Varaha Purana 147.8: Adhyaya 147, Shloka 8

The Sacred Merit of Goniṣkramaṇa

the Tīrtha of the Cows’ Emergence/Release

Devanagari script

अथ दीर्घस्य कालस्य कश्चिद्ब्रह्मयतिस्तदा ॥ तपस्तपस्यति मुनौ तस्मिन्शैলোच्चये धरे

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 147.8

Transliteration

atha dīrghasya kālasya kaścid brahma-yatis tadā || tapas tapasyati munau tasmin śailocchaye dhare

Translation

अथ दीर्घकालानन्तरं कश्चिद् ब्रह्मयतिः तदा प्रादुरभवत्; तस्मिन् धरणिधरे शैलोच्चये स मुनिः तपसा तपः समाचरत्।

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Word by Word

• atha: then
• atha: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/discourse marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atha (अव्यय)
• Form: आरम्भ/अनन्तरार्थक-अव्यय (then/now)

• dīrghasya: of long
• dīrghasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/genitive qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dīrgha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (सम्बन्ध), एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifying kālasya)

• kālasya: of time/period
• kālasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kāla (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• kaścit: someone
• kaścit: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kaścid (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; अनिश्चितवाचक (indefinite pronoun)

• brahma-yatiḥ: a Brahman ascetic
• brahma-yatiḥ: Karta (कर्ता/apposition to kaścit)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brahman + yati (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (ब्रह्मणः यतिः)

• tadā: at that time
• tadā: Kāla (काल/temporal)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tadā (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (temporal adverb)

• tapaḥ: austerity/penance
• tapaḥ: Karma (कर्म/object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tapas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (object of tapasyati)

• tapasyati: practises austerity
• tapasyati: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: tapas (धातु: तपस्/तपस्य)
• Form: लट्-लकार, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• munau: at/with the sage
• munau: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: muni (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (अधिकरण), एकवचन

• tasmin: in that (place)
• tasmin: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन (pronoun)

• śaila-ucchaye: on the mountain-peak/massif
• śaila-ucchaye: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śaila + ucchaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (शैलस्य उच्चयः)

• dhare: on the mountain
• dhare: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण; appositional locative to śailocchaye)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dhara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘धर’ = पर्वत/धरणीधर (mountain-bearer)

Speaker

Varāha

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Ascetic Traditions
• Sacred Geography
• Purāṇic Narrative

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It introduces an ascetic archetype (brahma-yati) and anchors practice in a specific landscape feature (mountain height), reflecting how Purāṇas sacralize terrain.

Which geographic location is identified?

A “śailocchaya” (lofty mountain height) is mentioned; it likely refers back to the Himaśṛṅga peak context.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

Persistence and discipline in contemplative practice over extended time.