puṇya (प्रातिपदिक) + sevī (सेविन् प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular; उपपद-तत्पुरुषः ‘puṇyaṃ sevate’ (one who serves/engages in holy acts)

• jita-indriyaḥ: self-controlled (with conquered senses)
• jita-indriyaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: jita (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक) + indriya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular; बहुव्रीहिः ‘jītāni indriyāṇi yasya saḥ’

• tīrtha-sevī: one who frequents holy places
• tīrtha-sevī: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tīrtha (प्रातिपदिक) + sevī (सेविन् प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular; उपपद-तत्पुरुषः ‘tīrthaṃ sevate’

• tathā: and also / likewise
• tathā: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya, conjunction/adverb ‘also/likewise’ (समुच्चय/प्रकार)

• snāyī: one who bathes (regularly)
• snāyī: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: snāyin (स्नायिन् प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular; agent-noun ‘one who bathes’

• devatā-darśane: in the seeing of deities / in deity-visions
• devatā-darśane: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण) / Viṣaya (विषय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: devatā (प्रातिपदिक) + darśana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular; सप्तमी in sense of ‘in/with regard to’; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः ‘devatānāṃ darśanam’

• rataḥ: devoted / delighting
• rataḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: rata (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √ram)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular; past participle (क्त) used adjectivally ‘attached/delighting’

Speaker

Varāha (default narrative voice)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Ascetic Ethics
• Purāṇic Narrative
• Pilgrimage Literature

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It documents a normative portrait of tīrtha-based discipline—self-restraint, ritual bathing, and devotional orientation—common in Purāṇic pilgrimage literature.

Which geographic location is identified?

The location is indicated contextually as the tīrtha reached in the prior verse (Śālagrāma).

What is the primary ethical instruction?

Cultivation of self-control (jitendriya) and sustained disciplined conduct at culturally significant sites.