Varaha Purana 160.44 — Adhyaya 160, Shloka 44

The Prescribed Emergence and Procedure of the Mathurā Circumambulation

Parikramā

Devanagari script

यस्य दर्शनमात्रेण सर्वपापैः प्रमुच्यते ॥ सरस्वतीं नदीं दृष्ट्वा ततो भद्राणि पश्यति ॥

Transliteration

yasya darśanamātreṇa sarvapāpaiḥ pramucyate || sarasvatīṃ nadīṃ dṛṣṭvā tato bhadrāṇi paśyati ||

Translation

Pela mera visão dele, a pessoa é libertada de todos os pecados. Tendo visto o rio Sarasvatī, depois contempla resultados auspiciosos.

Word by Word

• यस्य: whose
• यस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक (m./n.), षष्ठी विभक्ति (Genitive), एकवचन; सम्बन्धवाचक सर्वनाम

• दर्शन-मात्रेण: by mere seeing
• दर्शन-मात्रेण: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दर्शन (प्रातिपदिक) + मात्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष (दर्शनस्य मात्रम्); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया विभक्ति (Instrumental), एकवचन

• सर्व-पापैः: from all sins
• सर्व-पापैः: Apadana (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + पाप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय (सर्वाणि पापानि); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया विभक्ति (Instrumental), बहुवचन

• प्रमुच्यते: is freed
• प्रमुच्यते: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + मुच् (धातु)
• Form: लट् लकार (Present), कर्मणि प्रयोग (Passive), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

• सरस्वतीम्: Sarasvatī
• सरस्वतीम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सरस्वती (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (feminine), द्वितीया विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन

• नदीम्: river
• नदीम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नदी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Acc.), एकवचन; अप्पोजिशन/विशेष्य (apposition to सरस्वतीम्)

• दृष्ट्वा: having seen
• दृष्ट्वा: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund)

• ततः: then
• ततः: Desha-Kala (देश-काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, क्रमवाचक (then)

• भद्राणि: auspicious things
• भद्राणि: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Acc.), बहुवचन; कर्म (object)

• पश्यति: sees; experiences
• पश्यति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु)
• Form: लट् लकार (Present), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

Speaker

Varāha (default dialogue framework)

Varaha Avatara Context

Varaha Avatara Context: {"is_varaha_focus":false,"aspect_highlighted":"None","boar_form_detail":"None","earth_interaction":"None"}

Bhu Devi Dialogue

Bhu Devi Dialogue: {"is_dialogue":false,"speaker_role":"instructor","bhu_devi_state":"None","key_question":"None"}

Mathura Mandala

Mathura Mandala: {"is_mathura_related":false,"specific_site":"Sarasvatī नदी (तीर्थ-दर्शन)","parikrama_context":"Implied tīrtha-sequence within a yātrā/route; not explicit parikramā.","krishna_connection":"None"}

Dharma Shastra

Dharma Shastra: {"has_dharma_rule":false,"topic":"None","instruction_summary":"None","karmic_consequence":"None"}

Vrata Mahatmya

Vrata Mahatmya: {"has_vrata":false,"vrata_name":"None","tithi_month":"None","promised_fruit":"None"}

Cosmic Boar Symbolism

Cosmic Boar Symbolism: {"has_symbolism":false,"symbolic_interpretation":"None","yajna_varaha_imagery":"None","vedantic_connection":"None"}

Philosophical Teaching

Philosophical Teaching: {"has_teaching":true,"teaching_type":"tīrtha-māhātmya / śraddhā-based purification","core_concept":"Darśana (reverent seeing) as a purifier that reorients karma toward auspiciousness.","practical_application":"Undertake tīrtha-darśana with श्रद्धा, restraint, and gratitude; treat rivers as sacred ecology, not merely resources."}

Subject Matter

Subject Matter: ["Geography","Heritage Sites","Ecology"]

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: śānta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Geographic Context

Type: river / sacred ford (tīrtha)

Cross References

Related Themes: Varāha Purāṇa 160 (tīrtha-krama / kṣetra-darśana-phala passages around this verse)

Visual Art Cues

Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A pilgrim-route vignette: the sacred Sarasvatī flowing serenely while devotees perform respectful darśana on the bank, sensing sins fall away and auspicious signs arise.","item_prompts":["broad luminous river current","ghāṭa steps with pilgrims","añjali-mudrā devotees","water birds and riverine flora","subtle aura of purification (light/lotus motifs)"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: flat yet rich colors, stylized river waves, devotees in profile with añjali, sacred glow over Sarasvatī, ornamental borders with lotus motifs.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore style: central river-goddess suggestion via haloed riverbank iconography, gold-leaf highlights on water ripples and lotus, devotees offering lamps.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore style: delicate linework, soft shading on riverbank, calm devotional faces, restrained palette with luminous highlights.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari style: Himalayan miniature sensibility—meandering river, layered landscape, small figures in pilgrimage procession, emphasis on serenity and auspicious omens."}

Audio Atmosphere

Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"reverential and cleansing","suggested_raga":"Ahir Bhairav","pace":"medium-slow","voice_tone":"clear, gentle, contemplative"}

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Ancient Geography
• River Heritage
• Pilgrimage Studies

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It preserves the Sarasvatī as a living element of sacred geography and shows how rivers function as pilgrimage nodes with attributed moral-purificatory value.

Which geographic location is identified?

The river Sarasvatī is explicitly named; scholarly identification varies by period and region, often involving hydrological and textual correlation.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The verse associates auspiciousness with respectful encounter of natural heritage (a river), supporting a cultural ethic that values waterways.