Varaha Purana 170.12: Adhyaya 170, Shloka 12

The Birth of Gokarṇa and the Fruits of Śiva Worship

including the Śukodara Parrot Episode and Hospitality Ethics

Devanagari script

सरस्वत्याः संगमे तौ स्नात्वा गोकर्णमर्चतुः ॥ पुष्पदीपोपहारं तु चक्राते तौ दिने दिने ॥

Sanskrit recitationVaraha Purana 170.12

Transliteration

sarasvatyāḥ saṅgame tau snātvā gokarṇam arcatuḥ || puṣpadīpopahāraṃ tu cakrāte tau dine dine ||

Translation

Setelah mandi suci di pertemuan aliran Sarasvatī, kedua-duanya memuja di Gokarṇa; dan hari demi hari mereka mempersembahkan bunga serta pelita sebagai upahāra.

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Word by Word

• सरस्वत्याः: of (the river) Sarasvatī
• सरस्वत्याः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सरस्वती (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular

• संगमे: at the confluence
• संगमे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संगम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular

• तौ: the two of them
• तौ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Dual (द्विवचन)

• स्नात्वा: having bathed
• स्नात्वा: Kriya-viseshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √स्ना (धातु)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (क्त्वान्त), having bathed

• गोकर्णम्: Gokarṇa (sacred place/deity)
• गोकर्णम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गो + कर्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular; proper noun (tīrtha/deity)

• अर्चतुः: worshipped
• अर्चतुः: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √अर्च् (धातु)
• Form: Perfect (लिट्), 3rd Person (प्रथमपुरुष), Dual (द्विवचन)

• पुष्प-दीप-उपहारम्: flowers, lamps, and offerings
• पुष्प-दीप-उपहारम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुष्प + दीप + उपहार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine/Neuter (collective), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular; इतरेतर-द्वन्द्व as one offering-set

• तु: indeed
• तु: Sambandha (निपातार्थ)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: Particle (निपात) ‘but/indeed’

• चक्राते: they performed / they did
• चक्राते: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √कृ (धातु)
• Form: Perfect (लिट्), 3rd Person (प्रथमपुरुष), Dual; Ātmanepada

• तौ: those two
• तौ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Dual

• दिने: on a day
• दिने: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular

• दिने: day by day
• दिने: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular; repetition for distributive sense

Speaker

Varāha (default framework; speaker not explicit in fragment)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Ancient Geography
• Sacred Geography
• Ritual Studies

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It preserves a tīrtha-oriented itinerary (river confluence + shrine) and a routine of daily offerings, relevant to the study of pilgrimage networks and ritual economies.

Which geographic location is identified?

Sarasvatī-saṅgama (a river confluence associated with the Sarasvatī tradition) and Gokarṇa (widely identified with the coastal pilgrimage center in present-day Karnataka, though Purāṇic references can also be interpreted within broader tīrtha lists).

What is the primary ethical instruction?

It highlights perseverance and regularity (dine dine) in vowed practice, framed as culturally valued discipline.