Varaha Purana 140.57: Adhyaya 140, Shloka 57

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

Devanagari script

स्रोतो वहति तत्रैकमाश्रितं कौशिकीं नदीम् ॥ स्नानं करोति यस्तत्र एकरात्रोषितो नरः ॥

Sanskrit recitationVaraha Purana 140.57

Transliteration

sroto vahati tatraikam āśritaṃ kauśikīṃ nadīm || snānaṃ karoti yas tatra ekarātroṣito naraḥ ||

Translation

ณ ที่นั้นมีกระแสน้ำสายเดียวไหลอยู่ เชื่อมโยงกับแม่น้ำเกาศิกี ผู้ใดพักค้างหนึ่งคืนแล้วอาบน้ำ ณ ที่นั้น ย่อมได้ผลตามที่กล่าวไว้

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Word by Word

• srotaḥ: stream/current
• srotaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: srotas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napumsaka (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative (1/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• vahati: flows/carries
• vahati: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √vah (धातु)
• Form: Lat-lakāra (लट्/Present), Prathama-puruṣa (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद)

• tatra: there
• tatra: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; Adverb of place (देशवाचक अव्यय)

• ekam: one/single
• ekam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: eka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napumsaka (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• āśritam: having resorted to / resting on
• āśritam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ā-√śri + kta (कृदन्त)
• Form: Kta-participle (क्त), Napumsaka (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); past passive participle used adjectivally

• kauśikīm: Kauśikī (name/epithet)
• kauśikīm: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kauśikī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Accusative (2/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• nadīm: river
• nadīm: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nadī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Accusative (2/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• snānam: bath/bathing
• snānam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: snāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napumsaka (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• karoti: does/performs
• karoti: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √kṛ (धातु)
• Form: Lat-lakāra (लट्/Present), Prathama-puruṣa (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद)

• yaḥ: who
• yaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); relative pronoun

• tatra: there
• tatra: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; Adverb of place (देशवाचक अव्यय)

• ekarātra-uṣitaḥ: having stayed for one night
• ekarātra-uṣitaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: eka (प्रातिपदिक) + rātra (प्रातिपदिक) + uṣita (कृदन्त, √vas/√uṣ 'to dwell')
• Form: Tatpuruṣa-samāsa (तत्पुरुष): ekarātra (one night) + uṣita (dwelt); Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• naraḥ: man/person
• naraḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

Speaker

Varāha

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Vaishnavism
• Ancient Geography
• Ecological Ethics

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It exemplifies Purāṇic tīrtha-māhātmya literature, where specific waterways and observances are catalogued as part of cultural mapping and pilgrimage practice.

Which geographic location is identified?

The verse names the Kauśikī river; in scholarship it is often discussed as a Himalayan river tradition associated with North Indian sacred geography, though exact identification can vary by regional recension.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

A discipline of brief, intentional observance—staying overnight and performing a bath—framed as a regulated practice rather than casual travel.