Varaha Purana 140.77: Adhyaya 140, Shloka 77

The Greatness of Kokāmukha (Badarī): Varāha’s Hidden Abode and the Sacred Waters

Devanagari script

पञ्चयोजनविस्तारं क्षेत्रं कोकामुखं मम ।। यस्त्वेतत्तु विजानाति न स पापेन लिप्यते ॥

Sanskrit recitationVaraha Purana 140.77

Transliteration

pañcayojanavistāraṃ kṣetraṃ kokāmukhaṃ mama || yastvetattu vijānāti na sa pāpena lipyate ||

Translation

Kṣetra suci-Ku bernama Kokāmukha terbentang seluas lima yojana. Sesiapa yang benar-benar memahami hal ini tidak akan dicemari oleh dosa.

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Word by Word

• pañca: five
• pañca: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pañca (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Numeral adjective (संख्याविशेषण), indeclinable-like usage; used as prior member in compound

• yojana: yojana (a measure)
• yojana: Samāsa-aṅga (समासाङ्ग)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yojana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), stem used in compound (समासपूर्वपद)

• vistāram: extent, breadth
• vistāram: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vistāra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative singular (द्वितीया एकवचन); in compound as final member

• pañca-yojana-vistāram: having an extent of five yojanas
• pañca-yojana-vistāram: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pañca + yojana + vistāra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa (तत्पुरुष) measure-determinative; Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative singular (द्वितीया एकवचन); qualifying kṣetram

• kṣetram: field, sacred area
• kṣetram: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kṣetra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative singular (द्वितीया एकवचन)

• kokāmukham: Kokāmukha (name of the place)
• kokāmukham: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kokā + mukha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa (तत्पुरुष) proper-name compound; Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative singular (द्वितीया एकवचन); apposition to kṣetram

• mama: my
• mama: Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha (षष्ठीसम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun (सर्वनाम), Genitive singular (षष्ठी एकवचन)

• yaḥ: who
• yaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Relative pronoun (यत्), Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative singular (प्रथमा एकवचन)

• tu: but/indeed
• tu: Sambandha-bodhaka (सम्बन्धबोधक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: Particle (निपात), contrast/emphasis

• etat: this
• etat: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: etad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun (एतद्), Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative singular (द्वितीया एकवचन)

• tu: indeed
• tu: Sambandha-bodhaka (सम्बन्धबोधक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: Particle (निपात), emphasis

• vijānāti: knows, understands
• vijānāti: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vi + jñā (धातु)
• Form: Present tense (लट्), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन)

• na: not
• na: Pratiṣedha (प्रतिषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: Negation particle (निषेध)

• saḥ: he
• saḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun (तद्), Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative singular (प्रथमा एकवचन)

• pāpena: by/with sin
• pāpena: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pāpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Instrumental singular (तृतीया एकवचन)

• lipyate: is tainted, is smeared
• lipyate: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: lip (धातु)
• Form: Present tense (लट्), Ātmanepada (आत्मनेपद), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन); Passive-like sense (कर्मणि प्रयोग)

Speaker

Varāha

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Vaiṣṇavism
• Ancient Geography
• Sacred Topography

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It exemplifies Purāṇic mapping of sacred space (kṣetra) using traditional measures (yojana), linking geography with ethical purification themes.

Which geographic location is identified?

Kokāmukha is presented as a named sacred region; precise modern identification is uncertain without corroborating regional inscriptions or pilgrimage manuals.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

Knowledge/recognition of the sacred site is framed as a means of avoiding moral ‘stain’ (lipyate), emphasizing cognition and reverence rather than coercion.