Varaha Purana 140.35: Adhyaya 140, Shloka 35

The Greatness of Kokāmukha (Badarī): Varāha’s Hidden Abode and the Sacred Waters

Devanagari script

यत्र धारा पतत्येका पुण्या भूमिशिलातले ॥ तत्र स्नानं प्रकुर्वीत पञ्चरात्रोषितो नरः ॥

Sanskrit recitationVaraha Purana 140.35

Transliteration

yatra dhārā pataty ekā puṇyā bhūmiśilātale || tatra snānaṃ prakurvīta pañcarātroṣito naraḥ

Translation

భూమి శిలాతలంపై ఒకే పుణ్యధార పడే చోట, ఐదు రాత్రులు నివసించిన మనిషి అక్కడ స్నానం చేయాలి.

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Word by Word

• yatra: where
• yatra: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yatra (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; सम्बन्धबोधक देशवाचक (relative adverb: where)

• dhārā: a stream
• dhārā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dhārā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• patati: falls
• patati: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pat (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन

• ekā: one/single
• ekā: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: eka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (dhārā इत्यस्य विशेषणम्)

• puṇyā: holy
• puṇyā: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: puṇya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (dhārā इत्यस्य विशेषणम्)

• bhūmi-śilā-tale: on the ground-stone surface
• bhūmi-śilā-tale: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhūmi (प्रातिपदिक) + śilā (प्रातिपदिक) + tala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासः: भूमिशिला (कर्मधारय/तत्पुरुष) + तल (सप्तमी-तत्पुरुष: ‘on the surface of’); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन

• tatra: there
• tatra: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक (there)

• snānam: bathing
• snānam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: snāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• prakurvīta: should perform
• prakurvīta: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-kṛ (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन

• pañca-rātra-uṣitaḥ: having stayed five nights
• pañca-rātra-uṣitaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pañca (प्रातिपदिक) + rātra (प्रातिपदिक) + uṣ (धातु)
• Form: समासः: पञ्चरात्र (द्विगु) + उषित (क्त, PPP); पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (naraḥ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्)

• naraḥ: a man
• naraḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

Speaker

Varāha

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Ancient Geography
• Pilgrimage Studies
• Ecological Narratives

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It preserves a micro-topographic marker (a single cascade on rock) typical of pilgrimage guides, supporting studies of how texts encode environmental features as sacred identifiers.

Which geographic location is identified?

A distinctive waterfall/cascade setting is described; the proper name is not contained within this verse fragment.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

It prescribes a disciplined regimen—residence for five nights followed by bathing—emphasizing structured practice.