Varaha Purana 150.20: Adhyaya 150, Shloka 20

The Sacred Greatness of Sānandūra

Devanagari script

धारा चैका प्रपतति स्थूला मुसलसन्निभा ॥ तत्र स्नानं प्रकुर्वीत षष्ठकालोषितो नरः ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 150.20

Transliteration

dhārā caikā prapatati sthūlā musalasannibhā || tatra snānaṃ prakurvīta ṣaṣṭhakāloṣito naraḥ

Translation

Di sana jatuh satu aliran sahaja, tebal bagaikan alu. Sesiapa yang telah menetap selama enam kala hendaklah melakukan mandi suci di situ.

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Word by Word

• धारा: a stream/flow
• धारा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धारा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (f.), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nom. 1), एकवचन (sg.)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• एका: one/single
• एका: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (f.), प्रथमा (Nom. 1), एकवचन (sg.); विशेषण (adjective) धारा-शब्दस्य

• प्रपतति: falls down/descends
• प्रपतति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पत् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Pres.), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd), एकवचन (sg.), परस्मैपद

• स्थूला: thick/large
• स्थूला: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्थूल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (f.), प्रथमा (Nom. 1), एकवचन (sg.); विशेषण धारा-शब्दस्य

• मुसल-सन्निभा: resembling a pestle
• मुसल-सन्निभा: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मुसल (प्रातिपदिक) + सन्निभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (f.), प्रथमा (Nom. 1), एकवचन (sg.); उपमान-तत्पुरुषः (comparison) ‘मुसलस्य सन्निभा’

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (locative adverb: place)

• स्नानम्: bathing
• स्नानम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्नान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (n.), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Acc. 2), एकवचन (sg.)

• प्रकुर्वीत: should perform
• प्रकुर्वीत: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd), एकवचन (sg.), आत्मनेपद; उपसर्गः प्र-

• षष्ठ-काल-उषितः: having stayed for six kālas (time-units)
• षष्ठ-काल-उषितः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: षष्ठ (प्रातिपदिक) + काल (प्रातिपदिक) + उषित (कृदन्त, √वस्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (m.), प्रथमा (Nom. 1), एकवचन (sg.); कृदन्तः भूतकृत् (past participle) ‘उषित’ = dwelt/stayed; तत्पुरुषः ‘षष्ठकाले उषितः’ (having stayed for six kālas)

• नरः: a man/person
• नरः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (m.), प्रथमा (Nom. 1), एकवचन (sg.)

Speaker

Varāha

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Vaishnavism
• Ancient Geography
• Ecological Ethics

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It records ritual temporality (staying for defined periods) alongside a concrete hydrological feature (a falling stream), valuable for comparative study of pilgrimage prescriptions.

Which geographic location is identified?

The verse refers to the stream associated with Brahma-saras (named in the immediately surrounding verses).

What is the primary ethical instruction?

Structured observance and patience—remaining for a prescribed duration before undertaking the bath.