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Varaha Purana 141.2: Adhyaya 141, Shloka 2

The Sacred Greatness of Badarikāśrama

Badrinath Region

न तत्प्राप्नोति मनुजः कृत्वा कर्म सुदुष्करम् ॥ प्राप्नुवन्ति च भक्ताः ये बदरीं विश्वतारिणीम् ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 141.2

na tatprāpnoti manujaḥ kṛtvā karma suduṣkaram | prāpnuvanti ca bhaktā ye badarīṁ viśvatāriṇīm ||

न मनुजः सुदुष्करकर्माणि कृत्वापि तत्प्राप्नोति; ये तु भक्ताः विश्वतारिणीं बदरीं प्राप्नुवन्ति, ते तत्साधयन्ति।

nanot
na:
Pratiṣedha (प्रतिषेध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootna (अव्यय)
FormNegation particle (निषेध-निपात)
tatthat (state/goal)
tat:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Roottad (प्रातिपदिक)
FormSarvanāma (सर्वनाम), Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)
prāpnotiattains
prāpnoti:
Kriyā (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootpra-āp (धातु)
FormLaṭ-lakāra (लट्/Present), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन)
manujaḥa man/human
manujaḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootmanuja (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)
kṛtvāhaving done
kṛtvā:
Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootkṛ (धातु) → kṛtvā (कृदन्त)
FormAbsolutive/Gerund (क्त्वा/ल्यप्), ‘having done’
karmaaction/rite
karma:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootkarman (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)
su-duṣkaramvery difficult
su-duṣkaram:
Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण) of karma
TypeAdjective
Rootsu (अव्यय/उपसर्गवत्) + duṣkara (प्रातिपदिक)
FormKarmadhāraya (कर्मधारय) intensifier ‘very difficult’; Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन) (qualifying karma)
prāpnuvantiattain
prāpnuvanti:
Kriyā (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootpra-āp (धातु)
FormLaṭ-lakāra (लट्/Present), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Plural (बहुवचन)
caand
ca:
Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootca (अव्यय)
FormConjunction (समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय)
bhaktāḥdevotees
bhaktāḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootbhakta (कृदन्त; bhaj धातु)
FormPast passive participle used as noun (क्तान्त-प्रातिपदिक), Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural (बहुवचन)
yewho
ye:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootyad (प्रातिपदिक)
FormSarvanāma (सर्वनाम), Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural (बहुवचन) (correlative to bhaktāḥ)
badarīmBadarī (place)
badarīm:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootbadarī (प्रातिपदिक)
FormFeminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)
viśva-tāriṇīmworld-saving / who carries across the world
viśva-tāriṇīm:
Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण) of badarīm
TypeAdjective
Rootviśva (प्रातिपदिक) + tāriṇī (प्रातिपदिक; from tṛ धातु)
FormTatpuruṣa (तत्पुरुष) ‘viśvaṁ tārayati’ (she who ferries/saves the world); Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन) (qualifying badarīm)

Varāha (contextual continuation)

C
Classical Literature
V
Vaiṣṇavism
A
Ancient Geography
P
Pilgrimage Studies

FAQs

It exemplifies the Purāṇic valuation of tīrtha visitation and devotion as efficient means to religious merit and liberation-oriented aims, informing the social history of pilgrimage networks.

Badarī/Badarikāśrama, associated with the Himalayan pilgrimage landscape (often correlated with Badrinath).

Prioritize sincerity and devotion (bhakti) over mere extremity of ritual labor.

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