Varaha Purana 152.60: Adhyaya 152, Shloka 60

Praise of the Sacred Geography of Mathurā

Devanagari script

कोटितीर्थे नरः स्नात्वा सन्तर्प्य पितृदेवताः ॥ तारिताः पितरस्तेन तथैव प्रपितामहाः ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 152.60

Transliteration

koṭitīrthe naraḥ snātvā santarpya pitṛdevatāḥ || tāritāḥ pitaras tena tathaiva prapitāmahāḥ ||

Translation

Di Koṭi-tīrtha, seseorang mandi suci lalu menyantuni para dewa leluhur (pitṛ) dengan persembahan; dengan perbuatan itu, para leluhurnya diselamatkan—demikian juga para leluhur yang lebih tua (prapitāmaha).

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Word by Word

• कोटितीर्थे: at Koti-tirtha
• कोटितीर्थे: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कोटि + तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समासः; नपुंसकलिङ्गे, सप्तमी-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्

• नरः: a man
• नरः: कर्ता (Kartā/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्

• स्नात्वा: having bathed
• स्नात्वा: पूर्वक्रिया (Prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √स्ना (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्ययकृदन्तम् (Gerund/Absolutive); पूर्वक्रिया (having done first)

• सन्तर्प्य: having satisfied (offered oblations to)
• सन्तर्प्य: पूर्वक्रिया (Prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्√तृप् (धातु)
• Form: ल्यप्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्तम् (Gerund); पूर्वक्रिया

• पितृदेवताः: the paternal deities (pitṛ-deities)
• पितृदेवताः: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पितृ + देवता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समासः (पितॄणां देवताः); स्त्रीलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचनम्

• तारिताः: were delivered, were saved
• तारिताः: क्रियाविशेष्य/विधेय (Predicate participle)
• Type: Verb
• Root: तारित (कृदन्त; √तॄ धातु, णिच्)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकृदन्तः; पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्; कर्मणि भावः (having been delivered)

• पितरः: the fathers/ancestors
• पितरः: कर्ता (Kartā/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पितृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्

• तेन: by him / by that (act)
• तेन: करण (Karaṇa/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्गे, तृतीया-विभक्तिः (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचनम्; सर्वनाम-रूपम्

• तथा: thus
• तथा: सम्बन्ध (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययम्; प्रकारवाचक (thus/so)

• एव: indeed, also
• एव: सम्बन्ध (Restrictive particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययम्; अवधारणार्थक

• प्रपितामहाः: great-grandfathers
• प्रपितामहाः: कर्ता (Kartā/Subject; coordinated)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रपितामह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्

Speaker

Varāha

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Vaishnavism
• Sacred Geography
• Ancestral Rites

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It reflects the institutional importance of ancestral rites within pilgrimage culture, showing how texts linked locality (tīrtha) with lineage-focused ethical responsibilities.

Which geographic location is identified?

Koṭi-tīrtha is explicitly named as the site where bathing and ancestral satisfaction rituals are performed.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The verse emphasizes intergenerational duty—honoring and supporting ancestral memory through prescribed offerings—as a core cultural ethic.