Varaha Purana 149.23: Adhyaya 149, Shloka 23

The Sacred Geography and Merit of Dvārakā

Devanagari script

समुद्रतीरमुत्सृज्य मम कर्मसुखावहम् ॥ तत्र स्नानं तु कुर्वीत षष्ठकालोषितो नरः ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 149.23

Transliteration

samudratīram utsṛjya mama karmasukhāvaham || tatra snānaṃ tu kurvīta ṣaṣṭhakāloṣito naraḥ ||

Translation

సముద్రతీరానికి వెళ్లి—నా క్షేత్రంలో కర్మఫలసుఖాన్ని కలిగించేదైన—మనిషి అక్కడ ఆరు కాలాలు నివసించి స్నానం చేయాలి.

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Word by Word

• समुद्रतीरम्: the seashore
• समुद्रतीरम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: समुद्र-तीर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (समुद्रस्य तीरम्)

• उत्सृज्य: having left
• उत्सृज्य: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उत्-√सृज् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (gerund), पूर्वक्रिया; ‘having abandoned/left’

• मम: of me / my
• मम: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति (सम्बन्ध), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• कर्मसुखावहम्: bringing happiness through (ritual) action
• कर्मसुखावहम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कर्म-सुख-आवह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुषः (कर्मणः सुखम् आवहति इति)

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (locative adverb)

• स्नानम्: bathing
• स्नानम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्नान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• तु: but/indeed
• तु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (particle), विरोध/विशेषार्थक

• कुर्वीत: should do
• कुर्वीत: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √कृ (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• षष्ठकालोषितः: one who has stayed for six periods (six times)
• षष्ठकालोषितः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: षष्ठ-काल-उषित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past participle) ‘उषित’; तत्पुरुषः (षष्ठे काले उषितः)

• नरः: a man
• नरः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

Speaker

Varāha

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Vaishnavism
• Ancient Geography
• Ritual Studies

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It reflects Purāṇic tīrtha-literature that links coastal sacred geography with regulated ritual practice (residence and bathing) as a culturally transmitted form of pilgrimage discipline.

Which geographic location is identified?

A seashore tīrtha (samudra-tīra), within the Prabhāsa coastal complex in western India (traditionally associated with Saurāṣṭra/Gujarat in later identifications).

What is the primary ethical instruction?

Undertake disciplined practice—staying for an appointed duration and then bathing—rather than treating pilgrimage as a casual act.