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Varaha Purana 145.37: Adhyaya 145, Shloka 37

The Greatness of the Śālagrāma Sacred Region

अश्वमेधफलं भुक्त्वा मम लोके स मोदते ॥ चक्रस्वामीति विख्यातं तस्मिन्क्षेत्रे परं मम ॥

Sanskrit recitationVaraha Purana 145.37

aśvamedhaphalaṃ bhuktvā mama loke sa modate || cakrasvāmīti vikhyātaṃ tasminkṣetre paraṃ mama ||

Setelah memperoleh pahala Aśvamedha, dia bersukacita di loka-Ku. Di kṣetra suci itu, perwujudan-Ku yang tertinggi masyhur dengan nama Cakrasvāmin.

अश्वमेधफलम्the fruit of the Aśvamedha sacrifice
अश्वमेधफलम्:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootअश्वमेध + फल (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन; समासः—अश्वमेधस्य फलम् (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष); कर्मपद (भुक्त्वा)
भुक्त्वाhaving enjoyed
भुक्त्वा:
Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootभुज् (धातु)
Formक्त्वान्त-अव्यय (gerund/absolutive); ‘having enjoyed/partaken’
ममmy
मम:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
TypeAdjective
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formषष्ठी (6), एकवचन; सर्वनाम; सम्बन्ध (genitive)
लोकेin the world/realm
लोके:
Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootलोक (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7), एकवचन; अधिकरण
सःhe
सः:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; सर्वनाम; कर्ता
मोदतेrejoices
मोदते:
Kriyā (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootमुद् (धातु)
Formलट् (present), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन
चक्रस्वामी‘Lord of the Discus’
चक्रस्वामी:
Samjñā (संज्ञा)
TypeNoun
Rootचक्र + स्वामिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; समासः—चक्रस्य स्वामी (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष); नाम/उपाधि
इतिthus
इति:
Discourse marker (इत्यर्थ)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइति (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; उद्धरण/इत्यर्थक-निपात (quotative particle)
विख्यातम्renowned
विख्यातम्:
Viśeṣaṇa/Predicate (विशेषण/विधेय)
TypeAdjective
Rootवि + ख्या (धातु) → विख्यात (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (PPP) ‘renowned/known’
तस्मिन्in that
तस्मिन्:
Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
TypeAdjective
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7), एकवचन; सर्वनाम; विशेषण (for kṣetre)
क्षेत्रेin the sacred field/place
क्षेत्रे:
Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootक्षेत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7), एकवचन; अधिकरण
परम्supreme
परम्:
Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootपरम (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; विशेषण (of implied ‘kṣetraṃ’/‘sthānaṃ’)
ममmy
मम:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
TypeAdjective
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formषष्ठी (6), एकवचन; सर्वनाम; सम्बन्ध

Varāha

C
Classical Literature
V
Vaiṣṇavism
P
Pilgrimage Literature
C
Cultural Heritage

FAQs

It illustrates a common Purāṇic strategy: equating tīrtha observance with major Vedic-ritual merit, thereby integrating older ritual prestige into pilgrimage culture.

A specific kṣetra within the Śālagrāma context is referenced, where the title ‘Cakrasvāmin’ is associated with the site.

The verse encourages disciplined engagement with heritage sites by framing outcomes in terms of moral-spiritual cultivation rather than coercion.

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