Varaha Purana 152.32: Adhyaya 152, Shloka 32

Praise of the Sacred Geography of Mathurā

Uttara Bhāga · Tīrtha-Māhātmya (Sacred Geography)

Devanagari script

यस्मिन्स्नातो नरो देवि मम लोकं प्रपद्यते ॥ सर्वतीर्थेषु यत्स्नानं सर्वतीर्थेषु यत्फलम् ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 152.32

Transliteration

yasmin snāto naro devi mama lokaṃ prapadyate || sarvatīrtheṣu yat snānaṃ sarvatīrtheṣu yat phalam ||

ITRANS transliteration

Translation

Wahai Dewi, sesiapa yang mandi suci di sana akan mencapai loka-Ku. Segala mandi suci di semua tīrtha, dan segala hasil (pahala) di semua tīrtha—

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Word by Word

• यस्मिन्: in which (place)
• Type: Noun
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्गः (m/n), सप्तमी-विभक्तिः (locative), एकवचनम् (singular)
• Role: Adhikarana (अधिकरणम्/location)
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• स्नातः: having bathed
• Type: Adjective
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः (masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्तिः (nominative), एकवचनम् (singular); क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle) from √स्ना (धातु)
• Role: Visheshana (विशेषणम्/modifier of नरः)
• Root: स्नात (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)

• नरः: a man
• Type: Noun
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः (masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्तिः (nominative), एकवचनम् (singular)
• Role: Karta (कर्ता/subject)
• Root: नर (प्रातिपदिक)

• देवि: O Goddess
• Type: Noun
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गः (feminine), सम्बोधन-विभक्तिः (vocative), एकवचनम् (singular)
• Role: Sambodhana (सम्बोधनम्/address)
• Root: देवी (प्रातिपदिक)

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

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

• प्रपद्यते: attains, reaches
• Type: Verb
• Form: लट्-लकारः (Present), प्रथमपुरुषः (3rd person), एकवचनम् (singular), आत्मनेपदम्
• Role: Kriya (क्रिया/verb)
• Root: प्र + पद् (धातु)

• सर्व-तीर्थेषु: in all pilgrimage places
• Type: Noun
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे (neuter) तीर्थ-शब्दः; सप्तमी-विभक्तिः (locative), बहुवचनम् (plural); कर्मधारयः: ‘सर्वाणि तीर्थानि’
• Role: Adhikarana (अधिकरणम्/location)
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)

• यत्: that which
• Type: Adjective
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गः (neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्तिः (nom/acc), एकवचनम् (singular)
• Role: Visheshana (विशेषणम्/correlative)
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• स्नानम्: bathing
• Type: Noun
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गः (neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्तिः (nom/acc), एकवचनम् (singular)
• Role: Karta (कर्ता/subject of implied ‘asti’)
• Root: स्नान (प्रातिपदिक)

• सर्व-तीर्थेषु: in all pilgrimage places
• Type: Noun
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे (neuter) तीर्थ-शब्दः; सप्तमी-विभक्तिः (locative), बहुवचनम् (plural); कर्मधारयः
• Role: Adhikarana (अधिकरणम्/location)
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)

• यत्: that which
• Type: Adjective
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गः (neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्तिः (nom/acc), एकवचनम् (singular)
• Role: Visheshana (विशेषणम्/correlative)
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• फलम्: fruit, result
• Type: Noun
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गः (neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्तिः (nom/acc), एकवचनम् (singular)
• Role: Karta (कर्ता/subject of implied ‘asti’)
• Root: फल (प्रातिपदिक)

Sandhi Notes

• यस्मिन्स्नातो = यस्मिन् + स्नातः (न् + स्)
• यत्स्नानं = यत् + स्नानम्
• यत्फलम् = यत् + फलम्

Speaker and setting

Adbhuta and Shanta rasaSetting: Tīrtha (pilgrimage bathing ford)

Speaker

Varāha

Bhu Devi and Varaha

In this verse

Varaha teaches her

Her state of mind

Curious; receptive to tīrtha-mahātmyas

What she asks

Which sacred bath grants attainment of the Lord’s loka and equals the fruits of all tīrthas?

The teaching

Kind of teaching

Soteriology via bhakti-tīrtha

Subjects

GeographyEthicsHeritage Sites

Core idea

Phala-saṅkṣepa: the vast merit of many rites is concentrated in a single sacred locus when approached with faith.

In practice

Undertake tīrtha-snāna with śraddhā and intention of surrender, treating the act as direct approach to the Lord rather than mere ritual tourism.

The Varaha avatara

With the Earth

Varāha addresses Bhū-devī directly, teaching her the salvific efficacy of a specific tīrtha-bath.

Dharma

Cross references

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Vaiṣṇavism
• Ancient Geography
• Ritual Studies

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It expresses a common Purāṇic motif: a single site is rhetorically elevated as equivalent to many, indicating competitive or integrative sacred geographies.

Which geographic location is identified?

The verse refers back to the previously named tīrtha (Viśrānti), without additional coordinates in this fragment.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

It promotes the ideal of pilgrimage as a concentrated form of religious-cultural practice, emphasizing intention and disciplined participation.