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Varaha Purana 147.47: Adhyaya 147, Shloka 47

The Sacred Merit of Goniṣkramaṇa

the Tīrtha of the Cows’ Emergence/Release

ब्रह्मलोकं समुत्सृज्य मम लोके महीयते ॥ तस्मिन्क्षेत्रे महाभागे आश्चर्यं शृणु सुन्दरि ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 147.47

brahmalokaṃ samutsṛjya mama loke mahīyate || tasmin kṣetre mahābhāge āścaryaṃ śṛṇu sundari ||

Setelah meninggalkan Brahmaloka, seseorang dimuliakan di alam-Ku. Di wilayah suci yang penuh berkat itu, wahai yang jelita, dengarkanlah suatu keajaiban.

ब्रह्मलोकम्the world of Brahmā
ब्रह्मलोकम्:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootब्रह्मलोक (प्रातिपदिक; ब्रह्मन् + लोक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (ब्रह्मणः लोकः)
समुत्सृज्यhaving abandoned
समुत्सृज्य:
Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण; prior action)
TypeVerb
Rootसम्-उत्-√सृज् (धातु)
Formक्त्वान्त अव्यय (Gerund/Absolutive), पूर्वकालिक क्रिया; उपसर्ग: सम्, उत्
ममmy
मम:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
TypeNoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formषष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive), एकवचन; सर्वनाम
लोकेin the world
लोके:
Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootलोक (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative), एकवचन
महीयतेis honored / is glorified
महीयते:
Kriyā (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√मह् (धातु)
Formलट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद; कर्मणि/भावे प्रयोग (Passive/Impersonal sense)
तस्मिन्in that
तस्मिन्:
Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुं/नपुंसक, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम
क्षेत्रेin the sacred place/field
क्षेत्रे:
Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootक्षेत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative), एकवचन
महाभागेin the greatly fortunate (place)
महाभागे:
Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootमहाभाग (प्रातिपदिक; महा + भाग)
Formपुं/नपुंसक, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative), एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifier)
आश्चर्यम्a wonder
आश्चर्यम्:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootआश्चर्य (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन
शृणुhear
शृणु:
Kriyā (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√श्रु (धातु)
Formलोट्-लकार (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद
सुन्दरिO beautiful one
सुन्दरि:
Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
TypeNoun
Rootसुन्दरी (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन

Varāha (default dialogue framework)

C
Classical Literature
V
Vaishnavism
C
Cosmology
P
Pilgrimage Studies

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It shows how Purāṇic texts connect terrestrial sacred geography with supra-terrestrial cosmology, reinforcing the narrative prestige of a kṣetra.

The reference is to the same kṣetra described earlier in the chapter; the excerpt itself does not name a modern correlate.

The verse frames the landscape as a site of instruction and narrative memory, encouraging attentive listening and transmission.

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