Varaha Purana 166.28: Adhyaya 166, Shloka 28

The Greatness of the Sacred Pond Called Asikuṇḍa

Devanagari script

विमतेर्बुद्धिरुत्पन्ना गच्छामो मथुरां पुरीम् ॥ चतुरो वार्षिकान्मासान्मथुरायां वसामहे ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 166.28

Transliteration

vimater buddhir utpannā gacchāmo mathurāṃ purīm || caturo vārṣikān māsān mathurāyāṃ vasāmahe

Translation

വിമതിയുടെ മനസ്സിൽ ഒരു നിശ്ചയം ഉദിച്ചു— “മഥുരാ നഗരത്തിലേക്ക് പോകാം; മഴക്കാലത്തിലെ നാല് മാസം മഥുരയിൽ വസിക്കാം।”

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Word by Word

• vimateḥ: of Vimati
• vimateḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vimati (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन

• buddhiḥ: understanding / resolve
• buddhiḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: buddhi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• utpannā: arisen
• utpannā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: utpanna (कृदन्त; √पद्/√पन्?; √पद् with ut-; conventional √पद्/√भू sense)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; भूतकृदन्त (क्त), agrees with ‘buddhiḥ’

• gacchāmaḥ: we go / let us go
• gacchāmaḥ: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √गम् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• mathurām: to Mathurā
• mathurām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mathurā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• purīm: city
• purīm: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: purī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; ‘mathurām’ का विशेष्य/अप्पोज़िशन

• caturaḥ: four
• caturaḥ: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: catur (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), बहुवचन; संख्या-विशेषण; ‘māsān’ विशेषयति

• vārṣikān: yearly / seasonal
• vārṣikān: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vārṣika (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), बहुवचन; ‘māsān’ विशेषयति (annual/seasonal)

• māsān: months
• māsān: Kāla-adhikarana (कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: māsa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), बहुवचन; कालपरिमाण (duration)

• mathurāyām: in Mathurā
• mathurāyām: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mathurā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन

• vasāmahe: we dwell / we stay
• vasāmahe: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √वस् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), बहुवचन; आत्मनेपद

Speaker

Varāha

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Ancient Geography
• Purāṇic Narrative

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It references a four-month rainy-season residence (often linked with cāturmāsya observance), indicating how Purāṇic narratives encode seasonal movement and settlement patterns around major pilgrimage centers.

Which geographic location is identified?

Mathurā is explicitly named as the destination and place of residence.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

It models intentional, time-bounded pilgrimage and disciplined residence, suggesting structured engagement with cultural and geographic centers.