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Shloka 73

Veṅkaṭeśa-Māhātmya: Varāha Prelude, Descent of Śeṣācala, Svāmipuṣkariṇī and the Network of Tīrthas

with Dāna-Lakṣaṇas

Devanagari script

पूजां कृत्वा भूवराहस्य मर्तेर्दानं दत्त्वा श्रवणं चापि कृत्वा / तत्र स्थितं भूवराहं च दृष्ट्वा स वै नरः कृतकृत्यो हि लोके

Transliteration

pūjāṃ kṛtvā bhūvarāhasya marterdānaṃ dattvā śravaṇaṃ cāpi kṛtvā / tatra sthitaṃ bhūvarāhaṃ ca dṛṣṭvā sa vai naraḥ kṛtakṛtyo hi loke

Translation

భూ-వరాహుని పూజ చేసి, తీర్థంలో దానం ఇచ్చి, శాస్త్రశ్రవణం కూడా చేసి, అక్కడ స్థితమైన భూ-వరాహుని దర్శించినవాడు ఈ లోకంలో కృతకృత్యుడవుతాడు।

Word by Word
पूजाम्worship
पूजाम्:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootपूजा (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन
कृत्वाhaving performed
कृत्वा:
Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
TypeVerb
Root√कृ (धातु)
Formक्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund) अव्ययकृदन्त; “having done”
भूवराहस्यof Bhūvarāha
भूवराहस्य:
Sambandha/Ṣaṣṭhī (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
TypeNoun
Rootभूवराह (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6), एकवचन; (भू+वराह) तत्पुरुष-समासः
मर्तेःof the image/form
मर्तेः:
Sambandha/Ṣaṣṭhī (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
TypeNoun
Rootमूर्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6), एकवचन; वैकल्पिक रूप/पाठ: ‘मूर्तेः’ (genitive)
दानम्gift/donation
दानम्:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootदान (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन
दत्त्वाhaving given
दत्त्वा:
Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
TypeVerb
Root√दा (धातु)
Formक्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund) अव्ययकृदन्त; “having given”
श्रवणम्hearing/listening
श्रवणम्:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootश्रवण (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन
चand
च:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक
अपिalso
अपि:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअपि (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; निपात (also/even)
कृत्वाhaving done
कृत्वा:
Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
TypeVerb
Root√कृ (धातु)
Formक्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund)
तत्रthere
तत्र:
Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतत्र (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; देशवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (locative adverb)
स्थितम्standing/placed
स्थितम्:
Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Root√स्था (धातु) + क्त (प्रत्यय)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त “standing/placed” (qualifies object)
भूवराहम्Bhūvarāha
भूवराहम्:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootभूवराह (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन
चand
च:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक
दृष्ट्वाhaving seen
दृष्ट्वा:
Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
TypeVerb
Root√दृश् (धातु)
Formक्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund) अव्ययकृदन्त; “having seen”
सःhe
सः:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; सर्वनाम
वैindeed
वै:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवै (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; निपात (emphasis)
नरःman/person
नरः:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootनर (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन
कृतकृत्यःone who has fulfilled his duty
कृतकृत्यः:
Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootकृत (√कृ धातु, क्त) + कृत्य (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः “कृतं कृत्यं येन” (idiomatically: one whose duty is done)
हिindeed/for
हि:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootहि (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; निपात (for/indeed)
लोकेin the world
लोके:
Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootलोक (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7), एकवचन
Speaker

Lord Vishnu (teaching Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Integrated sādhana—pūjā (devotion), dāna (selflessness), śravaṇa (receptive hearing), and darśana (direct encounter)—culminates in life’s fulfillment.

Vedantic Theme: Bhakti supported by karma-yoga (dāna) and śravaṇa as a purifier of mind leading toward higher realization.

Application: On pilgrimage or in daily practice: combine worship with generosity and attentive listening to sacred teaching; seek ‘darśana’ as mindful presence rather than mere sightseeing.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Geographic Context

Type: tirtha

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 3.26.74 (snāna+śravaṇa leading to puṇya and mukti)

Characters & Entities
B
Bhū-Varāha
V
Vishnu
T
Tirtha (Marte)

FAQs

This verse states that worship of Bhū-Varāha, combined with charity and sacred listening, culminates in ‘kṛtakṛtyatā’—a sense of having completed one’s essential human duties and spiritual purpose.

Although it speaks of pilgrimage practice, the triad of pūjā (devotion), dāna (charity), and śravaṇa (hearing scripture) is a standard puṇya-producing framework in the Purāṇas, often recommended to secure auspicious outcomes connected with post-death welfare and dharmic destiny.

Maintain a simple triad: worship (daily prayer/pujā), charity (regular giving), and śravaṇa (listening/reading sacred teachings); the verse frames these as core practices that make life meaningful and ethically complete.

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