Varaha Purana 147.45: Adhyaya 147, Shloka 45

The Sacred Merit of Goniṣkramaṇa

the Tīrtha of the Cows’ Emergence/Release

Devanagari script

पञ्चक्रोशश्च विस्तारः पर्वतः परिमण्डलः ॥ तत्र भ्रमति यो भद्रे कुर्याच्चैव प्रदक्षिणम् ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 147.45

Transliteration

pañcakrośaś ca vistāraḥ parvataḥ parimaṇḍalaḥ || tatra bhramati yo bhadre kuryāc caiva pradakṣiṇam ||

Translation

Jego rozległość wynosi pięć krośów, a góra ma kształt okrągły. Ktokolwiek, o łagodna, wędruje tam, powinien również wykonać pradakṣiṇā, czcigodne okrążenie.

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Word by Word

• पञ्चक्रोशः: five krośas (in extent)
• पञ्चक्रोशः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पञ्च-क्रोश (प्रातिपदिक; पञ्चन् + क्रोश)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; द्विगुसमासः (पञ्च क्रोशाः)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• विस्तारः: extent, breadth
• विस्तारः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विस्तार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

• पर्वतः: mountain
• पर्वतः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पर्वत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

• परिमण्डलः: circular, forming a ring
• परिमण्डलः: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परि-मण्डल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; विशेषणं पर्वतः प्रति

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (there)

• भ्रमति: wanders, goes around
• भ्रमति: Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भ्रम् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present/वर्तमान), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd/प्रथम), एकवचन

• यः: who
• यः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; सम्बन्धसूचक (relative pronoun)

• भद्रे: O auspicious lady
• भद्रे: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/Vocative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/सम्बोधन), एकवचन; सम्भाषण (address)

• कुर्यात्: should do
• कुर्यात्: Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative/विधि), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd/प्रथम), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• एव: indeed, certainly
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चय/अवधारणार्थक-अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• प्रदक्षिणम्: circumambulation
• प्रदक्षिणम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्र-दक्षिण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; क्रियाविशेष्य (object of 'कुर्यात्')

Speaker

Varāha (default dialogue framework)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Ritual Studies
• Ancient Geography
• Pilgrimage Studies

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It documents the linkage between spatial circuits and ritual action, a key feature of pilgrimage systems where geography becomes a liturgical route.

Which geographic location is identified?

A circular mountain within the described kṣetra, measured as a five-krośa circuit; the specific modern site cannot be fixed from this excerpt alone.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

It recommends respectful, structured engagement with a heritage landscape through regulated movement (pradakṣiṇā).