Varaha Purana 147.41: Adhyaya 147, Shloka 41

The Sacred Merit of Goniṣkramaṇa

the Tīrtha of the Cows’ Emergence/Release

Devanagari script

पञ्चक्रोशं ततो गत्वा वायव्यां दिशि संस्थितः ॥ तत्र स्नानं तु कुर्वीत षष्ठकालोषितो नरः ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 147.41

Transliteration

pañcakrośaṃ tato gatvā vāyavyāṃ diśi saṃsthitaḥ || tatra snānaṃ tu kurvīta ṣaṣṭhakāloṣito naraḥ ||

Translation

అక్కడి నుండి ఐదు క్రోశాలు వెళ్లి, వాయవ్య (వాయువ్య) దిశలో ఉన్న చోట, ఆరు కాలాలు నివసించిన మనిషి అక్కడ స్నానం చేయాలి.

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Word by Word

• pañcakrośam: five krośas (a distance)
• pañcakrośam: Karma (कर्म; extent as object of motion)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pañca (प्रातिपदिक) + krośa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्विगु-समास (संख्या-पूर्वपद: ‘पञ्च क्रोशाः’), पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; गमन-परिमाण

• tataḥ: from there
• tataḥ: Apādāna (अपादान)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tataḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: अपादान/स्थान-निर्देशक-अव्यय (from there/then)

• gatvā: having gone
• gatvā: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: gam (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययभाव (gerund), पूर्वकालिक क्रिया

• vāyavyām: north-western
• vāyavyām: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vāyavya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; विशेषण (diśi)

• diśi: in the direction
• diśi: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: diś (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन

• saṃsthitaḥ: situated, stationed
• saṃsthitaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sam-sthā (धातु) + kta (कृत् प्रत्यय)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; nara-विशेषण

• tatra: there
• tatra: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: स्थानवाचक-अव्यय

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

• tu: indeed
• tu: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle)

• kurvīta: should do
• kurvīta: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• ṣaṣṭhakāla-uṣitaḥ: having stayed for six periods (six kālas)
• ṣaṣṭhakāla-uṣitaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ṣaṣṭha (प्रातिपदिक) + kāla (प्रातिपदिक) + uṣita (उष्/वस् धातु-निष्पन्न कृदन्त)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (काल-निर्देशः: ‘षष्ठकाले उषितः’), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; nara-विशेषण

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

Speaker

Varāha

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Ancient Geography
• Pilgrimage Studies
• Traditional Metrology

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It provides route-style spatial data (distance + direction) and a time requirement (ṣaṣṭhakāla), useful for reconstructing pilgrimage itineraries and traditional metrology.

Which geographic location is identified?

A bathing location positioned five krośas away in the north-west direction from the previously mentioned site (Koṭivaṭa context), though the specific toponym is not given in this verse.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The instruction emphasizes measured movement and regulated residence before ritual bathing—an ethic of disciplined, non-hasty participation in cultural landscapes.