Varaha Purana 155.5: Adhyaya 155, Shloka 5

The Efficacy and Sacred Merit of Akrūra Tīrtha

Devanagari script

राजसूयाश्वमेधाभ्यां फलं प्राप्नोति मानवः ॥ तीर्थराजं हि चाक्रूरं गुह्यानां गुह्यमुत्तमम् ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 155.5

Transliteration

rājasūyāśvamedhābhyāṃ phalaṃ prāpnoti mānavaḥ || tīrtharājaṃ hi cākrūraṃ guhyānāṃ guhyam uttamam ||

Translation

Człowiek otrzymuje owoc równy ofiarom Radżasuja i Aśwamedha. Akrura jest bowiem królem tirth, najwznioślejszą tajemnicą pośród tajemnic.

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Word by Word

• राजसूयाश्वमेधाभ्याम्: by (the rites) Rājasūya and Aśvamedha
• राजसूयाश्वमेधाभ्याम्: साधन/तुलना (Instrument/standard of comparison)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजसूय + अश्वमेध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वन्द्व-समास (राजसूयश्च अश्वमेधश्च); पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/instrumental), द्विवचन (dual)

• फलम्: fruit/result
• फलम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: फल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/accusative), एकवचन

• प्राप्नोति: attains
• प्राप्नोति: क्रिया (Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-√आप् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (present), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन

• मानवः: a man
• मानवः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मानव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/nominative), एकवचन

• तीर्थराजम्: king of pilgrim-places
• तीर्थराजम्: कर्म (Karma/Object, apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तीर्थ + राज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (तीर्थानां राजा); पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/accusative), एकवचन; अक्रूरं विशेषण/उपपद

• हि: indeed
• हि: निपात (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: हेतौ/निश्चयार्थक-अव्यय (particle: indeed/for)

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (Coordinator)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• अक्रूरम्: Akrūra (tīrtha)
• अक्रूरम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अक्रूर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/accusative), एकवचन

• गुह्यानाम्: of secrets / of hidden (things)
• गुह्यानाम्: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गुह्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/genitive), बहुवचन

• गुह्यम्: the secret
• गुह्यम्: विधेय (Predicate/apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गुह्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘secret (thing)’

• उत्तमम्: supreme
• उत्तमम्: विशेषण (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उत्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; गुह्यम् विशेषण

Speaker

Varāha

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Vaishnavism
• Historical Dharma-shastra (Comparative)

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It shows a Purāṇic strategy of revaluing pilgrimage as an accessible alternative to elite royal rituals, indicating shifts in religious economy and public participation.

Which geographic location is identified?

Ākrūra-tīrtha is praised as a preeminent site within the regional tīrtha landscape.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The verse suggests that ethical-spiritual benefits are not restricted to costly rites; disciplined engagement with heritage sites is presented as broadly accessible.