Varaha Purana 176.3: Adhyaya 176, Shloka 3

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

Devanagari script

आक्रम्य तत्र सम्प्राप्ता यत्र सा मथुरा पुरी ॥ आवासं कारयामासुः प्रभूतयवसेन्धने

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 176.3

Transliteration

ākramya tatra samprāptā yatra sā mathurā purī | āvāsaṃ kārayāmāsuḥ prabhūtayavasa-indhane ||

Translation

Posuwając się naprzód, przybyli tam, gdzie znajduje się miasto Mathurā, i przygotowali miejsca pobytu z obfitą paszą i opałem.

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Word by Word

• आक्रम्य: having traversed/advanced
• आक्रम्य: पूर्वकाल-क्रिया (Pūrvakāla-kriyā)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-√क्रम् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययभाव

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Location)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb), देशवाचक

• सम्प्राप्ताः: having arrived
• सम्प्राप्ताः: कर्ता-विशेषण (Predicate participle of subject)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-√प्राप् (धातु)
• Form: क्त (past participle), पुंलिङ्ग (m.), प्रथमा (Nom. 1), बहुवचन (pl.)

• यत्र: where
• यत्र: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Location)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (relative adverb), देशवाचक

• सा: that
• सा: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (f.), प्रथमा (Nom. 1), एकवचन (sg.)

• मथुरा: Mathurā
• मथुरा: समानााधिकरण (Apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मथुरा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (f.), प्रथमा (Nom. 1), एकवचन (sg.); नगरनाम

• पुरी: city
• पुरी: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुरी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (f.), प्रथमा (Nom. 1), एकवचन (sg.)

• आवासम्: lodging/camp
• आवासम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आवास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (m.), द्वितीया (Acc. 2), एकवचन (sg.)

• कारयामासुः: had (it) made/arranged
• कारयामासुः: क्रिया (Kriyā/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √कृ (धातु) (णिच् causative: कारय-)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), बहुवचन (pl.); णिजन्त (causative)

• प्रभूत-यवस-इन्धने: in a place with abundant fodder and fuel
• प्रभूत-यवस-इन्धने: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Location qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रभूत (प्रातिपदिक) + यवस (प्रातिपदिक) + इन्धन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (n.), सप्तमी (Loc. 7), एकवचन (sg.); विशेषण; बहुपद-समास; ‘यवस-इन्धन’ = द्वन्द्व/समाहारार्थे इव, परन्तु प्रयोगतः तत्पुरुष-समासेण ‘यवसच इन्धनं च’ इत्यर्थे लोकेटिव्

Speaker

Varāha (continuation of narration)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Ancient Geography
• Sacred Cities
• Purāṇic Narrative

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It attests to Mathurā’s prominence as a remembered urban center and functions as a narrative anchor for sacred-geographic storytelling.

Which geographic location is identified?

Mathurā (commonly identified with modern Mathura in Uttar Pradesh, India), a major early historic and religious-cultural center.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

No explicit injunction appears; the verse emphasizes practical hospitality logistics (lodging, fodder, fuel) within a travel setting.