Varaha Purana 157.30: Adhyaya 157, Shloka 30

Praise of the Malayārjuna Sacred Ford and the Mathurā–Yamunā Pilgrimage Cycle

Devanagari script

तद्वद्ब्रह्माणमाशास्य गोपीशस्यैव मध्यतः ॥ एतेषु स्नानदानेन पिण्डपातेन भामिनि ॥

Sanskrit recitationVaraha Purana 157.30

Transliteration

tadvad brahmāṇam āśāsya gopīśasyaiva madhyataḥ || eteṣu snānadānena piṇḍapātena bhāmini ||

Translation

అదేవిధంగా బ్రహ్ముని విషయములోనూ గోపీశుని మధ్యభాగమునుండి ఇదే చెప్పబడింది. ఓ సుందరీ! ఈ స్థలములలో స్నానదానముచేత, పిండప్రదానముచేత—

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Word by Word

• tadvat: likewise
• tadvat: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tadvat (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb (क्रियाविशेषण): ‘in that manner/likewise’

• brahmāṇam: Brahmā
• brahmāṇam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brahman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular

• āśāsya: having invoked/asked
• āśāsya: Kriyā (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ā-śās (धातु)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त, ल्यप्): ‘having sought/asked/blessed’

• gopīśasya: of Gopīśa (lord of the gopīs)
• gopīśasya: Sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gopīśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular

• eva: indeed/only
• eva: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: Particle (निपात), emphasis

• madhyataḥ: from the middle
• madhyataḥ: Apādāna (अपादान)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: madhya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Ablatival adverb (तसिल्): ‘from the middle’

• eteṣu: among/in these (places)
• eteṣu: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: etad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Plural (बहुवचन)

• snāna-dānena: by bathing and giving (charity)
• snāna-dānena: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: snāna (प्रातिपदिक) + dāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular; द्वन्द्व: स्नानं च दानं च

• piṇḍa-pātena: by offering piṇḍas (funeral rice-balls)
• piṇḍa-pātena: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: piṇḍa (प्रातिपदिक) + pāta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular; तत्पुरुष: पिण्डस्य पातः (offering/placing of piṇḍa)

• bhāmini: O fair lady
• bhāmini: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhāminī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Vocative (8th/सम्बोधन), Singular

Speaker

Varāha

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Vaishnavism
• Sacred Geography
• Ritual Studies

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It clusters multiple ritual acts (snāna, dāna, piṇḍa) around a defined sacred center, reflecting how tīrthas were structured as ritual ensembles.

Which geographic location is identified?

The verse points to the ‘center’ of Gopīśa/Gopīśvara within the chapter’s Mathurā-area sacred geography.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

It foregrounds practices of giving (dāna) and remembrance offerings as culturally valued acts connected to place-based heritage.