Varaha Purana 140.19: Adhyaya 140, Shloka 19

The Greatness of Kokāmukha (Badarī): Varāha’s Hidden Abode and the Sacred Waters

Devanagari script

पश्यते परमां मूर्त्तिमेतां मम न संशयः ॥ तत्र विष्णुपदं नाम स्थानं कोकामुकाश्रितम् ॥

Sanskrit recitationVaraha Purana 140.19

Transliteration

paśyate paramāṃ mūrttim etāṃ mama na saṃśayaḥ || tatra viṣṇupadaṃ nāma sthānaṃ kokāmukāśritam ||

Translation

เขาย่อมเห็นรูปอันสูงสุดของเรา นี้แน่นอนปราศจากความสงสัย ที่นั่นมีสถานที่ชื่อว่า ‘วิษณุปท’ ซึ่งตั้งอยู่หรือเกี่ยวเนื่องกับโคกามุกา

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Word by Word

• पश्यते: sees
• पश्यते: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √पश् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार, प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• परमाम्: supreme
• परमाम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (मूर्त्तिम्)

• मूर्त्तिम्: form/manifestation
• मूर्त्तिम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मूर्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• एताम्: this
• एताम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; सर्वनाम-विशेषणम् (मूर्त्तिम्)

• मम: my/of me
• मम: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी, एकवचन; सम्बन्ध

• न: no/not
• न: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्यय

• संशयः: doubt
• संशयः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संशय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of place)

• विष्णुपदम्: Viṣṇu’s abode/footprint (Viṣṇupada)
• विष्णुपदम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष्णु + पद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (विष्णोः पदम्)

• नाम: named/called
• नाम: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नाम (अव्यय)
• Form: नाम-शब्दः; नामनिर्देशे अव्यय (indeclinable used as ‘called’)

• स्थानम्: place
• स्थानम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्थान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• कोकामुकाश्रितम्: inhabited/occupied by Kokāmukas
• कोकामुकाश्रितम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कोकामुक + आश्रित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (PPP) ‘आश्रित’; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (स्थानम्); समासः तत्पुरुषः (कोकामुकैः आश्रितम् / कोकामुक-आश्रितम्)

Speaker

Varāha (default dialogue framework)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Vaiṣṇavism
• Sacred Geography
• Pilgrimage Literature

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It documents a named sacred locus (Viṣṇupada) embedded in Purāṇic pilgrimage mapping, useful for studying how texts encode networks of ritual geography.

Which geographic location is identified?

A place called Viṣṇupada, associated with a locale named Kokāmukā; precise modern identification is uncertain without additional textual and regional correlates.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The passage emphasizes certainty of transformative vision linked to sacred place—an instruction framed as confidence in disciplined pilgrimage or observance.