Varaha Purana 140.44: Adhyaya 140, Shloka 44

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

Devanagari script

एका धारा पतत्यत्र वटमूलमुपाश्रिता ॥ तत्र स्नानं तु कुरुते नरो रात्रावुपोषितः

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 140.44

Transliteration

ekā dhārā pataty atra vaṭamūlam upāśritā || tatra snānaṃ tu kurute naro rātrāv upoṣitaḥ

Translation

ที่นี่มีสายน้ำสายเดียวตกลงมา อาศัยอยู่ ณ โคนรากต้นไทร บุรุษผู้ถืออุโบสถตลอดราตรีย่อมลงอาบน้ำศักดิ์สิทธิ์ ณ ที่นั้น

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Word by Word

• एका: one/single
• एका: विशेषण (Adjectival qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण (धारा)

• धारा: stream
• धारा: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धारा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• पतति: falls
• पतति: क्रिया (Verb/Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पत् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (present), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• अत्र: here
• अत्र: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Location)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, स्थानवाचक क्रियाविशेषण

• वट-मूलम्: the root of the banyan tree
• वट-मूलम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वट (प्रातिपदिक) + मूल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (वटस्य मूलम्), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• उपाश्रिता: having resorted to / resting upon
• उपाश्रिता: विशेषण (Adjectival qualifier)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उप√श्रि (धातु)
• Form: क्त (past passive participle), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; धारा-विशेषण

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Location)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, स्थानवाचक क्रियाविशेषण

• स्नानम्: bath
• स्नानम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्नान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• तु: indeed
• तु: सम्बन्ध (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, अवधारण/विरोधसूचक (particle: but/indeed)

• कुरुते: does / performs
• कुरुते: क्रिया (Verb/Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लट् (present), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• नरः: a man
• नरः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• रात्रौ: at night
• रात्रौ: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Time)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रात्रि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन (locative of time)

• उपोषितः: having fasted
• उपोषितः: विशेषण (Adjectival qualifier)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उप√वस् (धातु)
• Form: क्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; नर-विशेषण

Speaker

Varāha (default instructor in Varāha–Pṛthivī dialogue framework)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Vaishnavism
• Ancient Geography
• Ecological Ethics

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It links a specific tree-habitat (banyan root) with water and ritual discipline, useful for documenting sacred groves and eco-cultural practices.

Which geographic location is identified?

The Koṭivaṭa setting is implied by the surrounding verses; this verse itself identifies a banyan-root stream feature rather than a modern place-name.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

Self-restraint (night fasting) paired with a prescribed action (bathing), emphasizing disciplined conduct in a natural heritage setting.