Varaha Purana 147.40: Adhyaya 147, Shloka 40

The Sacred Merit of Goniṣkramaṇa

the Tīrtha of the Cows’ Emergence/Release

Devanagari script

वाजपेयफलं भुक्त्वा मम लोकं प्रपद्यते ॥ अस्ति कोटिवटं नाम तस्मिन्क्षेत्रे परं मम ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 147.40

Transliteration

vājapeyaphalaṃ bhuktvā mama lokaṃ prapadyate || asti koṭivaṭaṃ nāma tasminkṣetre paraṃ mama ||

Translation

Tendo usufruído o fruto do Vājapeya, alcança o meu mundo. Nesse supremo campo sagrado que é meu, há um lugar chamado Koṭivaṭa.

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Word by Word

• vājapeya-phalam: the fruit of the Vājapeya (sacrifice)
• vājapeya-phalam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vājapeya (प्रातिपदिक) + phala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: ‘वाजपेयानां फलम्’), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• bhuktvā: having enjoyed/partaken
• bhuktvā: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhuj (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययभाव (gerund), पूर्वकालिक क्रिया

• mama: my
• mama: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• lokam: world, realm
• lokam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: loka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• prapadyate: attains, reaches
• prapadyate: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-pad (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार, आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• asti: there is
• asti: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: as (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार, परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• koṭivaṭam: (a place/tree called) Koṭivaṭa
• koṭivaṭam: Karma (कर्म; of asti as existential object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: koṭi (प्रातिपदिक) + vaṭa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (निर्देश/संख्या-सम्बन्ध: ‘कोटि-प्रमाणः/कोटिसंख्यकः वटः’ इत्यर्थे नाम), पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• nāma: named
• nāma: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/label)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: nāma (अव्यय)
• Form: नाम-शब्दः (indeclinable; ‘called/namely’)

• tasmin: in that
• tasmin: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th case), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• kṣetre: in the sacred field/place
• kṣetre: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kṣetra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन

• param: supreme, excellent
• param: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: para (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण (kṣetraṃ/asti-viśeṣaṇa)

• mama: my
• mama: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

Speaker

Varāha

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Vaishnavism
• Ancient Geography
• Sacred Trees and Landscapes

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It introduces a named tīrtha (Koṭivaṭa) and associates it with a high-status Vedic-sacrifice merit model, helping map how sacred-tree sites become embedded in Purāṇic networks.

Which geographic location is identified?

Koṭivaṭa is explicitly identified as a place within the chapter’s sacred region; further localization requires comparison with regional Koṭivaṭa/Koṭi-vaṭa traditions.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The passage frames spiritual outcomes as linked to disciplined engagement with designated sites, supporting a heritage ethic of recognizing and maintaining culturally significant locations.