Varaha Purana 175.9: Adhyaya 175, Shloka 9

The Sanctity of the Kṛṣṇagaṅgā Pilgrimage-Ford and the Account of the Brahmin Vasu’s Daughter

Devanagari script

गत्वा हिमालयं चासौ बदरीमभितो गतः॥ व्यासश्चर्यापरस्तत्र ध्यानयोगपरायणः॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 175.9

Transliteration

gatvā himālayaṃ cāsau badarīm abhito gataḥ || vyāsaś caryāparas tatra dhyānayogaparāyaṇaḥ

Translation

అతడు హిమాలయానికి వెళ్లి బదరీ ప్రాంతం చుట్టుపక్కలకూ చేరాడు. అక్కడ ఆచారనిష్ఠుడైన వ్యాసుడు ధ్యానయోగంలో పరమతత్పరుడై ఉన్నాడు.

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Word by Word

• गत्वा: having gone
• गत्वा: Kriya-visheṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु) → गत्वा (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund/absolutive)

• हिमालयम्: to the Himalaya
• हिमालयम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हिमालय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• असौ: he/that person
• असौ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: असद्/अदस् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• बदरीम्: to Badarī (place)
• बदरीम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बदरी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• अभितः: around/towards
• अभितः: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अभितः (अव्यय)
• Form: उपसर्गार्थक/दिशावाचक-अव्यय (adverb: around/towards)

• गतः: went/arrived
• गतः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु) → गत (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त/PPP), पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; ‘gone/arrived’

• व्यासः: Vyāsa
• व्यासः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: व्यास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• चर्या-परः: devoted to disciplined practice
• चर्या-परः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चर्या + पर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (चर्यायां परः = devoted to conduct/practice)

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: स्थानवाचक-अव्यय (locative adverb)

• ध्यान-योग-परायणः: fully devoted to meditation-yoga
• ध्यान-योग-परायणः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ध्यान + योग + परायण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (ध्यानयोगे परायणः = wholly devoted to meditation-yoga)

Speaker

Varāha (default narrative voice) to Pṛthivī (inquirer framework)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Narrative
• Ancient Geography
• Yoga Traditions

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It links a major cultural figure (Vyāsa) with Himalayan sacred space, illustrating how Purāṇic texts map spiritual authority onto identifiable pilgrimage landscapes.

Which geographic location is identified?

Himālaya and Badarī (commonly associated with the Badrinath/Badarīkāśrama region in the Central Himalayas).

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The emphasis is on sustained disciplined conduct (caryā) and meditative commitment (dhyānayoga) as a path of inner cultivation.