Varaha Purana 145.7: Adhyaya 145, Shloka 7

The Greatness of the Śālagrāma Sacred Region

Uttara Bhāga · Śālagrāma-kṣetra-māhātmya (Sacred Geography Narrative)

Devanagari script

ततः पूर्वेण पार्श्वेन तस्य सालस्य सुन्दरी ॥ वैशाखमासद्वादश्यां मद्दर्शनमुपागतः ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 145.7

Transliteration

tataḥ pūrveṇa pārśvena tasya sālasya sundari || vaiśākha-māsa-dvādaśyāṃ mad-darśanam upāgataḥ ||

ITRANS transliteration

Translation

అనంతరం, ఓ సుందరీ, వైశాఖమాస ద్వాదశినాడు అతడు ఆ శాలవృక్షపు తూర్పు పార్శ్వానికి వచ్చి నా దర్శనాన్ని పొందెను।

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Word by Word

• ततः: then
• Type: Indeclinable
• Form: अव्यय; अपादान/क्रमवाचक (then/from there)
• Role: सम्बन्ध (Discourse connector)
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)

• पूर्वेण: on the eastern side
• Type: Noun
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन; दिशार्थे
• Role: अधिकरण (Location via direction)
• Root: पूर्व (प्रातिपदिक)

• पार्श्वेन: by the side
• Type: Noun
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन
• Role: करण/अधिकरण (Means/side-location)
• Root: पार्श्व (प्रातिपदिक)

• तस्य: of that
• Type: Noun
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन
• Role: सम्बन्ध (Genitive)
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• सालस्य: of the śāla tree
• Type: Noun
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन
• Role: सम्बन्ध (Genitive)
• Root: साल (प्रातिपदिक)

• सुन्दरी: O beautiful one
• Type: Noun
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; संबोधनरूपेण अपि सम्भवः, अत्र प्रथमा
• Role: सम्बोधन/सम्बन्ध (Address/parenthetical)
• Root: सुन्दरी (प्रातिपदिक)

• वैशाख: of Vaiśākha
• Type: Noun
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषे पूर्वपद (in compound)
• Role: सम्बन्ध (Genitive within compound)
• Root: वैशाख (प्रातिपदिक)

• मास: month
• Type: Noun
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषे मध्यपद (in compound)
• Role: सम्बन्ध (Genitive within compound)
• Root: मास (प्रातिपदिक)

• द्वादश्याम्: on the twelfth lunar day
• Type: Noun
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन
• Role: अधिकरण (Time/कालाधिकरण)
• Root: द्वादशी (प्रातिपदिक)

• मद्: my
• Type: Noun
• Form: षष्ठी (6th) एकवचन; समासे पूर्वपद (mad-)
• Role: सम्बन्ध (Genitive within compound)
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• दर्शनम्: (my) sight/vision; audience
• Type: Noun
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (मद् + दर्शन); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन
• Role: कर्म (Karma)
• Root: दर्शन (प्रातिपदिक)

• उपागतः: arrived/approached
• Type: Verb
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन
• Role: क्रिया (Predicate; ‘came/arrived’)
• Root: उप + गम् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)

Sandhi Notes

• वैशाखमासद्वादश्यां → वैशाख + मास + द्वादश्याम् (समास/सन्धि)
• मद्दर्शनम् → मद् + दर्शनम्
• उपागतः = उप + आगतः (उप + गम् क्त)

Speaker and setting

Adbhuta and Shanta rasa

Speaker

Varāha

Bhu Devi and Varaha

In this verse

Varaha teaches her

Her state of mind

Curious; receptive to sacred-geographic instruction

What she asks

What is the correct sacred timing and directional approach for attaining Varāha-darśana at this site?

The teaching

Kind of teaching

Bhakti-yoga (tīrtha-kāla-niyama)

Subjects

Ritual CalendarSacred Time (Tithi)Sacred GeographyPilgrimage Timing

Core idea

Sacred time (kāla) and sacred place (deśa) converge to make divine encounter accessible.

In practice

Align pilgrimage/pujā with Vaiśākha Dvādaśī and approach the indicated directional locus for focused darśana.

The Varaha avatara

With the Earth

Grants darśana (vision) at a specific sacred spot/time; implied accessibility to devotees/pilgrims.

Dharma

Vrata

Cross references

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Narrative
• Hindu Calendar Studies
• Sacred Geography

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It links sacred geography to sacred time (tithi and month), a hallmark of māhātmya texts that map ritual calendars onto specific landscapes.

Which geographic location is identified?

The eastern side of the śāla landmark within Śālagrāma-kṣetra is specified; the verse functions as a localized ‘site instruction’ rather than a broader map reference.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The verse implies disciplined observance of time and place as part of structured practice, emphasizing order and attentiveness.