Varaha Purana 153.2: Adhyaya 153, Shloka 2

The Glory of the Mathurā Sacred Landscape: Saṃyamana Tīrtha and the Twelve Sacred Forests

Uttara Bhāga · Mathurā–Tīrtha Māhātmya (Sacred Geography of Mathurā Region)

Devanagari script

तत्रैव स्नानमात्रेण सौभाग्यं जायते परम् ॥ रूपवन्तः प्रजायन्ते स्वर्गलोके न संशयः ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 153.2

Transliteration

tatraiva snāna-mātreṇa saubhāgyaṁ jāyate param || rūpavantaḥ prajāyante svarga-loke na saṁśayaḥ ||

ITRANS transliteration

Translation

Ali mesmo, apenas pelo banho, nasce a suprema boa fortuna. Nascem filhos de bela forma, e o mérito alcança o mundo celeste — sem dúvida.

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Word by Word

• tatra: there
• Type: Indeclinable
• Form: Avyaya; adverb of place (देशवाचक)
• Role: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/location)
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)

• eva: indeed; just
• Type: Indeclinable
• Form: Avyaya; emphasis particle (अवधारण)
• Role: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/emphasis)
• Root: eva (अव्यय)

• snāna-mātreṇa: by mere bathing
• Type: Noun
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Instrumental (तृतीया) Singular; तत्पुरुष: snānasya mātram (mere bathing)
• Role: Karaṇa (करण/instrument-means)
• Root: snāna + mātra (प्रातिपदिक)

• saubhāgyam: good fortune
• Type: Noun
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा) Singular
• Role: Karta (कर्ता/subject)
• Root: saubhāgya (प्रातिपदिक)

• jāyate: arises; is obtained
• Type: Verb
• Form: Present (लट्), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular; ātmanepada; passive/intransitive sense ‘is born/arises’
• Role: Kriyā (क्रिया/predicate)
• Root: jan (जन् धातु)

• param: supreme; excellent
• Type: Adjective
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा) Singular; qualifies saubhāgyam
• Role: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/modifier)
• Root: para (प्रातिपदिक)

• rūpavantaḥ: handsome; possessing beauty
• Type: Adjective
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा) Plural; possessive adjective (मतुप् प्रत्यय)
• Role: Karta (कर्ता/subject)
• Root: rūpavant (प्रातिपदिक)

• prajāyante: are born; come into being
• Type: Verb
• Form: Present (लट्), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Plural (बहुवचन); ātmanepada
• Role: Kriyā (क्रिया/predicate)
• Root: pra + jan (जन् धातु)

• svarga-loke: in heaven-world
• Type: Noun
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Locative (सप्तमी) Singular; तत्पुरुष: svargasya lokaḥ (world of heaven)
• Role: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/location)
• Root: svarga + loka (प्रातिपदिक)

• na: no; not
• Type: Indeclinable
• Form: Avyaya; negation (निषेध)
• Role: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/negation)
• Root: na (अव्यय)

• saṁśayaḥ: doubt
• Type: Noun
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा) Singular
• Role: Karta (कर्ता/subject of implied 'asti')
• Root: saṁśaya (प्रातिपदिक)

Sandhi Notes

• तत्रैव = तत्र + एव

Speaker and setting

Shanta and Adbhuta rasa

Speaker

Varāha

Bhu Devi and Varaha

In this verse

Varaha teaches her

Her state of mind

Curious

The teaching

Kind of teaching

Karma-phala (tīrtha-śraddhā)

Subjects

Heritage SitesEthics

Core idea

Simple embodied acts (snāna) performed with faith at a sanctified locus can yield disproportionate puṇya.

In practice

Undertake tīrtha-snāna with śraddhā and restraint, dedicating the act to Bhagavān for puṇya and saṁskāra.

The Varaha avatara

With the Earth

Varāha speaks as tīrtha-mahātmyopadeśaka, describing the fruit of bathing at that place.

Dharma

Cross references

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Ancient Geography
• Ritual Culture

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It exemplifies the Purāṇic tīrtha-māhātmya genre, where ritual acts like bathing are tied to social ideals (prosperity, lineage) and merit discourse.

Which geographic location is identified?

The verse refers back to the previously mentioned tīrtha area in the Mathurā region (contextually near Śivakuṇḍa).

What is the primary ethical instruction?

It promotes disciplined engagement with culturally significant water-sites, implicitly supporting care for and continuity of heritage water bodies.