Varaha Purana 162.65: Adhyaya 162, Shloka 65

The Efficacy and Merit of Cakra-tīrtha

Devanagari script

दुःखेन पीडितः क्षीणो मर्त्तुकामो द्विजोत्तमः ॥ गङ्गातीरात्समुत्तिष्ठन्दिशः सर्वा विलोकयन् ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 162.65

Transliteration

duḥkhena pīḍitaḥ kṣīṇo marttukāmo dvijottamaḥ || gaṅgā-tīrāt samuttiṣṭhan diśaḥ sarvā vilokayan ||

Translation

Trapiony smutkiem, wynędzniały i pragnący śmierci, ten wybitny dwurodzony powstał z brzegu Gangi, spoglądając we wszystkich kierunkach.

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Word by Word

• दुःखेन: by/with sorrow
• दुःखेन: Karaṇa/Hetu (करण/हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दुःख (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (Instr), एकवचन

• पीडितः: afflicted
• पीडितः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पीड् (धातु)
• Form: क्त (past passive participle), पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nom), एकवचन; ‘द्विजोत्तमः’ विशेषण

• क्षीणः: emaciated; weakened
• क्षीणः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: क्षीण (कृदन्त; क्षि धातु)
• Form: क्त (PPP) रूपेण विशेषण, पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• मर्तुम्-कामः: desiring to die
• मर्तुम्-कामः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मर्तुम् (तुमुनन्त; मृ धातु) + काम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुषसमास (उपपद: ‘मर्तुम् कामः’), पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘द्विजोत्तमः’ विशेषण

• द्विज-उत्तमः: the best of twice-born (Brahmin)
• द्विज-उत्तमः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्विज (प्रातिपदिक) + उत्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारयसमास (‘उत्तमः द्विजः’), पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nom), एकवचन

• गङ्गा-तीरात्: from the bank of the Ganges
• गङ्गा-तीरात्: Apādāna (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गङ्गा (प्रातिपदिक) + तीर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुषसमास (षष्ठी: ‘गङ्गायाः तीरम्’), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (Abl), एकवचन

• समुत्तिष्ठन्: rising up
• समुत्तिष्ठन्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + उत् + स्था (धातु)
• Form: शतृ (present active participle), पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nom), एकवचन; ‘द्विजोत्तमः’ विशेषण

• दिशः: directions
• दिशः: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिश् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Acc), बहुवचन

• सर्वाः: all
• सर्वाः: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Acc), बहुवचन; ‘दिशः’ विशेषण

• विलोकयन्: looking at; surveying
• विलोकयन्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि + लोक् (धातु)
• Form: शतृ (present active participle), पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nom), एकवचन; ‘द्विजोत्तमः’ विशेषण

Speaker

Unspecified (default dialogue frame: Varāha as narrator/instructor)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Narrative
• Ancient Sacred Rivers

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

The Gaṅgā-tīra setting is a recurrent cultural marker in Purāṇic literature, associating moral crisis, purification themes, and pilgrimage landscapes.

Which geographic location is identified?

The Gaṅgā (Ganges) is explicitly named; ‘tīra’ indicates the riverbank/ford area rather than a single city.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The verse depicts the extremity of despair; its ethical dimension is cautionary, situating suffering within a broader narrative that typically redirects toward counsel, restraint, or pilgrimage.