Varaha Purana 7.25: Adhyaya 7, Shloka 25

The Sanctity of Gayā: Raibhya’s Encounter and Hymn to Viṣṇu

Gadādhara

Devanagari script

सकृद् गयाभिगमनं सकृत्पिण्डप्रदापनम् । दुर्लभं त्वं पुनर्नित्यमस्मिन्नेव व्यवस्थितः ॥ ७.२५ ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 7.25

Transliteration

sakṛd gayābhigamanaṃ sakṛt piṇḍapradāpanam | durlabhaṃ tvaṃ punar nityam asminn eva vyavasthitaḥ || 7.25 ||

Translation

Sekali menziarahi Gayā dan sekali mempersembahkan piṇḍa memang dapat dicapai; tetapi Engkau pula—yang sentiasa bersemayam di sini—amat sukar diperoleh.

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Word by Word

• सकृत्: once
• सकृत्: क्रियाविशेषण (Kriyāviśeṣaṇa/Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सकृत् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (adverb of frequency): ‘once’

• गया: Gayā (holy place)
• गया: समासपूर्वपद/विशेष्यनिर्देशक (Qualifier within compound)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गया (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-एकवचन (Nominative Singular); स्थाननाम (proper noun)

• अभिगमनम्: going/visiting
• अभिगमनम्: कर्ता/विधेय (Predicate nominal)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अभि√गम् (धातु) + अन (प्रत्यय) → अभिगमन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-एकवचन (Nominative Singular); भाववाचक कृदन्त-नाम (action noun)

• सकृत्: once
• सकृत्: क्रियाविशेषण (Kriyāviśeṣaṇa/Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सकृत् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक क्रियाविशेषण: ‘once’

• पिण्ड: funeral rice-ball offering (piṇḍa)
• पिण्ड: समासपूर्वपद/कर्मनिर्देशक (Object-specifier within compound)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पिण्ड (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-एकवचन (Nominative Singular) (समासपूर्वपद)

• प्रदापनम्: the act of offering/giving
• प्रदापनम्: कर्ता/विधेय (Predicate nominal)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्र√दा (धातु) + णिच् (causative) + अन (प्रत्यय) → प्रदापन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-एकवचन; भाववाचक कृदन्त-नाम (act of causing to be given/offering)

• दुर्लभम्: rare/difficult to obtain
• दुर्लभम्: विधेयविशेषण (Predicate qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दुर्लभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-एकवचन; विशेषण (predicate adjective)

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, प्रथमा-एकवचन (Nominative Singular)

• पुनः: again
• पुनः: क्रियाविशेषण (Kriyāviśeṣaṇa/Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; पुनरुक्ति/पुनरावृत्तिवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (adverb): ‘again’

• नित्यम्: always
• नित्यम्: क्रियाविशेषण (Kriyāviśeṣaṇa/Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नित्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभावे नपुंसक-एकवचनरूपेण क्रियाविशेषण (adverbial accusative): ‘always/constantly’

• अस्मिन्: in this
• अस्मिन्: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद्/इदम्-प्रत्ययान्त (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, सप्तमी-एकवचन (Locative Singular)

• एव: indeed/only
• एव: निपात (Particle/Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारणार्थक निपात (particle of emphasis): ‘indeed/only’

• व्यवस्थितः: situated/abiding
• व्यवस्थितः: विधेय (Predicate; complement of ‘त्वम्’)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वि + अव + √स्था (धातु) + क्त (प्रत्यय) → व्यवस्थित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकर्मणि/भूतकृदन्त (past participle): ‘situated/established’

Speaker

Varāha

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Studies
• Sacred Geography
• Ritual Culture

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It reflects the Purāṇic framing of Gayā as a major cultural-ritual landscape associated with ancestral offerings (piṇḍa/śrāddha), illustrating how pilgrimage networks and commemorative rites were textualized in medieval Sanskrit literature.

Which geographic location is identified?

Gayā—classically identified with the Gayā region in present-day Bihar (India), widely attested in Dharmaśāstra and Purāṇic sources as a prominent tīrtha connected with ancestral rites.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The verse contrasts the relative ease of performing a single externally defined rite (pilgrimage and offering) with the rarity of sustained inner or continual attainment implied by “ever abiding here,” emphasizing perseverance/steadfastness rather than one-time action.