Varaha Purana 149.83: Adhyaya 149, Shloka 83

The Sacred Geography and Merit of Dvārakā

Devanagari script

त्रिंशद्योजनविस्तारः सर्वतस्तु दिशो दश ॥ तत्र गत्वा वरारोहे ये मां द्रक्ष्यन्ति भक्तितः ॥

Sanskrit recitationVaraha Purana 149.83

Transliteration

triṁśad-yojana-vistāraḥ sarvatas tu diśo daśa || tatra gatvā varārohe ye māṁ drakṣyanti bhaktitaḥ ||

Translation

(Estende-se) por trinta yojanas de largura, em todas as dez direções. Tendo ido até lá, ó de belos quadris, aqueles que me contemplarem com devoção…

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Word by Word

• triṁśat: thirty

• yojana: a measure of distance

• vistāra: extent/breadth

• sarvatas: on all sides

• diś: direction

• daśa: ten

• tatra: there

• gatvā: having gone

• varārohā: O woman of beautiful hips (voc.)

• ye: who

• mām: me

• drakṣyanti: will see/behold

• bhaktitas: with devotion

Speaker

Varāha (default dialogue framework)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Vaiṣṇavism
• Ancient Geography
• Sacred Topography

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It exemplifies Purāṇic sacred-topographical description, using traditional distance units (yojana) to frame a pilgrimage landscape.

Which geographic location is identified?

The excerpt points to a pilgrimage locale described by extent; the surrounding verses in this adhyāya indicate the broader Dvārakā/Prabhāsa tīrtha milieu, though this single verse does not name it explicitly.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

Devotional orientation (bhakti) and intentional pilgrimage are presented as the appropriate approach to encountering the divine presence described in the narrative.