Varaha Purana 155.65: Adhyaya 155, Shloka 65

The Efficacy and Sacred Merit of Akrūra Tīrtha

Devanagari script

तस्मिन्स्नातस्य वसुधे राजसूयफलṃ भवेत् ॥ कार्त्तिकीं समनुप्राप्य तत्तीर्थे तु वसुन्धरे ॥

Sanskrit recitationVaraha Purana 155.65

Transliteration

tasmin snātasya vasudhe rājasūyaphalaṃ bhavet || kārttikīṃ samanuprāpya tattīrthe tu vasundhare ||

Translation

Wahai Vasudhā, sesiapa yang mandi suci di sana akan memperoleh buah Rājasūya-yajña. Dan apabila bulan Kārttikā tiba, wahai Vasundharā, di tīrtha itu juga…

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Word by Word

• tasmin: in that (place)
• tasmin: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular (एकवचन); pronoun

• snātasya: of one who has bathed
• snātasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Verb
• Root: snā (धातु)
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त), Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular; masculine/neuter depending on implied ‘of one who has bathed’

• vasudhe: O Earth
• vasudhe: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vasudhā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Vocative (8th/सम्बोधन), Singular (एकवचन)

• rājasūya-phalam: the fruit of the Rājasūya (sacrifice)
• rājasūya-phalam: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rājasūya (प्रातिपदिक) + phala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः—‘राजसूयस्य फलम्’

• bhavet: may be/occurs
• bhavet: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhū (धातु)
• Form: Optative (विधिलिङ्), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन); Parasmaipada

• kārttikīm: Kārttikī (time in Kārttika)
• kārttikīm: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kārttikī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); (month/day named Kārttikī)

• samanuprāpya: having reached
• samanuprāpya: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam-anu-pra-āp (धातु)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (क्त्वान्त/ल्यबन्त), ‘having reached/attained’

• tat-tīrthe: in that tīrtha
• tat-tīrthe: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + tīrtha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular (एकवचन); तत्पुरुष (सर्वनामपूर्वपद)—‘तस्मिन् तीर्थे/तत् तीर्थम्’

• tu: indeed/and
• tu: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: Particle (अव्यय), emphasis/contrast

• vasundhare: O Vasundharā
• vasundhare: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vasundharā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Vocative (8th/सम्बोधन), Singular (एकवचन)

Speaker

Varāha (default instructor voice)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Vaishnavism
• Pilgrimage Literature
• Ritual Culture

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It shows how Purāṇic tīrtha texts equate local rites (bathing) with major Vedic sacrifices (Rājasūya), indicating shifts in devotional and pilgrimage-centered religious economies.

Which geographic location is identified?

The verse refers to “that tīrtha” already established in context (Akrūra-tīrtha), without additional geographic qualifiers.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

It promotes disciplined, place-based ritual practice framed as socially accessible compared to elite sacrificial rites.