Varaha Purana 165.52: Adhyaya 165, Shloka 52

The Glory of Mathurā: The Account of Piṇḍa-Offering at the Catuḥsāmudrika Well

Devanagari script

मथुरायां कृतं पापं तत्रैव च विनश्यति ॥ एषा पुरी महापुण्या यस्यां पापं न विद्यते ॥

Sanskrit recitationVaraha Purana 165.52

Transliteration

mathurāyāṃ kṛtaṃ pāpaṃ tatraiva ca vinaśyati || eṣā purī mahāpuṇyā yasyāṃ pāpaṃ na vidyate ||

Translation

Dosa yang dilakukan di Mathurā binasa di sana juga. Kota ini sangat besar pahalanya; di dalamnya dosa dikatakan tidak dapat bertahan.

Ask anything about this verse...Ask

Word by Word

• mathurāyām: in Mathurā
• mathurāyām: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mathurā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular (एकवचन)

• kṛtaṃ: committed
• kṛtaṃ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kṛta (कृदन्त; √kṛ (धातु) + kta)
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त), Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• pāpaṃ: sin
• pāpaṃ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pāpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• tatra: there
• tatra: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb (देशवाचक अव्यय)

• eva: itself/indeed
• eva: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: Emphatic particle (अवधारणार्थक अव्यय)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction (समुच्चयार्थक अव्यय)

• vinaśyati: perishes/is destroyed
• vinaśyati: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vi-√naś (धातु)
• Form: Present tense (लट्), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन)

• eṣā: this
• eṣā: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: etad (एतद्-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Demonstrative pronoun (एतद्), Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• purī: city
• purī: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: purī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• mahāpuṇyā: greatly meritorious/very holy
• mahāpuṇyā: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mahā (प्रातिपदिक) + puṇya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); कर्मधारय (mahā ca sā puṇyā)

• yasyām: in which
• yasyām: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/relative)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: yad (यद्-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Relative pronoun (यद्), Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular (एकवचन)

• pāpaṃ: sin
• pāpaṃ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pāpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• na: not
• na: Pratiṣedha (प्रतिषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: Negation particle (निषेधार्थक अव्यय)

• vidyate: exists/is found
• vidyate: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √vid (धातु)
• Form: Present tense (लट्), Ātmanepada (आत्मनेपद), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन)

Speaker

Varāha (default, instructor voice)

Tags

• Purāṇic Literature
• Ancient Geography
• North Indian Heritage
• Pilgrimage Studies

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It preserves a strong Mathurā-centered valuation typical of Māhātmya literature, useful for studying the formation of sacred geographies in early medieval South Asia.

Which geographic location is identified?

Mathurā—commonly identified with modern Mathura in Uttar Pradesh, India, a major historical and cultural center.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

It frames Mathurā as a place associated with purification and moral reset, encouraging reflective conduct and pilgrimage-oriented discipline.