Varaha Purana 175.4: Adhyaya 175, Shloka 4

The Sanctity of the Kṛṣṇagaṅgā Pilgrimage-Ford and the Account of the Brahmin Vasu’s Daughter

Uttara Bhāga · Āśrama landscape and seasonal observance (Cāturmāsya)

Devanagari script

तत्राश्रमपदं दिव्यं मुनिप्रवरसेवितम् ॥ आगच्छन्ति सदा तत्र चातुर्मास्यमुपासितुम् ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 175.4

Transliteration

tatrāśramapadaṁ divyaṁ munipravarasevitam || āgacchanti sadā tatra cāturmāsyam upāsitum ||

ITRANS transliteration

Translation

ସେଠାରେ ମୁନିପ୍ରବରମାନେ ସେବିତ ଏକ ଦିବ୍ୟ ଆଶ୍ରମସ୍ଥାନ ଅଛି। ଚାତୁର୍ମାସ୍ୟ ବ୍ରତ ଉପାସନା ପାଇଁ ସେମାନେ ସଦା ସେଠାକୁ ଆସନ୍ତି।

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• तत्र: there
• Type: Indeclinable
• Form: स्थानवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: there)
• Role: अधिकरण (स्थान/Locative sense)
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)

• आश्रमपदम्: the hermitage-site
• Type: Noun
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (आश्रमस्य पदम्)
• Role: कर्ता (कर्ता/Subject)
• Root: आश्रम + पद (प्रातिपदिक)

• दिव्यम्: divine
• Type: Adjective
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifies आश्रमपदम्)
• Role: कर्ता-विशेषण (कर्तृविशेषण/Qualifier)
• Root: दिव्य (प्रातिपदिक)

• मुनिप्रवरसेवितम्: served by the foremost sages
• Type: Adjective
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; कृदन्त-विशेषण (क्त), समासः षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (मुनिप्रवरैः सेवितम् = served by best sages)
• Role: कर्ता-विशेषण (कर्तृविशेषण/Qualifier)
• Root: मुनि + प्रवर + सेवित (सेव् धातु + क्त)

• आगच्छन्ति: they come
• Type: Verb
• Form: लट् (Present), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), बहुवचन
• Role: क्रिया (क्रिया/Verb)
• Root: आ + गम् (धातु)

• सदा: always
• Type: Indeclinable
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: always)
• Role: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial modifier)
• Root: सदा (अव्यय)

• तत्र: there
• Type: Indeclinable
• Form: स्थानवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: there)
• Role: अधिकरण (स्थान/Locative sense)
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)

• चातुर्मास्यम्: the four-month observance (Cāturmāsya)
• Type: Noun
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; द्विगु-समासः (चत्वारः मासाः यस्य तत्)
• Role: कर्म (कर्म/Object)
• Root: चातुर्मास्य (प्रातिपदिक)

• उपासितुम्: to observe / to worship
• Type: Verb
• Form: तुमुन्-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (infinitive), उद्देश्य/प्रयोजनार्थ (for the purpose of)
• Role: प्रयोजन (Purpose/उद्देश्य)
• Root: उप + आस् (धातु)

Sandhi Notes

• तत्राश्रमपदं = तत्र + आश्रमपदम्
• चातुर्मास्यमुपासितुम् = चातुर्मास्यम् + उपासितुम्

Speaker and setting

Shanta and Adbhuta rasaSetting: Āśrama / sacred settlement

Speaker

Varāha (continued narration)

Bhu Devi and Varaha

In this verse

Varaha teaches her

Her state of mind

Curious

The teaching

Path

Sādhana Discipline

Subjects

Heritage SitesMonastic CultureSeasonal ObservancesSacred Geography

Core idea

Spiritual progress is stabilized by periodic restraint, fixed residence, and community of the wise.

In practice

Adopt seasonal vows (reduced travel, regulated diet, study/pujā) and seek environments that support steadiness (satsaṅga, sacred places).

Dharma

Vrata

Cross references

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Studies
• Cultural Heritage
• Ritual Studies

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It points to institutional religious life (āśrama sites) and the calendrical practice of Cāturmāsya, informing studies of seasonal mobility and settlement patterns.

Which geographic location is identified?

A specific named site is not given in this verse; it refers to an āśrama location within the Mathurā-region narrative context.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

Commitment to structured observance: ethical life is framed as sustained practice aligned with time (seasonal discipline).