Varaha Purana 166.26: Adhyaya 166, Shloka 26

The Greatness of the Sacred Pond Called Asikuṇḍa

Devanagari script

असिकुण्डं समारभ्य तीर्थानुक्रमणिका वरा ॥ सुप्तोत्थितोऽपि द्वादश्यामसिकुण्डाप्लुतो नरः ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 166.26

Transliteration

asikuṇḍaṃ samārabhya tīrthānukramaṇikā varā || suptotthito 'pi dvādaśyām asikuṇḍāpluto naraḥ

Translation

അസികുണ്ഡത്തിൽ നിന്ന് ആരംഭിക്കുന്ന ഈ തീർത്ഥങ്ങളുടെ ശ്രേഷ്ഠമായ അനുക്രമണികയാണ്. ഉറക്കത്തിൽ നിന്ന് എഴുന്നേറ്റ ഉടനെയായാലും ദ്വാദശി ദിനത്തിൽ അസികുണ്ഡത്തിൽ മുങ്ങി സ്നാനം ചെയ്യുന്ന മനുഷ്യൻ…

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Word by Word

• असिकुण्डम्: Asikuṇḍa (Asi-pond)
• असिकुण्डम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: असि + कुण्ड (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष

• समारभ्य: starting from
• समारभ्य: Kriyā (क्रिया-पूर्वक)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-आ-रभ् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (gerund/absolutive); ‘having begun/starting from’

• तीर्थानुक्रमणिका: the sequence/list of pilgrimage places
• तीर्थानुक्रमणिका: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तीर्थ + अनुक्रमणिका (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (determinative: ‘list/sequence of tīrthas’)

• वरा: excellent
• वरा: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषण

• सुप्तोत्थितः: asleep or awake
• सुप्तोत्थितः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सुप्त + उत्थित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; द्वन्द्व (two states: asleep/awake)

• अपि: even/also
• अपि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: सम्भावन/समुच्चय-अव्यय (particle: even/also)

• द्वादश्याम्: on Dvādaśī (the 12th day)
• द्वादश्याम्: Kāla (काल/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्वादशी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; तिथिवाचक (on the twelfth lunar day)

• असिकुण्डाप्लुतः: having bathed in Asikuṇḍa
• असिकुण्डाप्लुतः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: असिकुण्ड + आप्लुत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (locative sense: ‘bathed in Asikuṇḍa’)

• नरः: a man
• नरः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

Speaker

Varāha

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Vaiṣṇavism
• Ritual Studies

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It evidences indexing practices (anukramaṇikā) and calendrical ritual timing (dvādaśī), both relevant for the history of pilgrimage administration and ritual scheduling.

Which geographic location is identified?

Asikuṇḍa is the focal site; the verse also implies a broader circuit through the mention of a tīrtha sequence.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

It encourages regularized, time-aware practice and careful observance of culturally meaningful days, framed as personal discipline.