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Varaha Purana 152.68: Adhyaya 152, Shloka 68

Praise of the Sacred Geography of Mathurā

तस्मिन् वरगृहे देवि ब्राह्मणो योगिनां वरः ॥ जातिस्मरो महाप्राज्ञो विष्णुभक्तो वसुन्धरे ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 152.68

tasmin varagṛhe devi brāhmaṇo yogināṃ varaḥ || jātismaro mahāprājño viṣṇubhakto vasundhare ||

Wahai Dewi, di kediaman yang unggul itu ada seorang Brāhmaṇa—terutama dalam kalangan para yogin—yang mengingati kelahiran lampau, sangat bijaksana, dan seorang bhakta Viṣṇu, wahai Bumi.

तस्मिन्in that (place)
तस्मिन्:
Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (अधिकरण), एकवचन
वर-गृहेin the excellent house
वर-गृहे:
Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootवर (प्रातिपदिक) + गृह (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (अधिकरण), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (वरं गृहं = excellent house)
देविO goddess
देवि:
Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
TypeNoun
Rootदेवी (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति, एकवचन
ब्राह्मणःa Brahmin
ब्राह्मणः:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootब्राह्मण (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन
योगिनाम्of yogins
योगिनाम्:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
TypeNoun
Rootयोगिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (सम्बन्ध), बहुवचन
वरःthe best
वरः:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootवर (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘श्रेष्ठः’
जाति-स्मरःone who remembers (past) births
जाति-स्मरः:
Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootजाति (प्रातिपदिक) + स्मर (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; उपपद-तत्पुरुषः (जातिं स्मरति इति)
महा-प्राज्ञःgreatly wise
महा-प्राज्ञः:
Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootमहा (प्रातिपदिक) + प्राज्ञ (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (महान् प्राज्ञः)
विष्णु-भक्तःdevoted to Vishnu
विष्णु-भक्तः:
Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootविष्णु (प्रातिपदिक) + भक्त (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (विष्णोः भक्तः)
वसुन्धरेO Earth (Vasundharā)
वसुन्धरे:
Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
TypeNoun
Rootवसुन्धरा (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति, एकवचन

Varāha (default)

C
Classical Literature
V
Vaishnavism
Y
Yoga Traditions
H
Hagiographic Motifs

FAQs

It preserves an idealized portrait of a yogin-brāhmaṇa, useful for studying Purāṇic models of authority, memory, and devotion.

The setting is an ‘excellent abode’ within the Mathurā-centered narrative landscape of the chapter.

It highlights virtues of learning, disciplined practice, and devotion as exemplary traits within a culturally valued sacred environment.

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