Varaha Purana 174.85: Adhyaya 174, Shloka 85

The Sanctifying Power of River Confluences: Release from the Preta-State and the Rite of Śravaṇa Dvādaśī with Vāmana Worship

Devanagari script

तस्मात्सर्वप्रयत्नेन सतां सम्भाषणं वरम् ॥ कर्तव्यस्तीर्थभावश्च व्रतभावश्च मानसे ॥

Sanskrit recitationVaraha Purana 174.85

Transliteration

tasmāt sarva-prayatnena satāṁ sambhāṣaṇaṁ varam || kartavyas tīrtha-bhāvaś ca vrata-bhāvaś ca mānase ||

Translation

Oleh itu, dengan segala usaha, bergaul dan berbicara dengan orang-orang saleh adalah yang terbaik; dan dalam hati hendaklah dipupuk sikap terhadap tīrtha (tempat suci) serta sikap terhadap vrata (ikrar etika).

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Word by Word

• tasmāt: therefore
• tasmāt: Hetu (हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Ablative (5th), Singular, Masculine/Neuter — 'therefore/from that'

• sarva-prayatnena: with all effort
• sarva-prayatnena: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक) + prayatna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Karmadhāraya 'complete effort'; Masculine, Instrumental (3rd), Singular — 'with all effort'

• satām: of the virtuous
• satām: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Genitive (6th), Plural — 'of the good (people)'

• sambhāṣaṇam: conversation/association (talk)
• sambhāṣaṇam: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sambhāṣaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular — here as subject-predicate nominal

• varam: best/superior
• varam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular — predicate adjective qualifying sambhāṣaṇam

• kartavyaḥ: should be done
• kartavyaḥ: Vidhi (विधि)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kartavya (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √kṛ कृ)
• Form: Gerundive (तव्यत्), Masculine, Nominative, Singular — 'to be done/should be made' (elliptic: bhāvaḥ kartavyaḥ)

• tīrtha-bhāvaḥ: tīrtha-attitude (sense of sacredness)
• tīrtha-bhāvaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tīrtha (प्रातिपदिक) + bhāva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa 'state/attitude of a tīrtha'; Masculine, Nominative, Singular

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

• vrata-bhāvaḥ: vow-attitude (spirit of observance)
• vrata-bhāvaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vrata (प्रातिपदिक) + bhāva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa 'state/attitude of a vow'; Masculine, Nominative, Singular

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

• mānase: in the mind
• mānase: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mānasa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Locative (7th), Singular — 'in the mind' (as locus)

Speaker

Varāha (default; concluding maxim-like instruction)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Ethics
• Pilgrimage Studies
• Sanskrit Moral Philosophy

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It distills a widely attested Indian ethical theme: the formative power of virtuous association and discourse, linking social practice with inner cultivation.

Which geographic location is identified?

No specific site is named; ‘tīrtha-bhāva’ generalizes sacred geography as an internalized orientation rather than only a physical destination.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

Seek virtuous company and cultivate an inward commitment to ethical vows and respectful orientation toward cultural-heritage places.