Varaha Purana 152.31: Adhyaya 152, Shloka 31

Praise of the Sacred Geography of Mathurā

Devanagari script

तथात्र मुञ्चते प्राणान्मम लोकं स गच्छति ॥ विश्रान्तिसंज्ञकं नाम तीर्थं त्रैलोक्यविश्रुतम् ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 152.31

Transliteration

tathātra muñcate prāṇān mama lokaṃ sa gacchati || viśrāntisaṃjñakaṃ nāma tīrthaṃ trailokyaviśrutam ||

Translation

Sesiapa yang melepaskan nafas hayatnya di sini akan pergi ke loka-Ku. Inilah tīrtha bernama Viśrānti, masyhur di seluruh tiga alam.

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Word by Word

• तथा: thus, in that manner
• तथा: Sambandha (सम्बन्धः/connecting adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (indeclinable adverb)

• अत्र: here
• अत्र: Adhikarana (अधिकरणम्/locative sense)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atra (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (indeclinable adverb of place)

• मुञ्चते: releases, gives up
• मुञ्चते: Kriya (क्रिया/verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: मुच् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकारः (Present), प्रथमपुरुषः (3rd person), एकवचनम् (singular), आत्मनेपदम्

• प्राणान्: life-breaths, vital airs
• प्राणान्: Karma (कर्म/obj)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्राण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः (masculine), द्वितीया-विभक्तिः (accusative), बहुवचनम् (plural)

• मम: my
• मम: Sambandha (सम्बन्धः/possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्तिः (genitive), एकवचनम् (singular)

• लोकम्: world, realm
• लोकम्: Karma (कर्म/goal as object of motion)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः (masculine), द्वितीया-विभक्तिः (accusative), एकवचनम् (singular)

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (कर्ता/subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः (masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्तिः (nominative), एकवचनम् (singular)

• गच्छति: goes
• गच्छति: Kriya (क्रिया/verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकारः (Present), प्रथमपुरुषः (3rd person), एकवचनम् (singular), परस्मैपदम्

• विश्रान्ति-संज्ञकम्: named ‘Viśrānti’
• विश्रान्ति-संज्ञकम्: Visheshana (विशेषणम्/modifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विश्रान्ति (प्रातिपदिक) + संज्ञक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गः (neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्तिः (nom/acc), एकवचनम् (singular); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (genitive determinative): ‘विश्रान्तेः संज्ञा यस्य’

• नाम: by name
• नाम: Sambandha (सम्बन्धः/naming marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: nāma (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (indeclinable particle used in naming)

• तीर्थम्: sacred ford, pilgrimage place
• तीर्थम्: Karta (कर्ता/subject of implied ‘asti’)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गः (neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्तिः (nom/acc), एकवचनम् (singular)

• त्रैलोक्य-विश्रुतम्: renowned in the three worlds
• त्रैलोक्य-विश्रुतम्: Visheshana (विशेषणम्/modifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: त्रैलोक्य (प्रातिपदिक) + विश्रुत (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गः (neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्तिः (nom/acc), एकवचनम् (singular); तृतीया/सप्तमी-तत्पुरुषार्थः (determinative): ‘त्रैलोक्ये विश्रुतम्’ (renowned in the three worlds); विश्रुत = कृदन्त (past passive participle) from √श्रु (धातु) with vi-

Speaker

Varāha

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Vaiṣṇavism
• Ancient Geography
• Pilgrimage Studies

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It exemplifies the Purāṇic tīrtha-māhātmya genre, where specific sites are catalogued with promised outcomes, reflecting medieval South Asian pilgrimage networks and sacred topography.

Which geographic location is identified?

A tīrtha named “Viśrānti.” The fragment does not provide a clear modern identification; it is best treated as a named sacred site within the text’s pilgrimage map.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The verse frames sacred geography as a means of spiritual orientation—valuing disciplined engagement with places regarded as culturally sacralized, without prescribing coercive obligation.