Varaha Purana 164.2: Adhyaya 164, Shloka 2

The Efficacy of Circumambulating Annakūṭa

Govardhana

Devanagari script

ह्रदं तत्र महाभागे द्रुमगुल्मलतायुतम् ॥ चत्वारि तत्र तीर्थानि पुण्यानि च शुभानि च ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 164.2

Transliteration

hradaṃ tatra mahābhāge druma-gulma-latāyutam | catvāri tatra tīrthāni puṇyāni ca śubhāni ca ||

Translation

Jest tam jezioro, o szczęśliwa, ozdobione drzewami, krzewami i pnączami. Są tam cztery tīrtha, święte brody, zasługujące i pomyślne.

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Word by Word

• ह्रदम्: a lake/pond
• ह्रदम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ह्रद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (accusative), एकवचन

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (locative adverb)

• महाभागे: O fortunate one
• महाभागे: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महाभाग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (vocative), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः: महान् भागः यस्य

• द्रुमगुल्मलतायुतम्: endowed with trees, shrubs, and creepers
• द्रुमगुल्मलतायुतम्: Karma-anvaya (कर्मविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: द्रुम + गुल्म + लता + युत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (accusative), एकवचन; समाहार-द्वन्द्व (द्रुमगुल्मलता) + तत्पुरुष (युत): द्रुमगुल्मलताभिः युतम्; ह्रदम्-विशेषण

• चत्वारि: four
• चत्वारि: Karta-anvaya (कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चतुर् (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (nominative), बहुवचन; संख्या-विशेषण of तीर्थानि

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक

• तीर्थानि: holy fords/pilgrimage spots
• तीर्थानि: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (nominative), बहुवचन

• पुण्यानि: meritorious; sacred
• पुण्यानि: Karta-anvaya (कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पुण्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; तीर्थानि-विशेषण

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (conjunction)

• शुभानि: auspicious
• शुभानि: Karta-anvaya (कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; तीर्थानि-विशेषण

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय

Speaker

Varāha (continued discourse from 164.1)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Ancient Geography
• Ecological Narratives
• Pilgrimage Studies

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It records landscape features (a hrada with vegetation) alongside tīrtha enumeration, useful for studying how texts link ecology, water bodies, and pilgrimage mapping.

Which geographic location is identified?

The setting is the Govardhana region; the verse mentions a lake and nearby tīrthas but does not name the lake in this excerpt.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

By highlighting a vegetated water body as part of sacred space, the verse implicitly values preservation and respectful engagement with natural features.