Varaha Purana 149.39: Adhyaya 149, Shloka 39

The Sacred Geography and Merit of Dvārakā

Uttara Bhāga · Tīrtha-māhātmya (Sacred Geography and Ritual Merit)

Devanagari script

चतुर्धाराः पतन्त्यत्र मणिपूरगिरिं श्रिताः ॥ तत्राभिषेकं कुर्वीत चतुर्भक्तोषितो नरः ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 149.39

Transliteration

caturdhārāḥ patanty atra maṇipūragiriṁ śritāḥ || tatrābhiṣekaṁ kurvīta caturbhaktoṣito naraḥ ||

ITRANS transliteration

Translation

ఇక్కడ మణిపూరగిరిని ఆశ్రయించి నాలుగు ధారలు పడుతాయి. అక్కడ నాలుగు భక్తివ్రతాలు ఆచరించిన మనిషి అభిషేకం చేయవలెను.

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Word by Word

• चतुर्धाराः: four streams
• Type: Noun
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, बहुवचन; द्विगु-समास (four streams)
• Role: Karta (कर्ता)
• Root: चतुर् + धारा (प्रातिपदिक)

• पतन्ति: fall/flow down
• Type: Verb
• Form: लट् लकार (Present), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन
• Role: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Root: पत् (धातु)

• अत्र: here
• Type: Indeclinable
• Form: देशवाचक अव्यय (locative adverb)
• Role: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Root: अत्र (अव्यय)

• मणिपूरगिरिम्: Mount Maṇipūra
• Type: Noun
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (Maṇipūra-mountain)
• Role: Karma (कर्म)
• Root: मणिपूर + गिरि (प्रातिपदिक)

• श्रिताः: having resorted to/attached to
• Type: Adjective
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषण (चतुर्धाराः)
• Role: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Root: श्रि (धातु)

• तत्र: there
• Type: Indeclinable
• Form: देशवाचक अव्यय (there)
• Role: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)

• अभिषेकम्: ritual bathing/anointing
• Type: Noun
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन
• Role: Karma (कर्म)
• Root: अभिषेक (प्रातिपदिक)

• कुर्वीत: should perform
• Type: Verb
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन
• Role: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Root: कृ (धातु)

• चतुर्भक्तोषितः: one who has observed the four-bhakta regimen
• Type: Adjective
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास; उषित (√वस्/उष्, क्त) = 'having stayed/observed'; अर्थः: चतुर्भक्तेन (four-meal/regulated eating) उषितः/आशितः इति—व्रतविशेषण
• Role: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Root: चतुर् + भक्त + उषित (प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्त)

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

Sandhi Notes

• पतन्त्यत्र = पतन्ति + अत्र
• तत्राभिषेकम् = तत्र + अभिषेकम्
• चतुर्भक्तोषितः = चतुर्भक्त + उषितः (समास/सन्धि)

Speaker and setting

Shanta and Adbhuta rasa

Speaker

Varāha

The teaching

Kind of teaching

Bhakti-ethics and ritual efficacy

Subjects

GeographyHeritage SitesRitual PracticeHydrology (Textual)

Core idea

Sacred geography yields fruit when approached with prior discipline; place and practice must cooperate.

In practice

Undertake regulated devotional observance, then perform abhiṣeka at the prescribed tīrtha rather than treating pilgrimage as mere tourism.

Symbolism of the boar

Dharma

Vrata

Cross references

Tags

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

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It offers a compact example of Purāṇic eco-topography—mountain, descending waters, and ritual use—supporting research on how texts encode landscape as heritage.

Which geographic location is identified?

Maṇipūra-giri is explicitly named; determining its modern identification requires regional mapping studies and cross-textual comparison.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

Ritual engagement with the landscape is paired with disciplined observance (caturbhakta), implying preparation and restraint as part of pilgrimage practice.