Varaha Purana 162.6: Adhyaya 162, Shloka 6

The Efficacy and Merit of Cakra-tīrtha

Devanagari script

गच्छेत्स सर्वकालं तु शालिग्रामे वसुन्धरे ॥ स तेन सह सङ्गत्य कान्यकुब्जनिवासिना

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 162.6

Transliteration

gacchetsa sarvakālaṃ tu śāligrāme vasundhare || sa tena saha saṅgatya kānyakubjanivāsinā

Translation

Udawał on o wszystkich porach do Śālagrāmy, o Vasundharo. I spotkawszy mieszkańca Kānyakubji, związał się z nim i przebywał w jego towarzystwie.

Ask anything about this verse...Ask

Word by Word

• gacchet: would go / should go
• gacchet: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √gam (गम् धातु)
• Form: Optative (विधिलिङ्), 3rd person, Singular; Parasmaipada

• saḥ: he
• saḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• sarva-kālam: always / at all times
• sarva-kālam: Kāla (काल) (adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक) + kāla (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Avyayībhāva compound used adverbially (क्रियाविशेषण); Accusative-form functioning as adverb ‘for all time’

• tu: but / indeed
• tu: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya, particle (निपात) indicating contrast/emphasis

• śāligrāme: in Śālagrāma
• śāligrāme: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śālagrāma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Locative (सप्तमी/7), Singular; place-name

• vasundhare: O Earth
• vasundhare: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vasundharā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Vocative (सम्बोधन/8), Singular; address to Earth

• saḥ: he
• saḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• tena: with him
• tena: Sahakāraka (सह)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental (तृतीया/3), Singular

• saha: together with
• saha: Saha (सह)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: saha (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya, postposition ‘with’ (सह-अर्थक) governing instrumental

• saṅgatya: having met / having associated
• saṅgatya: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam-√gam (गम् धातु)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (क्त्वान्त/ल्यप्), ‘having met/associated’

• kānyakubja-nivāsinā: with a resident of Kānyakubja
• kānyakubja-nivāsinā: Sahakāraka (सह)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kānyakubja (प्रातिपदिक) + nivāsin (निवासिन् प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental (तृतीया/3), Singular; तत्पुरुषः ‘kānyakubje nivāsī’

Speaker

Varāha (default narrative voice; addressing Pṛthivī as Vasundharā)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Narrative
• Ancient Geography
• Pilgrimage Literature

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It preserves a dialogue marker (Vasundharā) and links tīrtha travel with named cultural regions such as Kānyakubja.

Which geographic location is identified?

Śālagrāma and Kānyakubja are explicitly referenced; Kānyakubja is widely identified with Kannauj in scholarly geography.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The verse emphasizes sustained engagement with sacred places and the social dimension of pilgrimage (association with others).