Varaha Purana 162.6: Adhyaya 162, Shloka 6

The Efficacy and Merit of Cakra-tīrtha

Uttara Bhāga · Tīrtha–Māhātmya (movement between Śālagrāma and Kalpagrāma)

Devanagari script

गच्छेत्स सर्वकालं तु शालिग्रामे वसुन्धरे ॥ स तेन सह सङ्गत्य कान्यकुब्जनिवासिना

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 162.6

Transliteration

gacchetsa sarvakālaṃ tu śāligrāme vasundhare || sa tena saha saṅgatya kānyakubjanivāsinā

ITRANS transliteration

Translation

ఓ వసుంధరా! అతడు ఎల్లకాలమూ శాలిగ్రామానికి వెళ్లుచుండెను. మరియు కాన్యకుబ్జనివాసియైన అతనితో కలసి, అతనితో సాంగత్యం చేసెను.

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Word by Word

• gacchet: would go / should go
• Type: Verb
• Form: Optative (विधिलिङ्), 3rd person, Singular; Parasmaipada
• Role: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Root: √gam (गम् धातु)

• saḥ: he
• Type: Noun
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular
• Role: Karta (कर्ता)
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• sarva-kālam: always / at all times
• Type: Indeclinable
• Form: Avyayībhāva compound used adverbially (क्रियाविशेषण); Accusative-form functioning as adverb ‘for all time’
• Role: Kāla (काल) (adverbial)
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक) + kāla (प्रातिपदिक)

• tu: but / indeed
• Type: Indeclinable
• Form: Avyaya, particle (निपात) indicating contrast/emphasis
• Role: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Root: tu (अव्यय)

• śāligrāme: in Śālagrāma
• Type: Noun
• Form: Masculine, Locative (सप्तमी/7), Singular; place-name
• Role: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Root: śālagrāma (प्रातिपदिक)

• vasundhare: O Earth
• Type: Noun
• Form: Feminine, Vocative (सम्बोधन/8), Singular; address to Earth
• Role: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Root: vasundharā (प्रातिपदिक)

• saḥ: he
• Type: Noun
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular
• Role: Karta (कर्ता)
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• tena: with him
• Type: Noun
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental (तृतीया/3), Singular
• Role: Sahakāraka (सह)
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• saha: together with
• Type: Indeclinable
• Form: Avyaya, postposition ‘with’ (सह-अर्थक) governing instrumental
• Role: Saha (सह)
• Root: saha (अव्यय)

• saṅgatya: having met / having associated
• Type: Verb
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (क्त्वान्त/ल्यप्), ‘having met/associated’
• Role: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Root: sam-√gam (गम् धातु)

• kānyakubja-nivāsinā: with a resident of Kānyakubja
• Type: Noun
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental (तृतीया/3), Singular; तत्पुरुषः ‘kānyakubje nivāsī’
• Role: Sahakāraka (सह)
• Root: kānyakubja (प्रातिपदिक) + nivāsin (निवासिन् प्रातिपदिक)

Sandhi Notes

• gacchetsa → gacchet + saḥ (t+s→ts sandhi, written as ‘t’ + ‘s’)
• sarvakālam → sarva-kālam (avyayībhāva used adverbially)
• kānyakubjanivāsinā → kānyakubja-nivāsinā (compound)

Speaker and setting

Shanta and Bhakti rasa

Speaker

Varāha

Bhu Devi and Varaha

In this verse

Varaha teaches her

Her state of mind

Curious

The teaching

Path

Niṣṭhā

Subjects

GeographyHeritage Sites

Core idea

Spiritual life is sustained by repetition (nitya-gamana) and wholesome companionship (sat-saṅga) oriented to the sacred.

In practice

Make devotion regular—return to sacred practices consistently and cultivate friendships that reinforce dharma.

The Varaha avatara

With the Earth

Direct address to Earth as ‘Vasundharā’ within the narration (vocative), but no physical interaction described.

Dharma

Cross references

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Narrative
• Ancient Geography
• Pilgrimage Literature

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It preserves a dialogue marker (Vasundharā) and links tīrtha travel with named cultural regions such as Kānyakubja.

Which geographic location is identified?

Śālagrāma and Kānyakubja are explicitly referenced; Kānyakubja is widely identified with Kannauj in scholarly geography.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The verse emphasizes sustained engagement with sacred places and the social dimension of pilgrimage (association with others).