Varaha Purana 147.53: Adhyaya 147, Shloka 53

The Sacred Merit of Goniṣkramaṇa

the Tīrtha of the Cows’ Emergence/Release

Devanagari script

मम मार्गानुसाराणां मम च प्रीतिवर्धनः॥ श्रेष्ठानां परमं श्रेष्ठं मङ्गलानां च मङ्गलम्॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 147.53

Transliteration

mama mārgānusārāṇāṃ mama ca prītivarddhanaḥ || śreṣṭhānāṃ paramaṃ śreṣṭhaṃ maṅgalānāṃ ca maṅgalam ||

Translation

Bagi mereka yang mengikuti jalan-Ku, hal ini turut menambah keredaan-Ku. Ia adalah yang terbaik antara yang terbaik, dan yang paling berkat antara segala yang berkat.

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Word by Word

• मम: my
• मम: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/सम्बन्ध), एकवचन; pronoun

• मार्गानुसाराणाम्: of the followers of (my) path
• मार्गानुसाराणाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मार्ग + अनुसारिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (मार्गम् अनुसरन्ति ये), पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/सम्बन्ध), बहुवचन

• मम: my
• मम: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/सम्बन्ध), एकवचन

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

• प्रीतिवर्धनः: increaser of delight
• प्रीतिवर्धनः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रीति + वर्धन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (प्रीतेः वर्धनः), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन; predicate to (अध्यायः implied)

• श्रेष्ठानाम्: of the best
• श्रेष्ठानाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्रेष्ठ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/सम्बन्ध), बहुवचन

• परमम्: supreme
• परमम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; superlative adjective used predicatively

• श्रेष्ठम्: the best
• श्रेष्ठम्: Visheshya-Predicate (विधेय)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: श्रेष्ठ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; predicate complement

• मङ्गलानाम्: of auspicious things
• मङ्गलानाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मङ्गल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/सम्बन्ध), बहुवचन

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

• मङ्गलम्: auspiciousness / blessing
• मङ्गलम्: Visheshya-Predicate (विधेय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मङ्गल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; predicate complement

Speaker

Varāha

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Vaiṣṇavism
• Purāṇic Studies

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It reflects a common Purāṇic rhetorical strategy: validating a teaching by asserting superlative merit and aligning it with an authoritative ‘path’ (mārga).

Which geographic location is identified?

No geographic site is specified here; the verse is evaluative and doctrinal in tone.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

It encourages adherence to a prescribed discipline or ‘path’ and frames such adherence as ethically and culturally beneficial.