Varaha Purana 152.61: Adhyaya 152, Shloka 61

Praise of the Sacred Geography of Mathurā

Devanagari script

कोटितीर्थे नरः स्नात्वा ब्रह्मलोके महीयते ॥ तत्रैव वायुतीर्थं तु पितॄणामपि दुर्लभम् ॥

Sanskrit recitationVaraha Purana 152.61

Transliteration

koṭitīrthe naraḥ snātvā brahmaloke mahīyate || tatraiva vāyutīrthaṃ tu pitṝṇām api durlabham ||

Translation

కోటితీర్థంలో స్నానం చేసినవాడు బ్రహ్మలోకంలో గౌరవింపబడతాడు. అక్కడే వాయుతీర్థం కూడా ఉంది; అది పితృులకు కూడా దుర్లభమని చెప్పబడింది.

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• कोटि-तीर्थे: at the Koṭitīrtha
• कोटि-तीर्थे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कोटि (प्रातिपदिक) + तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी विभक्ति (अधिकरण/Locative 7th), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (कोटीनां तीर्थम्)

• नरः: a man
• नरः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति (Nominative 1st), एकवचन

• स्नात्वा: having bathed
• स्नात्वा: Kriya-viseshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्ना (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (Gerund/Absolutive), ‘having bathed’

• ब्रह्म-लोके: in Brahmaloka
• ब्रह्म-लोके: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक) + लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (ब्रह्मणः लोकः)

• महीयते: is honored
• महीयते: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: मह् (धातु)
• Form: लट् लकार (Present), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; कर्मणि/भावे प्रयोगः (is honored/is glorified)

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Desha-adhikarana (देशाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (locative adverb: there)

• एव: indeed/just
• एव: Sambandha/Emphasis (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (emphatic particle)

• वायु-तीर्थम्: the Vāyu-tīrtha
• वायु-तीर्थम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वायु (प्रातिपदिक) + तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (वायोः तीर्थम्)

• तु: but/indeed
• तु: Discourse particle (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (contrastive particle)

• पितॄणाम्: of the ancestors (pitṛs)
• पितॄणाम्: Shashthi-sambandha (षष्ठीसम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पितृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी विभक्ति (Genitive 6th), बहुवचन

• अपि: also/even
• अपि: Discourse particle (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (also/even)

• दुर्लभम्: rare/difficult to obtain
• दुर्लभम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दुर्लभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifies वायुतीर्थम्)

Speaker

Varāha (default, not explicitly marked in this fragment)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Vaishnavism
• Ancient Geography
• Ritual Studies

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It reflects a Purāṇic mapping of sacred geography where named tīrthas function as cultural heritage nodes linked to ritual acts such as snāna and their imagined post-mortem outcomes.

Which geographic location is identified?

Koṭitīrtha and Vāyutīrtha are presented as named pilgrimage fords; the passage situates them within the broader Mathurā-region tīrtha network of the chapter.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The verse promotes disciplined pilgrimage practice (ritual bathing) framed as a culturally valued act with moral and commemorative significance for both the living and the ancestors.