Varaha Purana 147.2: Adhyaya 147, Shloka 2

The Sacred Merit of Goniṣkramaṇa

the Tīrtha of the Cows’ Emergence/Release

Devanagari script

अन्यच्च यत्परं गुह्यं क्षेत्रं परमपावनम् ॥ वक्तुमर्हसि देवेश परं कौतूहलं मम

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 147.2

Transliteration

anyac ca yat-paraṁ guhyaṁ kṣetraṁ paramapāvanam || vaktum arhasi deveśa paraṁ kautūhalaṁ mama

Translation

మరియు ఓ దేవేశా, ఆ ఇతర పరమ గుహ్యమైన, పరమ పవిత్రమైన క్షేత్రమును గూర్చి కూడా మీరు చెప్పవలసినది; నా కుతూహలం అత్యంతమైంది।

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Word by Word

• anyat: another (thing)
• anyat: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: anya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napumsaka (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा) / Accusative (द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); pronominal adjective

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction/particle (समुच्चय-अव्यय)

• yat: which/that
• yat: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napumsaka, Nominative/Accusative, Singular; relative pronoun (यद्-प्रत्यय)

• param: supreme, highest
• param: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: para (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napumsaka, Nominative/Accusative, Singular; used adjectivally

• guhyam: secret, hidden
• guhyam: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: guhya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napumsaka, Nominative/Accusative, Singular; used adjectivally

• kṣetram: sacred place/field
• kṣetram: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kṣetra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napumsaka, Nominative/Accusative, Singular

• parama-pāvanam: most purifying
• parama-pāvanam: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: parama (प्रातिपदिक) + pāvana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napumsaka, Nominative/Accusative, Singular; कर्मधारय: 'supremely purifying' qualifying kṣetram

• vaktum: to tell/speak
• vaktum: Prayojana (प्रयोजन)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vac (धातु)
• Form: Tumun infinitive (तुमुन्), indeclinable verbal noun; 'to speak'

• arhasi: you are able/you should
• arhasi: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: arh (धातु)
• Form: Lat lakāra (लट्, present), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद), Madhyama-puruṣa (मध्यमपुरुष), Ekavacana (एकवचन)

• deveśa: O Lord of the gods
• deveśa: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक) + īśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Vocative (सम्बोधन), Singular; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: 'lord of gods'

• param: great, supreme
• param: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: para (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napumsaka, Nominative/Accusative, Singular; qualifying kautūhalam

• kautūhalam: curiosity, eagerness
• kautūhalam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kautūhala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napumsaka, Nominative/Accusative, Singular

• mama: my
• mama: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Genitive (षष्ठी), Singular; pronoun

Speaker

Pṛthivī (inquirer; default dialogue framework)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Dialogue
• Ancient Geography
• Cultural Heritage

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It exemplifies the Purāṇic dialogic method where a cosmological figure (Earth) solicits knowledge about sacred sites, preserving a catalog of tīrthas and their cultural memory.

Which geographic location is identified?

No specific location is named in this verse; it functions as a prompt introducing a forthcoming description of a particular kṣetra.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

A philosophical instruction toward seeking knowledge of places framed as purifying and culturally significant, emphasizing inquiry and transmission of tradition.