Varaha Purana 154.28: Adhyaya 154, Shloka 28

The Efficacy of Yamunā River Pilgrimage Sites

Merits of Mathurā-Region Tīrthas

Devanagari script

अविघ्नं कुरुते तस्य सततं पार्वतीसुतः॥ तत्राथ मुंचते प्राणान्मम लोकं स गच्छति॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 154.28

Transliteration

avighnaṃ kurute tasya satataṃ pārvatīsutaḥ | tatrātha muñcate prāṇān mama lokaṃ sa gacchati ||

Translation

Syn Pārvatī nieustannie obdarza go wolnością od przeszkód. Następnie, porzucając tam swoje oddechy życiowe, udaje się do mojego świata.

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Word by Word

• avighnam: absence of obstacles; unobstructedness
• avighnam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: a-vighna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन; नञ्-समासार्थ (negated)

• kurute: makes, brings about
• kurute: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √kṛ (कृ धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

• tasya: for him / of him
• tasya: Sampradāna/Adhikāra (सम्प्रदान/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive), एकवचन

• satatam: always, continually
• satatam: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: satata (प्रातिपदिक/अव्ययीभाववत्)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of time/frequency)

• pārvatīsutaḥ: son of Pārvatī (Gaṇeśa)
• pārvatīsutaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pārvatī-suta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (pārvatyāḥ sutaḥ)

• tatra: there
• tatra: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: स्थानवाचक-अव्यय (locative adverb)

• atha: then
• atha: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atha (अव्यय)
• Form: अनन्तरार्थक-अव्यय (then/thereupon)

• muñcate: releases, gives up
• muñcate: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √muc (मुच् धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

• prāṇān: life-breaths; vital airs
• prāṇān: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prāṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), बहुवचन

• mama: my
• mama: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive), एकवचन

• lokam: world, realm
• lokam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: loka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन

• saḥ: he
• saḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन

• gacchati: goes, attains
• gacchati: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √gam (गम् धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

Speaker

Varāha

Tags

• Purāṇic Studies
• Inter-sectarian Motifs
• Pilgrimage Traditions

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It illustrates how Purāṇic tīrtha-texts incorporate widely shared deity-epithets (e.g., Pārvatīsuta) into local sacred-site narratives.

Which geographic location is identified?

The same Vighnarāja-related tīrtha in the Mathurā-region itinerary; the verse focuses on effect rather than naming.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

It presents the ideal of an 'unobstructed' life (avighna) linked to disciplined engagement with culturally sanctioned sacred places.