Varaha Purana 169.40: Adhyaya 169, Shloka 40

The Greatness of Mathurā: The Ardhacandra Sacred Bathing Rite and the Procedure for the Yajñopavīta Observance

Devanagari script

माथुराणां च यद्रूपं तद्रूपं मे वसुन्धरे ॥ माथुरेण तु तृप्तेन तृप्तोऽहं नात्र संशयः ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 169.40

Transliteration

māthurāṇāṃ ca yadrūpaṃ tadrūpaṃ me vasundhare || māthurena tu tṛptena tṛpto 'haṃ nātra saṃśayaḥ ||

Translation

ഹേ വസുന്ധരേ! മഥുരാവാസികളുടെ സ്വഭാവം (രൂപം) എങ്ങനെയോ അതുതന്നെ എന്റെ രൂപം. മഥുരയിലെ ഒരാൾ തൃപ്തനായാൽ ഞാനും തൃപ്തനാകുന്നു—ഇതിൽ സംശയമില്ല।

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• माथुराणाम्: of the Mathurā people
• माथुराणाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: माथुर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (m.), षष्ठी विभक्ति (Gen. 6), बहुवचन (pl.)

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

• यत्: whatever / which
• यत्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (n.), प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom./Acc. 1/2), एकवचन (sg.)

• रूपम्: form / nature
• रूपम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रूप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (n.), प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom./Acc. 1/2), एकवचन (sg.)

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (n.), प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom./Acc. 1/2), एकवचन (sg.)

• रूपम्: form / nature
• रूपम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रूप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (n.), प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom./Acc. 1/2), एकवचन (sg.)

• मे: my / of me
• मे: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी/चतुर्थी विभक्ति (Gen./Dat. 6/4), एकवचन (sg.); अत्र षष्ठी (possessive)

• वसुन्धरे: O Earth
• वसुन्धरे: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वसुन्धरा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (f.), सम्बोधन विभक्ति (Voc. 8), एकवचन (sg.)

• माथुरेण: by a Mathurā person / by the Mathuran
• माथुरेण: Karana/Hetu (करण/हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: माथुर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (m.), तृतीया विभक्ति (Instr. 3), एकवचन (sg.)

• तु: indeed / but
• तु: Nipata (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), विशेषार्थ (indeed/but)

• तृप्तेन: by one who is satisfied
• तृप्तेन: Karana/Hetu (करण/हेतु)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तृप्त (प्रातिपदिक; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त from तृप् धातु)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (m.), तृतीया विभक्ति (Instr. 3), एकवचन (sg.); क्त-प्रत्ययान्त विशेषण (PPP used adjectivally)

• तृप्तः: satisfied
• तृप्तः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तृप्त (प्रातिपदिक; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त from तृप् धातु)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (m.), प्रथमा विभक्ति (Nom. 1), एकवचन (sg.); विधेय-विशेषण

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (m.), प्रथमा विभक्ति (Nom. 1), एकवचन (sg.)

• न: not
• न: Nipata (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्यय (negation particle)

• अत्र: here / in this matter
• अत्र: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of place)

• संशयः: doubt
• संशयः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संशय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (m.), प्रथमा विभक्ति (Nom. 1), एकवचन (sg.)

Speaker

Varāha (default, dialogue framework)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Studies
• Ancient Geography
• Cultural Heritage

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It is a typical māhātmya-style elevation of a region and its inhabitants, useful for understanding how Purāṇic texts construct sacred geographies and communal identities around pilgrimage centers.

Which geographic location is identified?

Mathurā is explicitly named, a major North Indian cultural-heritage and pilgrimage center with extensive textual attestations.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

It implies a reciprocal ethic of care between sacred place/community and the cosmic order (here voiced to Earth/Vasundharā), encouraging respectful treatment of a culturally significant region and its people.