Varaha Purana 147.48: Adhyaya 147, Shloka 48

The Sacred Merit of Goniṣkramaṇa

the Tīrtha of the Cows’ Emergence/Release

Devanagari script

गवां वै श्रूयते शब्दो मम कर्मसुखावहः ॥ अथात्र ज्येष्ठमासस्य शुक्लपक्षस्य द्वादशी ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 147.48

Transliteration

gavāṃ vai śrūyate śabdo mama karmasukhāvahaḥ || athātra jyeṣṭhamāsasya śuklapakṣasya dvādaśī ||

Translation

Rzeczywiście, słychać dźwięk krów, przynoszący szczęście obrzędu związanego ze mną. A tutaj, w dwunastym dniu jasnej połowy miesiąca Jyeṣṭha, to jest szczególnie zauważane.

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Word by Word

• गवाम्: of cows
• गवाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गो (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive), बहुवचन

• वै: indeed
• वै: Sambandha-bodhaka (निपात; emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle; emphasis)

• श्रूयते: is heard
• श्रूयते: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √श्रु (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद; कर्मणि प्रयोग (Passive)

• शब्दः: a sound
• शब्दः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शब्द (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन

• मम: my
• मम: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• कर्मसुखावहः: bringing happiness through (my) rites/actions
• कर्मसुखावहः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कर्मसुखावह (प्रातिपदिक; कर्म + सुख + आवह)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषण; षष्ठी/तत्पुरुष-सदृश समासः (कर्मणः सुखम् आवहति)

• अथ: then
• अथ: Sambandha-bodhaka (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अनुक्रम/आरम्भसूचक (then/now)

• अत्र: here
• अत्र: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण; adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक अव्यय (locative adverb)

• ज्येष्ठमासस्य: of the month Jyeṣṭha
• ज्येष्ठमासस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ज्येष्ठमास (प्रातिपदिक; ज्येष्ठ + मास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive), एकवचन

• शुक्लपक्षस्य: of the bright fortnight
• शुक्लपक्षस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शुक्लपक्ष (प्रातिपदिक; शुक्ल + पक्ष)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive), एकवचन

• द्वादशी: the twelfth lunar day
• द्वादशी: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्वादशी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन (तिथि-नाम)

Speaker

Varāha (default dialogue framework)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Ritual Studies
• Ancient Calendrics
• Pilgrimage Studies

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It preserves a ritual-calendar anchor (Jyeṣṭha śukla dvādaśī) and a phenomenological marker (audible soundscape), both used to structure pilgrimage time and place.

Which geographic location is identified?

The kṣetra previously described; the verse adds an experiential marker (sound of cows) rather than a new toponym.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

It implies attentive observance of sacred time (tithi) and respectful engagement with culturally valued animals within the heritage landscape.