Varaha Purana 218.35: Adhyaya 218, Shloka 35

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Devanagari script

गोनिष्क्रमस्य महिमा द्वारवत्यास्ततः परम् ॥ तत्रत्य तीर्थमहिमा लौहार्गलमतः परम्

Sanskrit recitationVaraha Purana 218.35

Transliteration

goniṣkramasya mahimā dvāravatyās tataḥ param || tatratya tīrthamahimā lauhārgalamataḥ param

Translation

Kemudian dihuraikan kemuliaan Goniṣkrama; sesudah itu kisah Dvāravatī; lalu kemuliaan tīrtha-tīrtha setempat di sana; dan seterusnya kemuliaan Lauhārgala.

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Word by Word

• goniṣkramasya: of Go-niṣkrama (cattle-exit/place)
• goniṣkramasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: go + niṣkrama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (gāvaḥ niṣkramaḥ / go-niṣkramaḥ)

• mahimā: greatness, glory
• mahimā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahimā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• dvāravatyāḥ: of Dvāravatī
• dvāravatyāḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dvāravatī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• tataḥ: thereafter, then
• tataḥ: Desha-Kala (देश-काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tataḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb: thereafter/from that)

• param: next, further
• param: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: para (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd Nom/Acc), एकवचन; क्रियाविशेषणवत् (used adverbially: 'next/further')

• tatratyaḥ: situated there
• tatratyaḥ: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tatratya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; स्थानवाचक-विशेषण (local adjective: 'there')

• tīrthamahimā: the glory of the tīrtha
• tīrthamahimā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tīrtha + mahimā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (tīrthasya mahimā)

• lauhārgalam: Lauhārgala (Iron-bolt; place-name)
• lauhārgalam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: lauha + argala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd Nom/Acc), एकवचन; समासः—कर्मधारय (lauhī argalā = iron-bolt; name/place)

• mataḥ: is said/considered
• mataḥ: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mata (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कृदन्त (kta-प्रत्यय), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; √man (मन्) ‘to think’ → mataḥ = 'considered/said'

• param: next, further
• param: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: para (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd Nom/Acc), एकवचन; क्रियाविशेषणवत् (adverbial)

Speaker

Varāha

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Studies
• Ancient Geography
• Vaishnavism

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It reflects how Purāṇic texts organize large bodies of place-based tradition—using list-verses to map cultural space and guide later compilers, commentators, and pilgrimage manuals.

Which geographic location is identified?

Dvāravatī is a prominent western Indian sacred toponym in Purāṇic literature; Goniṣkrama and Lauhārgala are additional named tīrthas whose modern correlations depend on regional textual parallels and epigraphic geography.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

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