Varaha Purana 147.33: Adhyaya 147, Shloka 33

The Sacred Merit of Goniṣkramaṇa

the Tīrtha of the Cows’ Emergence/Release

Devanagari script

अस्ति पञ्चपदं नाम तस्मिन्क्षेत्रे परं मम ॥ मम पूर्वेण पार्श्वेण दृढाः पञ्च महाशिलाः ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 147.33

Transliteration

asti pañchapadaṃ nāma tasminkṣetre paraṃ mama || mama pūrveṇa pārśvena dṛḍhāḥ pañca mahāśilāḥ ||

Translation

W tej najwyższej świętej krainie mojej znajduje się miejsce zwane Pańczapada. Po jej wschodniej stronie stoją pięć wielkich kamieni, mocnych i niewzruszonych.

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Word by Word

• asti: there is/exists
• asti: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present); प्रथमपुरुष; एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• pañchapadam: (a place called) Pañchapada / five-step
• pañchapadam: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pañca + pada (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा विभक्ति (Nominative); एकवचन; द्विगु-समास (five steps/feet)

• nāma: named/called
• nāma: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: nāman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; नामार्थक-निपात (particle meaning 'by name/called')

• tasmin: in that
• tasmin: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक; सप्तमी विभक्ति (Locative); एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• kṣetre: field/holy place
• kṣetre: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kṣetra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; सप्तमी विभक्ति (Locative); एकवचन

• param: supreme/excellent
• param: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: para (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया विभक्ति; एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifying pañchapadam)

• mama: my
• mama: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी विभक्ति (Genitive); एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• mama: my
• mama: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी विभक्ति; एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• pūrveṇa: by/on the eastern (side)
• pūrveṇa: Karana (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pūrva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; तृतीया विभक्ति (Instrumental); एकवचन; दिक्-विशेषण (by the eastern)

• pārśvena: side/flank
• pārśvena: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pārśva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; तृतीया विभक्ति (Instrumental); एकवचन

• dṛḍhāḥ: firm/solid
• dṛḍhāḥ: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dṛḍha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा विभक्ति (Nominative); बहुवचन; विशेषण (qualifying mahāśilāḥ)

• pañca: five
• pañca: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pañca (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययवत् संख्या; प्रथमा; बहुवचनार्थे (indeclinable numeral used adjectivally)

• mahāśilāḥ: great stones/slabs
• mahāśilāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahā + śilā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा विभक्ति (Nominative); बहुवचन; कर्मधारय (great stones/slabs)

Speaker

Varāha

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Vaishnavism
• Ancient Geography
• Cultural Heritage

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It preserves a micro-topography (named site plus fixed landmarks), useful for studying how Purāṇic texts encode navigable sacred landscapes.

Which geographic location is identified?

A tīrtha named “Pañchapada,” described with five large stones on its eastern flank; modern identification remains uncertain without correlating regional gazetteers and parallel Māhātmya traditions.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

Implicitly, it encourages mindful engagement with place—recognizing and preserving named landmarks as part of cultural heritage practice.