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Varaha Purana 7.23: Adhyaya 7, Shloka 23

The Sanctity of Gayā: Raibhya’s Encounter and Hymn to Viṣṇu

Gadādhara

तीर्थप्रभाव एषोऽस्मिन् ब्रह्मघ्नस्यापि तत्सुतः । पुतः पिण्डप्रदानेन कुर्यादुद्धरणं पुनः ॥ ७.२३ ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 7.23

tīrthaprabhāva eṣo 'smin brahmaghnasyāpi tatsutaḥ | putaḥ piṇḍapradānena kuryād uddharaṇaṃ punaḥ || 7.23 ||

ఈ తీర్థంలో ఇంతటి ప్రభావముంది: బ్రహ్మహత్య చేసినవాని కుమారుడుకూడా పిండప్రదానముచేత పవిత్రుడై, మళ్లీ (పితృల) ఉద్ధరణం చేయగలడు.

तीर्थप्रभावःthe power of the tīrtha
तीर्थप्रभावः:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootतीर्थ + प्रभाव (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति; एकवचन; (तीर्थस्य प्रभावः इति षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)
एषःthis
एषः:
Visheshana (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootएतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति; एकवचन; विशेषण (तीर्थप्रभावः)
अस्मिन्in this (place/context)
अस्मिन्:
Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootइदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुं/नपुंसक; सप्तमी-विभक्ति; एकवचन
ब्रह्मघ्नस्यof a Brahmin-slayer
ब्रह्मघ्नस्य:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
TypeNoun
Rootब्रह्मघ्न (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग; षष्ठी-विभक्ति; एकवचन; (ब्रह्म हन्ति इति उपपद-तत्पुरुष)
अपिeven
अपि:
Sambandha/Emphasis (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअपि (अव्यय)
Formनिपात (particle: even/also)
तत्his/that
तत्:
Visheshana (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति; एकवचन; विशेषण (सुतः)
सुतःson
सुतः:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootसुत (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति; एकवचन
पुतःpurified
पुतः:
Visheshana (विशेषण)
TypeVerb
Rootपू (धातु) + क्त (प्रत्यय)
Formभूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle ‘purified’); पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति; एकवचन; ‘सुतः’ इत्यस्य विशेषण
पिण्डप्रदानेनby offering piṇḍa
पिण्डप्रदानेन:
Karana (करण)
TypeNoun
Rootपिण्ड + प्रदान (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग; तृतीया-विभक्ति; एकवचन; (पिण्डस्य प्रदानम् इति षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)
कुर्यात्should do/perform
कुर्यात्:
Kriya (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootकृ (धातु)
Formविधिलिङ् (Optative); प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person); एकवचन; परस्मैपद
उद्धरणम्uplift/rescue
उद्धरणम्:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootउद्धरण (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया-विभक्ति; एकवचन
पुनःagain/further
पुनः:
Kriya-visheshaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootपुनः (अव्यय)
Formकाल/पुनरावृत्ति-वाचक-अव्यय (adverb: again)

Varāha (default, instructor voice in the Varāha–Pṛthivī dialogue framework)

C
Classical Literature
P
Purāṇic Studies
V
Vaiṣṇavism
S
Sacred Geography

FAQs

It reflects a Purāṇic framework where tīrthas (pilgrimage sites) and śrāddha-related rites are presented as culturally sanctioned means of social-ritual restoration, including for lineages associated with grave transgressions.

No specific tīrtha name appears in this isolated verse; it refers generically to “this” sacred place, which would be identifiable from the surrounding verses in Adhyāya 7.

The verse foregrounds ritual responsibility toward ancestors (piṇḍa offerings) and presents purification and uplift as attainable through prescribed acts, emphasizing restorative ethics rather than irrevocable stigma.

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