Varaha Purana 152.53: Adhyaya 152, Shloka 53

Praise of the Sacred Geography of Mathurā

Devanagari script

आदित्याहनि संक्रान्तौ ग्रहणे चन्द्रसूर्ययोः ॥ तस्मिन्स्नातो नरो देवि राजसूयफलं लभेत् ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 152.53

Transliteration

ādityāhani saṃkrāntau grahaṇe candrasūryayoḥ || tasmin snāto naro devi rājasūyaphalaṃ labhet ||

Translation

W niedzielę, podczas saṃkrānti, wejścia słońca w nowy znak zodiaku, oraz podczas zaćmienia księżyca lub słońca, jeśli człowiek kąpie się tam, o Bogini, otrzymuje owoc ofiary Rājasūya.

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Word by Word

• आदित्याहनि: on Sunday (Sun’s day)
• आदित्याहनि: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आदित्य-अहन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (अधिकरण/locative), एकवचन; समासः—आदित्यस्य अहनि (on the day of the Sun/Sunday)

• संक्रान्तौ: at the saṅkrānti (solar ingress)
• संक्रान्तौ: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संक्रान्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (अधिकरण/locative), एकवचन

• ग्रहणे: during an eclipse
• ग्रहणे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ग्रहण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (अधिकरण/locative), एकवचन

• चन्द्रसूर्ययोः: of the Moon and the Sun
• चन्द्रसूर्ययोः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चन्द्र-सूर्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (सम्बन्ध/genitive), द्विवचन; द्वन्द्वः—चन्द्रश्च सूर्यश्च (of the Moon and the Sun)

• तस्मिन्: there/in that (place)
• तस्मिन्: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभावार्थे सप्तमी-एकवचनरूपम्; अत्र 'तस्मिन् (तीर्थे)' इति लुप्तपद-निर्देश (locative adverbial: there/in that place)

• स्नातः: having bathed
• स्नातः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √स्ना (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; 'नरः' इत्यस्य विशेषण

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

• देवि: O Goddess
• देवि: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (vocative), एकवचन

• राजसूयफलम्: the fruit of the Rājasūya sacrifice
• राजसूयफलम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजसूय-फल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म/accusative), एकवचन; समासः—राजसूयस्य फलम् (fruit of the Rājasūya)

• लभेत्: would obtain
• लभेत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: लभ् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ्-लकार (optative/potential), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, आत्मनेपद

Speaker

Varāha

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Vaishnavism
• Sacred Geography
• Astral Timekeeping

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It documents the linkage between pilgrimage practice and calendrical astronomy (saṃkrānti, grahaṇa), showing how Purāṇic communities integrated ritual time with sacred place.

Which geographic location is identified?

The location is indicated deictically as “there” (tasmin), i.e., the tīrtha under discussion in Adhyāya 152; the emphasis is on ritual efficacy rather than a named modern site.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The verse promotes disciplined observance—aligning purification rites with significant temporal markers—as a culturally valued mode of conduct.