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Varaha Purana 152.58: Adhyaya 152, Shloka 58

Praise of the Sacred Geography of Mathurā

दक्षिणे ऋषितीर्थस्य मोक्षतीर्थं परं मम ॥ तत्र वै स्नानमात्रेण मोक्षमेव प्रपद्यते ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 152.58

dakṣiṇe ṛṣitīrthasya mokṣatīrthaṃ paraṃ mama || tatra vai snānamātreṇa mokṣam eva prapadyate ||

Na południe od Ṛṣi-tīrtha znajduje się moje najwyższe Mokṣa-tīrtha. Tam rzeczywiście przez samą kąpiel osiąga się wyzwolenie.

दक्षिणेto the south / on the southern side
दक्षिणे:
अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Locative)
TypeNoun
Rootदक्षिण (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्गे, सप्तमी-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; दिशावाचक-शब्दः
ऋषितीर्थस्यof the Rishi-tirtha
ऋषितीर्थस्य:
सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation/षष्ठी)
TypeNoun
Rootऋषि + तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
Formषष्ठी-तत्पुरुष-समासः; नपुंसकलिङ्गे, षष्ठी-विभक्तिः (6th/Genitive), एकवचनम्
मोक्षतीर्थम्the liberation-tirtha
मोक्षतीर्थम्:
कर्ता/कर्म (contextual: predicate nominative)
TypeNoun
Rootमोक्ष + तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
Formतत्पुरुष-समासः (मोक्षस्य तीर्थम्); नपुंसकलिङ्गे, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्
परम्supreme
परम्:
विशेषण (Adjectival)
TypeAdjective
Rootपर (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्गे, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; विशेषणम् (qualifying मोक्षतीर्थम्)
ममmy
मम:
सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation/षष्ठी)
TypeNoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formषष्ठी-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्
तत्रthere
तत्र:
अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Locative adverb)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतत्र (अव्यय)
Formअव्ययम्; देशवाचक-अव्ययम्
वैindeed
वै:
सम्बन्ध (Emphasis particle)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवै (अव्यय)
Formअव्ययम्; निश्चय/अवधारणार्थक (indeed)
स्नानमात्रेणby mere bathing
स्नानमात्रेण:
करण (Karaṇa/Instrument)
TypeNoun
Rootस्नान + मात्र (प्रातिपदिक)
Formतत्पुरुष-समासः (स्नानस्य मात्रम्); नपुंसकलिङ्गे, तृतीया-विभक्तिः (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचनम्
मोक्षम्liberation
मोक्षम्:
कर्म (Karma/Object)
TypeNoun
Rootमोक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्
एवonly, indeed
एव:
सम्बन्ध (Restrictive particle)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव (अव्यय)
Formअव्ययम्; अवधारणार्थक (only/just)
प्रपद्यतेattains
प्रपद्यते:
क्रिया (Kriyā/Verb)
TypeVerb
Rootप्र√पद् (धातु)
Formलट्-लकारः, प्रथमपुरुषः, एकवचनम्; आत्मनेपदम्

Varāha

C
Classical Literature
V
Vaishnavism
S
Sacred Geography
S
Soteriology

FAQs

It exemplifies how tīrtha-māhātmya passages articulate soteriological outcomes (mokṣa) through place-based rites, a key feature in the transmission of pilgrimage traditions.

Mokṣa-tīrtha is named and placed relative to Ṛṣi-tīrtha (to its south), indicating a localized sacred topography.

The verse presents liberation as an aspirational goal associated with purification practice, emphasizing disciplined engagement with culturally designated sacred spaces.

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