Varaha Purana 152.67: Adhyaya 152, Shloka 67

Praise of the Sacred Geography of Mathurā

Devanagari script

यस्मिन् स्नातो नरो देवि अग्निष्टोमफलं लभेत् ॥ इन्द्रलोकं समासाद्य नरोऽसौ देवि मोदते ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 152.67

Transliteration

yasmin snāto naro devi agniṣṭomaphalaṃ labhet || indralokaṃ samāsādya naro'sau devi modate ||

Translation

Dokonując tam ablucji, o Bogini, człowiek osiąga owoc rytuału Agniṣṭoma; osiągając świat Indry, ten człowiek, o Bogini, raduje się.

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Word by Word

• यस्मिन्: in which
• यस्मिन्: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (अधिकरण), एकवचन; ‘in which (place)’

• स्नातः: having bathed
• स्नातः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्ना (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘having bathed/bathed’

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

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

• अग्निष्टोम-फलम्: the fruit of the Agniṣṭoma sacrifice
• अग्निष्टोम-फलम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अग्निष्टोम (प्रातिपदिक) + फल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (अग्निष्टोमस्य फलम्)

• लभेत्: would obtain
• लभेत्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: लभ् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• इन्द्र-लोकम्: Indra’s world
• इन्द्र-लोकम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक) + लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (इन्द्रस्य लोकः)

• समासाद्य: having reached
• समासाद्य: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-आ-सद् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (Gerund), ‘having reached/attained’

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

• असौ: that (person)
• असौ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अदस् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; निर्देशार्थ सर्वनाम

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

• मोदते: rejoices
• मोदते: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: मुद् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (present indicative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

Speaker

Varāha (default)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Vedic Ritual Reception
• Indic Cosmology
• Pilgrimage Studies

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It shows a Purāṇic strategy of translating Vedic-sacrificial prestige (Agniṣṭoma) into tīrtha-based practice, indicating changing ritual economies and accessibility.

Which geographic location is identified?

The specific site is implied by the surrounding Mathurā-focused context; the verse speaks of ‘that place’ as a bathing location within this sacred geography.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

It encourages ritual discipline and ethical self-cultivation through accessible practices (snāna) rather than exclusively costly sacrificial rites.