Varaha Purana 166.10: Adhyaya 166, Shloka 10

The Greatness of the Sacred Pond Called Asikuṇḍa

Devanagari script

सर्वाणि तत्र तीर्थानि तिष्ठन्ति विविधानि च ॥ आगते तु नृपे तत्र तीर्थान्यूचुः परस्परम् ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 166.10

Transliteration

sarvāṇi tatra tīrthāni tiṣṭhanti vividhāni ca || āgate tu nṛpe tatra tīrthāny ūcuḥ parasparam ||

Translation

అక్కడ అన్ని రకాల తీర్థాలు నిలిచి ఉన్నాయి. రాజు అక్కడికి రాగానే తీర్థాలు పరస్పరం మాట్లాడుకున్నాయి.

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Word by Word

• sarvāṇi: all
• sarvāṇi: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; ‘तीर्थानि’ विशेषणम्

• tatra: there
• tatra: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (locative adverb)

• tīrthāni: holy places
• tīrthāni: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tīrtha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन

• tiṣṭhanti: stand/are present
• tiṣṭhanti: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sthā (धातु)
• Form: लट् (present), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), बहुवचन

• vividhāni: various
• vividhāni: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vividha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; ‘तीर्थानि’ विशेषणम्

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• āgate: upon (his) arrival
• āgate: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ā + gam (धातु) + kta (कृत्)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle) used as locative absolute; पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/अधिकरण), एकवचन; ‘when (he) had come’

• tu: but/then
• tu: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: विरोध/अनन्तर-अव्यय (contrastive particle)

• nṛpe: when the king
• nṛpe: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nṛpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/अधिकरण), एकवचन; सप्तमी-सम्बन्धः ‘आगते ... नृपे’ (locative absolute)

• tatra: there
• tatra: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (locative adverb)

• tīrthāni: the holy places
• tīrthāni: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tīrtha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन

• ūcuḥ: said/spoke
• ūcuḥ: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vac (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), बहुवचन

• parasparam: to one another
• parasparam: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: paraspara (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: परस्परम् इति अव्यय, अन्योन्यार्थे (reciprocally), क्रियाविशेषणम्

Speaker

Varāha

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Ancient Geography
• Sacred Geography

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It reflects the Purāṇic tendency to conceptualize tīrthas as an interconnected network and sometimes as personified agents, supporting the study of pilgrimage culture and landscape sacralization.

Which geographic location is identified?

The verse indicates a locale containing many tīrthas but does not name it; identification requires adjacent verses or chapter context.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

Pilgrimage is framed as engagement with a culturally significant landscape; reverence is expressed through attentive presence within a tīrtha network.