Varaha Purana 160.71: Adhyaya 160, Shloka 71

The Prescribed Emergence and Procedure of the Mathurā Circumambulation

Parikramā

Devanagari script

उपयाचितं तु माङ्गल्यं सर्वपापहरं शुभम् ॥ कृष्णस्य बालचरितं महापातकनाशनम् ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 160.71

Transliteration

upayācitaṃ tu māṅgalyaṃ sarvapāpaharaṃ śubham || kṛṣṇasya bālacaritaṃ mahāpātakanāśanam ||

Translation

కానీ కోరబడిన మాంగల్యం—శుభమై సమస్త పాపాలను హరించేది—కృష్ణుని బాల్యచరిత్రమే; అది మహాపాతకాలను నాశనం చేస్తుంది।

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Word by Word

• उपयाचितम्: requested / sought
• उपयाचितम्: कर्म-विशेषण/विधेय (attribute/predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उप + याच् (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त—क्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; PPP ‘requested/implored’ (contextually predicate/attribute)

• तु: but / indeed
• तु: निपात (discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (contrast/emphasis)

• माङ्गल्यम्: auspiciousness
• माङ्गल्यम्: कर्म/विधेय (object/predicate depending on construal)
• Type: Noun
• Root: माङ्गल्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; N/Acc singular; ‘auspiciousness’

• सर्व-पाप-हरम्: removing all sins
• सर्व-पाप-हरम्: विशेषण (qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + पाप (प्रातिपदिक) + हर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; adjective to ‘माङ्गल्यम्’; समासः—तत्पुरुष (पापं हरति) with ‘सर्व’ as qualifier

• शुभम्: auspicious / good
• शुभम्: विशेषण (qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; adjective to ‘माङ्गल्यम्’

• कृष्णस्य: of Kṛṣṇa
• कृष्णस्य: सम्बन्ध (genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृष्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन; Genitive singular

• बाल-चरितम्: (his) childhood exploits
• बाल-चरितम्: विधेय/कर्म (predicate/object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बाल (प्रातिपदिक) + चरित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; N/Acc singular; समासः—तत्पुरुष (बालस्य चरितम् = childhood deeds)

• महा-पातक-नाशनम्: destroying great sins
• महा-पातक-नाशनम्: विशेषण (qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महा (प्रातिपदिक) + पातक (प्रातिपदिक) + नाशन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; adjective to ‘बालचरितम्’; समासः—तत्पुरुष (पातकस्य नाशनम्) with ‘महा’ as qualifier

Speaker

Varāha (default attribution; speaker not explicit in fragment)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Vaiṣṇavism
• Narrative Theology (descriptive)
• Purāṇic Studies

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It evidences the Purāṇic elevation of narrative recitation/listening (carita) as a culturally powerful practice, functioning alongside pilgrimage and ritual.

Which geographic location is identified?

No explicit location is named in this verse; the broader chapter context relates to the Mathurā region and associated sacred itinerary.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

It promotes moral purification through engagement with exemplary narratives, framing storytelling as an ethical and reflective practice.