Varaha Purana 162.46: Adhyaya 162, Shloka 46

The Efficacy and Merit of Cakra-tīrtha

Devanagari script

स्वां सुतां चोदयामास गच्छ तां मथुरां पुरीम् ॥ भोजनं गृहीत्वा तत्रैव गच्छ त्वं भर्तृसन्निधौ ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 162.46

Transliteration

svāṃ sutāṃ codayāmāsa gaccha tāṃ mathurāṃ purīm || bhojanaṃ gṛhītvā tatraiva gaccha tvaṃ bhartṛsannidhau

Translation

Polecił własnej córce: Idź do miasta Mathury; weź tam posiłek, a następnie udaj się prosto do obecności swego męża.

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Word by Word

• स्वाम्: his own
• स्वाम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; विशेषण

• सुताम्: daughter
• सुताम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; conjunction

• उदयामास: urged/commanded
• उदयामास: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उद्+√यम् (यच्छति/उदयति) (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद; causative sense in context 'incited/urged' (प्रेरणार्थ)

• गच्छ: go
• गच्छ: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √गम् (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• ताम्: her/that
• ताम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• मथुराम्: Mathurā
• मथुराम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मथुरा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन

• पुरीम्: city
• पुरीम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुरी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; मथुराम् इति विशेष्यस्य विशेषण-भावेन (apposition)

• भोजनम्: food
• भोजनम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भोजन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन

• गृहीत्वा: having taken
• गृहीत्वा: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √ग्रह् (गृह्णाति) (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund); 'having taken'

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; adverb (there)

• एव: indeed/just
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; emphasis

• गच्छ: go
• गच्छ: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √गम् (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; मध्यमपुरुष-प्रयोग

• भर्तृ-सन्निधौ: in the husband’s presence
• भर्तृ-सन्निधौ: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भर्तृ (प्रातिपदिक) + सन्निधि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: 'भर्तुः सन्निधिः' (in the presence of the husband)

Speaker

Varāha (default dialogue framework)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Narrative
• Household Ethics
• Sacred Geography

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It shows how Purāṇic narratives integrate everyday social arrangements with sacred-place networks, using Mathurā as a narrative anchor.

Which geographic location is identified?

Mathurā is explicitly named and is widely identified with modern Mathura (Uttar Pradesh).

What is the primary ethical instruction?

It conveys responsibility and orderly conduct within family roles, framed as supportive action for one’s spouse.