Varaha Purana 152.48: Adhyaya 152, Shloka 48

Praise of the Sacred Geography of Mathurā

Devanagari script

ऊर्ध्वबाहुर्निराहारस्तताप परमं तपः॥ साग्रं संवत्सरं देवि ततः काममवाप्तवान्॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 152.48

Transliteration

ūrdhvabāhur nirāhāras tatāpa paramaṁ tapaḥ || sāgraṁ saṁvatsaraṁ devi tataḥ kāmam avāptavān ||

Translation

చేతులను పైకెత్తి, నిరాహారంగా ఉండి అతడు పరమ తపస్సు చేశాడు. ఓ దేవీ, సంపూర్ణ ఒక సంవత్సరం అనంతరం అతడు తన కోరిన ఫలాన్ని పొందాడు.

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Word by Word

• ūrdhva-bāhuḥ: (he) with raised arms
• ūrdhva-bāhuḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ūrdhva (प्रातिपदिक) + bāhu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); बहुव्रीहि: ‘he whose arms are raised’

• nir-āhāraḥ: without food/fasting
• nir-āhāraḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: nir (उपसर्ग) + āhāra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); adjective

• tatāpa: performed (austerity)/did penance
• tatāpa: Kriyā (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √tap (धातु)
• Form: Perfect (लिट्), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन); Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद)

• paramam: supreme
• paramam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: parama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); qualifying tapaḥ

• tapaḥ: austerity/penance
• tapaḥ: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tapas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• sa-agram: and a bit more; fully (with extra)
• sa-agram: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (काल-अधिकरण/Time)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sa (उपसर्ग/अव्यय) + agra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय); adverbial usage meaning ‘with an additional part’; used with time measure

• saṁvatsaram: for a year
• saṁvatsaram: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (काल-अधिकरण/Duration)
• Type: Noun
• Root: saṁvatsara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); duration accusative

• devi: O goddess/lady
• devi: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/Vocative address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: devī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Vocative (8th/सम्बोधन), Singular (एकवचन)

• tataḥ: then/thereafter
• tataḥ: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (काल-अधिकरण/Time)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatas (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय); adverb of sequence

• kāmam: the desired object/boon
• kāmam: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kāma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• avāptavān: obtained
• avāptavān: Kriyā (क्रिया/Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ava-√āp (धातु) + -tavat (क्तवत्)
• Form: Past active participle (कर्तरि क्तवत्-कृदन्त); Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

Speaker

Varāha

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Ascetic Practices
• Purāṇic Narrative

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It preserves stereotyped descriptions of tapas (fasting, posture) that are important for the history of ascetic ideals and their literary representation.

Which geographic location is identified?

No explicit location appears in this verse; it continues the Sūryatīrtha-centered narrative without topographic markers.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

Perseverance and self-restraint are presented as means to achieve intended goals, framed as disciplined effort rather than instantaneous reward.