Varaha Purana 98.5: Adhyaya 98, Shloka 5
Chapter on the Sacred Hill Episode: Satyatapā and the Marvel of Varāha
Pūrva Bhāga · Ascetic Instruction and Himalayan Setting
बभौ दुर्वाससा सम्यग्बोधितश्च विशेषतः ॥ हिमाद्रेरुत्तरे पादे पुष्यभद्रा नदी शुभा ॥
babhau durvāsasā samyag bodhitaś ca viśeṣataḥ || himādrer uttare pāde puṣyabhadrā nadī śubhā ||
babhau durvAsasA samyagbodhitashcha visheShataH || himAdreruttare pAde puShyabhadrA nadI shubhA
ദുർവാസസിന്റെ പ്രത്യേക ഉപദേശത്താൽ അവൻ ശരിയായി ബോധം പ്രാപിച്ച് വീണ്ടും ശ്രേഷ്ഠനായി. ഹിമാദ്രിയുടെ ഉത്തര പാദഭാഗത്ത് ശുഭമായ പുഷ്യഭദ്രാ നദിയുണ്ട്.
Sandhi Notes
- samyagbodhitaś ca = samyak bodhitaḥ ca
- himādreruttare = himādreḥ uttare
- (locative phrase) uttare pāde = ‘on the northern slope/foot’
Varāha
Upadeśa (right instruction) is a decisive turning point; sacred geography often preserves memory of such transformations.
Seek correction from the wise; visit and honor places associated with sages and moral renewal as supports for one’s practice.
Varāha teaches Bhū-devī: transformation through Durvāsas’ upadeśa; then shifts to tīrtha-geography (Puṣyabhadrā).
Proper instruction by a realized sage (here Durvāsas) restores dharmic clarity; tīrtha geography is introduced as the setting of sanctity.
Receiving and following such instruction leads to renewed virtue and esteem; neglecting it leaves one in degraded patterns.
Varāha Purāṇa 98.6 (Citraśilā and Bhadra nyagrodha on Puṣyabhadrā’s bank)
FAQs
It combines moral biography (instruction by an ascetic authority) with a named river in the Himalayan frame, typical of Purāṇic blending of ethics and sacred geography.
Puṣyabhadrā river is located on the northern slope/foot of Himādri (the Himālaya). A precise modern identification is uncertain without additional corroborating textual and regional data.
Correct instruction (samyagbodha) and disciplined guidance are presented as catalysts for moral re-formation.
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