Varaha Purana 157.32: Adhyaya 157, Shloka 32

Praise of the Malayārjuna Sacred Ford and the Mathurā-Yamunā Pilgrimage Cycle

Devanagari script

तत्राथ मुञ्चते प्राणान्मम लोकं स गच्छति ॥ वसुपत्रं महातीर्थं पुण्यं परममुत्तमम् ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 157.32

Transliteration

tatrātha muñcate prāṇān mama lokaṃ sa gacchati || vasupatraṃ mahātīrthaṃ puṇyaṃ paramam uttamam ||

Translation

Wtedy, jeśli ktoś odda tam swoje oddechy życiowe, idzie do mojego świata. (To miejsce zwane) Vasupatra jest wielkim tīrtha, zasłużonym, najwyższym i doskonałym.

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Word by Word

• tatra: there
• tatra: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb (देशवाचक अव्यय)

• atha: then
• atha: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atha (अव्यय)
• Form: Particle (निपात), sequence ‘then/now’

• muñcate: releases/gives up
• muñcate: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: muc (धातु)
• Form: Present tense (लट्), Ātmanepada, 3rd person, Singular

• prāṇān: life-breaths
• prāṇān: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prāṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Plural

• mama: my
• mama: Sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular; 1st person pronoun

• lokam: world/realm
• lokam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: loka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular

• saḥ: he
• saḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; demonstrative pronoun

• gacchati: goes
• gacchati: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: gam (धातु)
• Form: Present tense (लट्), Parasmaipada, 3rd person, Singular

• vasu-patram: Vasupatra (a sacred place)
• vasu-patram: Karta (कर्ता/विधेय-नाम)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vasu (प्रातिपदिक) + patra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; तत्पुरुष: वसूनां पत्रम् (name of a tīrtha)

• mahā-tīrtham: great pilgrimage-ford
• mahā-tīrtham: Karta (कर्ता/विधेय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahā (प्रातिपदिक) + tīrtha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular; कर्मधारय: महत् तीर्थम्

• puṇyam: holy/meritorious
• puṇyam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: puṇya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular; used adjectivally

• paramam: supreme
• paramam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: parama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular; superlative sense

• uttamam: best
• uttamam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: uttama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

Varāha

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Vaishnavism
• Sacred Geography
• Afterlife Concepts

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It explicitly names Vasupatra as a ‘mahātīrtha’, providing a key anchor for cataloging the text’s sacred geography and its promised outcomes (phala-śruti).

Which geographic location is identified?

Vasupatra is the named tīrtha; the surrounding verses place it within the Mathurā-area pilgrimage landscape described in this chapter.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The verse primarily valorizes a heritage site; implicitly it encourages respectful engagement with designated sacred landscapes rather than making a coercive demand.