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Varaha Purana 166.9: Adhyaya 166, Shloka 9

The Greatness of the Sacred Pond Called Asikuṇḍa

अतएवोक्तमानृण्यं नारदेन पितुस्तव ॥ श्रुत्वा वाक्यं तदा राजा तीर्थयात्रां चकार ह ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 166.9

ata evoktam ānṛṇyaṁ nāradena pituṣ tava || śrutvā vākyaṁ tadā rājā tīrthayātrāṁ cakāra ha ||

అందుకే నారదుడు నీ తండ్రి విషయమై ‘ఆనృణ్యము’ అని చెప్పాడు. ఆ మాట విని రాజు అప్పుడు తీర్థయాత్ర చేశాడు।

ataḥtherefore
ataḥ:
Hetu (हेतु)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootatas (अव्यय)
Formहेतुवाचक-अव्यय (therefore/from this)
evaindeed
eva:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rooteva (अव्यय)
Formअवधारण-अव्यय (emphasis)
uktamsaid
uktam:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeVerb
Rootvac (धातु) + kta (कृत्)
Formभूतकर्मणि कृदन्त, नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन
ānṛṇyamfreedom from debt/obligation
ānṛṇyam:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootānṛṇya (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन
nāradenaby Nārada
nāradena:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootnārada (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), एकवचन
pituḥof (your) father
pituḥ:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
TypeNoun
Rootpitṛ (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन
tavayour
tava:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
TypeNoun
Rootyusmad (प्रातिपदिक)
Formमध्यमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, षष्ठी (6th/सम्बन्ध), एकवचन
śrutvāhaving heard
śrutvā:
Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
TypeVerb
Rootśru (धातु) + ktvā (कृत्)
Formक्त्वान्त-अव्ययकृदन्त (absolutive), ‘having heard’
vākyamthe statement
vākyam:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootvākya (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन
tadāthen
tadā:
Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
TypeIndeclinable
Roottadā (अव्यय)
Formकालवाचक-अव्यय (temporal adverb)
rājāthe king
rājā:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootrājan (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन
tīrthayātrāmpilgrimage
tīrthayātrām:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Roottīrthayātrā (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन
cakāradid/performed
cakāra:
Kriyā (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootkṛ (धातु)
Formलिट् (perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन
haindeed (narrative)
ha:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootha (अव्यय)
Formस्मरण/वृत्तान्तसूचक-अव्यय (narrative particle)

Varāha

C
Classical Literature
S
Sacred Geography
F
Filial Ethics

FAQs

It links pilgrimage with social-ethical obligations, illustrating how tīrtha travel is embedded in normative frameworks rather than being merely devotional travel.

No site is specified here; the verse records the decision to undertake tīrthayātrā, with locations typically enumerated later.

One should respond to counsel about lineage obligations through concrete, socially recognized acts—here, pilgrimage associated with merit and duty.

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