Varaha Purana 149.39: Adhyaya 149, Shloka 39

The Sacred Geography and Merit of Dvārakā

Devanagari script

चतुर्धाराः पतन्त्यत्र मणिपूरगिरिं श्रिताः ॥ तत्राभिषेकं कुर्वीत चतुर्भक्तोषितो नरः ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 149.39

Transliteration

caturdhārāḥ patanty atra maṇipūragiriṁ śritāḥ || tatrābhiṣekaṁ kurvīta caturbhaktoṣito naraḥ ||

Translation

Cztery strumienie spływają tutaj, schodząc z góry Maṇipūra. Tam ten, kto zachował cztery okresy dyscypliny oddania, powinien dokonać abhiṣeki, rytualnej kąpieli.

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Word by Word

• चतुर्धाराः: four streams
• चतुर्धाराः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चतुर् + धारा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, बहुवचन; द्विगु-समास (four streams)

• पतन्ति: fall/flow down
• पतन्ति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पत् (धातु)
• Form: लट् लकार (Present), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन

• अत्र: here
• अत्र: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक अव्यय (locative adverb)

• मणिपूरगिरिम्: Mount Maṇipūra
• मणिपूरगिरिम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मणिपूर + गिरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (Maṇipūra-mountain)

• श्रिताः: having resorted to/attached to
• श्रिताः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: श्रि (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषण (चतुर्धाराः)

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक अव्यय (there)

• अभिषेकम्: ritual bathing/anointing
• अभिषेकम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अभिषेक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन

• कुर्वीत: should perform
• कुर्वीत: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• चतुर्भक्तोषितः: one who has observed the four-bhakta regimen
• चतुर्भक्तोषितः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चतुर् + भक्त + उषित (प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास; उषित (√वस्/उष्, क्त) = 'having stayed/observed'; अर्थः: चतुर्भक्तेन (four-meal/regulated eating) उषितः/आशितः इति—व्रतविशेषण

• नरः: a man
• नरः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन

Speaker

Varāha (default, instructional voice)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Ancient Geography
• Ecological Narratives
• Purāṇic Studies

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It offers a compact example of Purāṇic eco-topography—mountain, descending waters, and ritual use—supporting research on how texts encode landscape as heritage.

Which geographic location is identified?

Maṇipūra-giri is explicitly named; determining its modern identification requires regional mapping studies and cross-textual comparison.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

Ritual engagement with the landscape is paired with disciplined observance (caturbhakta), implying preparation and restraint as part of pilgrimage practice.