Varaha Purana 147.59: Adhyaya 147, Shloka 59

The Sacred Merit of Goniṣkramaṇa

the Tīrtha of the Cows’ Emergence/Release

Devanagari script

तिष्ठामि परया प्रीत्या दिशं पूर्वामुपाश्रितः॥ पश्चिमेन वहेद्गङ्गां निष्कामेन वसुन्धरे॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 147.59

Transliteration

tiṣṭhāmi parayā prītyā diśaṃ pūrvām upāśritaḥ || paścimena vahed gaṅgāṃ niṣkāmena vasundhare ||

Translation

Dengan kasih yang mendalam aku tetap bersemayam, mengambil tempat di arah timur. Di sebelah barat mengalir Sungai Gaṅgā, wahai Bumi, bagi pencari yang tidak mengharapkan balasan.

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Word by Word

• tiṣṭhāmi: I stand/remain
• tiṣṭhāmi: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sthā (धातु)
• Form: Laṭ-lakāra (Present/वर्तमान), Parasmaipada; 1st Person (उत्तमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन)

• parayā: with supreme
• parayā: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: para (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular; agrees with prītyā

• prītyā: with affection/pleasure
• prītyā: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prīti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular

• diśam: direction
• diśam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: diś (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular

• pūrvām: eastern
• pūrvām: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pūrva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular; agrees with diśam

• upāśritaḥ: having resorted to / taking refuge in
• upāśritaḥ: Karta (कर्ता) (participial)
• Type: Verb
• Root: upa-ā-śri (धातु)
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त/कृत्); Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; used predicatively with tiṣṭhāmi (‘having resorted to’)

• paścimena: by the western side
• paścimena: Karaṇa (करण) / Deśa-viśeṣaṇa
• Type: Adjective
• Root: paścima (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (or Masculine) Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular; used adverbially ‘on the west/by the western side’

• vahet: should flow/carry
• vahet: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vah (धातु)
• Form: Vidhi-liṅ (Optative/विधिलिङ्), Parasmaipada; 3rd Person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन)

• gaṅgām: the Ganga
• gaṅgām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gaṅgā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular

• niṣkāmena: O desireless one / with desirelessness
• niṣkāmena: Sambodhana-viśeṣaṇa (सम्बोधन-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: niṣ-kāma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa with privative prefix (निष्/निर्-): ‘without desire’; Masculine/Neuter Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular; addresses/qualifies the addressee

• vasundhare: O Earth (Vasundharā)
• vasundhare: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vasundharā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Vocative (8th/सम्बोधन), Singular

Speaker

Varāha

Varaha Avatara Context

Bhu Devi Dialogue

Dharma Shastra

Philosophical Teaching

Subject Matter

Verse Rasa

Geographic Context

Cross References

Tags

• Ancient Geography
• Purāṇic Studies
• Sacred Rivers
• Cultural Heritage

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It showcases Purāṇic methods of locating sacred regions through cardinal directions and rivers, useful for reconstructing pilgrimage imaginaries and cultural landscapes.

Which geographic location is identified?

The Gaṅgā is explicitly named as flowing on the western side; the precise kṣetra name is not included in the excerpt.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

It associates the sacred setting with niṣkāma orientation—acting or seeking without self-centered desire.