Varaha Purana 157.39: Adhyaya 157, Shloka 39

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

Devanagari script

अथात्र मुञ्चते प्राणान्मम लोकं स गच्छति ॥ देवकीगर्भसंभूतो वसुदेवगृहे शुभे

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 157.39

Transliteration

athātra muñcate prāṇān mama lokaṃ sa gacchati || devakīgarbhasaṃbhūto vasudevagṛhe śubhe

Translation

Co więcej, kto tam oddaje tchnienie życiowe, ten odchodzi do Mojego świata. Zrodzony z łona Devakī, w pomyślnym domu Vasudevy…

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Word by Word

• atha: then/now
• atha: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connecting)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atha (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; discourse particle (अनन्तरार्थक/आरम्भसूचक)

• atra: here
• atra: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atra (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; adverb of place (देशवाचक)

• muñcate: releases/lets go
• muñcate: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: muc (मुच् धातु)
• Form: Laṭ-lakāra (वर्तमान), Ātmanepada; Prathama-puruṣa (3rd), Eka-vacana (sg)

• prāṇān: vital breaths/life
• prāṇān: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prāṇa (प्राण प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga (masc), Dvitīyā-vibhakti (acc, 2nd), Bahu-vacana (pl)

• mama: my
• mama: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (अस्मद् सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Sarvanāma; Ṣaṣṭhī-vibhakti (gen, 6th), Eka-vacana (sg)

• lokam: world/realm
• lokam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: loka (लोक प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga (masc), Dvitīyā-vibhakti (acc, 2nd), Eka-vacana (sg)

• saḥ: he
• saḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (तद् सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Sarvanāma; Puṃliṅga, Prathamā-vibhakti (nom, 1st), Eka-vacana (sg)

• gacchati: goes
• gacchati: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: gam (गम् धातु)
• Form: Laṭ-lakāra (वर्तमान), Parasmaipada; Prathama-puruṣa (3rd), Eka-vacana (sg)

• devakī-garbha-saṃbhūtaḥ: born from Devakī’s womb
• devakī-garbha-saṃbhūtaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: devakī (देवकी प्रातिपदिक) + garbha (गर्भ प्रातिपदिक) + saṃbhūta (सम्भूत कृदन्त, √bhū)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa-samāsa; past passive participle (क्त) ‘saṃbhūta’; Puṃliṅga, Prathamā (nom), Eka-vacana; qualifier of implied subject

• vasudeva-gṛhe: in Vasudeva’s house
• vasudeva-gṛhe: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vasudeva (वसुदेव प्रातिपदिक) + gṛha (गृह प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa-samāsa; Napuṃsakaliṅga (neut), Saptamī-vibhakti (loc, 7th), Eka-vacana (sg)

• śubhe: auspicious
• śubhe: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śubha (शुभ प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napuṃsakaliṅga (neut), Saptamī-vibhakti (loc, 7th), Eka-vacana (sg); agrees with gṛhe

Speaker

Varāha (default dialogue frame)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Vaishnavism
• Sacred Biography
• Pilgrimage Studies

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It combines tīrtha merit-language with a recognizable pan-Purāṇic biographical reference (Devakī–Vasudeva), illustrating intertextual linkage across Vaiṣṇava narrative corpora.

Which geographic location is identified?

The immediate location remains the described tīrtha/kuṇḍa; the mention of Vasudeva’s house gestures toward the Mathurā region as a broader narrative setting.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

It reinforces the cultural ideal that places are not merely physical sites but carry narrative memory, encouraging responsible engagement with heritage landscapes.