Varaha Purana 147.58: Adhyaya 147, Shloka 58

The Sacred Merit of Goniṣkramaṇa

the Tīrtha of the Cows’ Emergence/Release

Devanagari script

श्लोकं वा यदि वा पादं यदीच्छेत् परमां गतिम्॥ तत्क्षेत्रं तु महाभागे पञ्चयोजनमण्डलम्॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 147.58

Transliteration

ślokaṃ vā yadi vā pādaṃ yadīcchet paramāṃ gatim || tatkṣetraṃ tu mahābhāge pañcayojanamaṇḍalam ||

Translation

Sama ada satu śloka penuh atau hanya seperempatnya—jika seseorang menginginkan destinasi tertinggi—maka, wahai wanita mulia, kawasan suci itu meliputi lingkungan lima yojana.

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Word by Word

• ślokam: a verse
• ślokam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śloka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular

• vā: or
• vā: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vā (अव्यय)
• Form: Disjunctive particle (विकल्पार्थक)

• yadi: if
• yadi: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yadi (अव्यय)
• Form: Conditional particle (शर्त/यदि)

• vā: or
• vā: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vā (अव्यय)
• Form: Disjunctive particle (विकल्पार्थक)

• pādam: a quarter-verse/foot
• pādam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pāda (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular

• yadi: if
• yadi: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yadi (अव्यय)
• Form: Conditional particle (शर्त/यदि)

• icchet: should desire
• icchet: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: iṣ (धातु)
• Form: Vidhi-liṅ (Optative/विधिलिङ्), Parasmaipada; 3rd Person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन)

• paramām: supreme
• paramām: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: parama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular; agrees with gatim

• gatim: goal/destination
• gatim: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gati (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular

• tat-kṣetram: that sacred area/field
• tat-kṣetram: Karta (कर्ता) / Viṣaya (विषय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tat (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + kṣetra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronominal determinative (कर्मधारय: ‘that’ + ‘field/place’); Neuter, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular

• tu: indeed
• tu: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: Particle (emphasis/contrast)

• mahābhāge: O greatly fortunate one
• mahābhāge: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahā-bhāga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Bahuvrīhi: ‘one who has great fortune’; Vocative (8th/सम्बोधन), Singular; (gender per addressee, here feminine address)

• pañca-yojana-maṇḍalam: a circuit/area of five yojanas
• pañca-yojana-maṇḍalam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण) / Samānādhikaraṇa
• Type: Noun
• Root: pañca (संख्या) + yojana (प्रातिपदिक) + maṇḍala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Dvigu compound: ‘a maṇḍala of five yojanas’; Neuter, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; apposition to tat-kṣetram

Speaker

Varāha

Tags

• Ancient Geography
• Purāṇic Studies
• Cultural Heritage

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It is evidence for how Purāṇic sources demarcate sacred space using measurement language (yojana), relevant to historical geography and pilgrimage studies.

Which geographic location is identified?

A specific named site is not provided in the fragment; the verse defines the extent of a kṣetra as a five-yojana circuit.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

It emphasizes the value of even minimal textual engagement (a pāda) and links it to aspirational ethical-spiritual aims.