Varaha Purana 140.92: Adhyaya 140, Shloka 92

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

Devanagari script

सूर्यलोकमतिग्रम्य मम लोकं तु गच्छति ॥ अस्ति धेनुवटं नाम गुह्यं क्षेत्रं परं मम ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 140.92

Transliteration

sūryalokam atikramya mama lokaṃ tu gacchati | asti dhenuvaṭaṃ nāma guhyaṃ kṣetraṃ paraṃ mama ||

Translation

เมื่อก้าวล่วงโลกแห่งสุริยะแล้ว เขาย่อมไปสู่โลกของเราโดยแท้ มีแดนศักดิ์สิทธิ์สูงสุดของเราอันเร้นลับ ชื่อว่า “ธเณุวฏะ”

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Word by Word

• सूर्यलोकम्: the Sun-world
• सूर्यलोकम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सूर्य-लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (सूर्यस्य लोकः)

• अतिक्रम्य: having crossed/overstepped
• अतिक्रम्य: Kriya-viseshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अति-क्रम् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (Gerund/Absolutive), पूर्वक्रिया; उपसर्गः अति-

• मम: my
• मम: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति (सम्बन्ध), एकवचन

• लोकम्: world/realm
• लोकम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• तु: but/indeed
• तु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), विरोध/अन्वयार्थक

• गच्छति: goes
• गच्छति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• अस्ति: there is
• अस्ति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• धेनुवटम्: (a place called) Dhenuvaṭa
• धेनुवटम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धेनु-वट (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (धेनुरिव वटः / धेनोः वटः इति नाम)

• नाम: named/called
• नाम: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नाम (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, नामार्थक-निपात (quotative: ‘called’)

• गुह्यम्: secret
• गुह्यम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: गुह्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (क्षेत्रम्)

• क्षेत्रम्: sacred place/field
• क्षेत्रम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षेत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• परम्: supreme
• परम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (क्षेत्रम्)

• मम: my
• मम: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

Speaker

Varāha

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Studies
• Vaiṣṇavism
• Ancient Geography

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It juxtaposes cosmological mapping (lokas) with terrestrial place-making (kṣetra), a hallmark of Purāṇic strategies for linking geography and metaphysical aspiration.

Which geographic location is identified?

Dhenuvaṭa is named as a ‘hidden’ kṣetra; identifying it with a modern location requires corroboration from regional traditions and comparative textual witnesses.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The verse frames disciplined engagement with sacred geography as connected to broader cosmological ideals, encouraging purposeful practice rather than mere travel.