Varaha Purana 152.69: Adhyaya 152, Shloka 69

Praise of the Sacred Geography of Mathurā

Devanagari script

तत्राथ मुञ्चते प्राणान् मम लोके महीयते ॥ ध्रुवतीर्थे तु वसुधे यः श्राद्धं कुरुते नरः ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 152.69

Transliteration

tatrātha muñcate prāṇān mama loke mahīyate || dhruvatīrthe tu vasudhe yaḥ śrāddhaṃ kurute naraḥ ||

Translation

Kemudian, dengan melepaskan nafas hayat di sana, seseorang dimuliakan di alam-Ku. Dan di Dhruva-tīrtha, wahai Bumi, sesiapa yang melaksanakan śrāddha…

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Word by Word

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक अव्यय (adverb of place)

• अथ: then
• अथ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अनन्तरार्थक/समुच्चयार्थक अव्यय (particle: then/now)

• मुञ्चते: releases / gives up
• मुञ्चते: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: मुच् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (present indicative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• प्राणान्: life-breaths
• प्राणान्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्राण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), बहुवचन

• मम: my
• मम: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति (सम्बन्ध), एकवचन

• लोके: in the world
• लोके: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (अधिकरण), एकवचन

• महीयते: is honored / is glorified
• महीयते: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: मह् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (present indicative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; कर्मणि-प्रयोग (passive), आत्मनेपद

• ध्रुव-तीर्थे: at Dhruva-tirtha
• ध्रुव-तीर्थे: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ध्रुव (प्रातिपदिक) + तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (अधिकरण), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (ध्रुवं तीर्थम्)

• तु: indeed
• तु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: विरोध/विशेषार्थक अव्यय (particle: but/indeed)

• वसुधे: O Earth
• वसुधे: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वसुधा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• यः: who
• यः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सम्बन्धसूचक सर्वनाम

• श्राद्धम्: śrāddha rite
• श्राद्धम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्राद्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन

• कुरुते: performs
• कुरुते: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लट् (present indicative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• नरः: a man
• नरः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

Speaker

Varāha (default)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Ancient Geography
• Ritual Studies
• Mortuary Culture

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It reflects Purāṇic mortuary geography, where specific sites are associated with idealized death and ancestral rites, informing studies of ritual landscapes.

Which geographic location is identified?

Dhruva-tīrtha is explicitly named; it is situated within the chapter’s Mathurā-oriented sacred topography.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

It emphasizes responsibility toward ancestors through śrāddha and frames end-of-life conduct as ethically and culturally consequential.