Varaha Purana 176.2: Adhyaya 176, Shloka 2

The Māhātmya of Kṛṣṇagaṅgodbhava, Kāliñjara, and the Five Sacred Baths: The Tale of Pāñcāla and Tilottamā

Uttara Bhāga · Sacred Geography Narrative (Journey motif)

Devanagari script

सार्थेन निष्ठितः सोऽथ धनवान् रूपवांस्ततः ॥ क्रमेण ते सर्वदेशान् विषयान् पर्वतान् नदीः

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 176.2

Transliteration

sārthena niṣṭhitaḥ so 'tha dhanavān rūpavāṃs tataḥ | krameṇa te sarvadeśān viṣayān parvatān nadīḥ ||

ITRANS transliteration

Translation

Wtedy, pozostając z karawaną, stał się bogaty i przystojny; w odpowiednim czasie przemierzyli wszystkie krainy, terytoria, góry i rzeki.

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Word by Word

• सार्थेन: with the caravan/company
• Type: Noun
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (m.), तृतीया (Ins. 3), एकवचन (sg.)
• Role: सह/करण (Sahakāraka/Instrumental)
• Root: सार्थ (प्रातिपदिक)

• निष्ठितः: having set out / having proceeded
• Type: Verb
• Form: क्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग (m.), प्रथमा (Nom. 1), एकवचन (sg.)
• Role: कर्ता-विशेषण (Predicate participle of subject)
• Root: नि-√स्था (धातु)

• सः: he
• Type: Noun
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (m.), प्रथमा (Nom. 1), एकवचन (sg.)
• Role: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• अथ: then
• Type: Indeclinable
• Form: निपात (particle), अनन्तरार्थे
• Role: सम्बन्धसूचक (Discourse particle)
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)

• धनवान्: wealthy
• Type: Adjective
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (m.), प्रथमा (Nom. 1), एकवचन (sg.); विशेषण
• Role: विशेषण (Viśeṣaṇa)
• Root: धनवत् (प्रातिपदिक)

• रूपवान्: handsome
• Type: Adjective
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (m.), प्रथमा (Nom. 1), एकवचन (sg.); विशेषण
• Role: विशेषण (Viśeṣaṇa)
• Root: रूपवत् (प्रातिपदिक)

• ततः: thereafter
• Type: Indeclinable
• Form: अव्यय (adverb), तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त; क्रम/अनन्तरार्थे
• Role: काल/क्रम (Temporal/sequence marker)
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)

• क्रमेण: gradually/in order
• Type: Indeclinable
• Form: तृतीया-एकवचनरूपेण अव्ययीभाव (instrumental adverb)
• Role: रीति (Manner)
• Root: क्रम (प्रातिपदिक)

• ते: they
• Type: Noun
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (m.), प्रथमा (Nom. 1), बहुवचन (pl.) (वक्ता-परः: ‘they’)
• Role: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• सर्व-देशान्: all regions
• Type: Noun
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (m.), द्वितीया (Acc. 2), बहुवचन (pl.)
• Role: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + देश (प्रातिपदिक)

• विषयान्: territories/districts
• Type: Noun
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (m.), द्वितीया (Acc. 2), बहुवचन (pl.)
• Role: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Root: विषय (प्रातिपदिक)

• पर्वतान्: mountains
• Type: Noun
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (m.), द्वितीया (Acc. 2), बहुवचन (pl.)
• Role: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Root: पर्वत (प्रातिपदिक)

• नदीः: rivers
• Type: Noun
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (f.), द्वितीया (Acc. 2), बहुवचन (pl.)
• Role: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Root: नदी (प्रातिपदिक)

Sandhi Notes

• सोऽथ = सः + अथ
• रूपवांस्ततः = रूपवान् + ततः

Speaker and setting

Adbhuta rasaSetting: Pan-Indian travel landscape

Speaker

Varāha (continuation of narration)

Bhu Devi and Varaha

In this verse

Varaha teaches her

Her state of mind

Observer

What she asks

How does caravan-association lead to prosperity, and what is the scope of their travels across lands, mountains, and rivers?

The teaching

Kind of teaching

Impermanence and testing through prosperity

Subjects

Geography (Travel)NarrativeEconomy (Caravan trade)

Core idea

Wealth and attractiveness arise through worldly success, but they become a field of moral testing; movement through diverse landscapes mirrors the mind’s wandering.

In practice

Treat prosperity as a responsibility; maintain vigilance over desire and pride while traveling and engaging in commerce.

Cross references

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Ancient Geography
• Purāṇic Narrative
• Trade Routes

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It reflects the literary memory of caravan-based mobility and a broad geographic imagination, valuable for cultural-historical studies of travel motifs.

Which geographic location is identified?

No single named site appears here; the verse uses general geographic categories (regions, territories, mountains, rivers).

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The verse is descriptive; any ethical reading would be indirect (e.g., prosperity arising from enterprise and association).