Varaha Purana 166.21: Adhyaya 166, Shloka 21

The Greatness of the Sacred Pond Called Asikuṇḍa

Devanagari script

तत्र कृत्वा च हैरण्याः मूर्त्तयश्च चतुर्विधाः ॥ तीर्थे वराहसंज्ञे तु मथुरायां व्यवस्थिताः ।

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 166.21

Transliteration

tatra kṛtvā ca hairaṇyāḥ mūrttayaś ca caturvidhāḥ || tīrthe varāhasaṁjñe tu mathurāyāṁ vyavasthitāḥ |

Translation

അവിടെ നാലുവിധത്തിലുള്ള സ്വർണമയ മൂർത്തികൾ നിർമ്മിച്ച്, മഥുരയിലെ ‘വരാഹ’ എന്ന തീർത്ഥത്തിൽ സ്ഥാപിച്ചു.

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Word by Word

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb)

• कृत्वा: having made
• कृत्वा: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा (absolutive), अव्ययभाव

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (Coordination)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (conjunction)

• हैरण्याः: golden
• हैरण्याः: विशेषण (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हैरण्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; विशेषण of मूर्त्तयः

• मूर्त्तयः: forms/images
• मूर्त्तयः: कर्ता (Kartā)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मूर्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (Coordination)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (conjunction)

• चतुर्विधाः: fourfold/of four kinds
• चतुर्विधाः: विशेषण (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चतुर्विध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; विशेषण of मूर्त्तयः

• तीर्थे: at the sacred ford/place
• तीर्थे: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/अधिकरण), एकवचन

• वराह-संज्ञे: named Varāha
• वराह-संज्ञे: विशेषण (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वराह (प्रातिपदिक) + संज्ञ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष: वराह-नाम्नि (named ‘Varāha’) qualifying तीर्थे

• तु: indeed/but
• तु: सम्बन्ध (Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (particle)

• मथुरायाम्: in Mathurā
• मथुरायाम्: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मथुरा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन

• व्यवस्थिताः: were established/stood
• व्यवस्थिताः: कर्ता (Kartā)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि-अव-स्था (धातु) + व्यवस्थित (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त (past participle), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; predicate to मूर्त्तयः

Speaker

Varāha (implicit narration)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Archaeology and Iconography
• Ancient Geography
• Purāṇic Narrative

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It provides a textual witness to icon installation and tīrtha-naming practices, useful for studies of North Indian religious material culture and site formation.

Which geographic location is identified?

Mathurā, specifically a tīrtha designated ‘Varāha’ (Varāha-saṁjña tīrtha).

What is the primary ethical instruction?

Implicitly, it supports stewardship of cultural heritage through the establishment and maintenance of commemorative sacred forms within a defined landscape.