Varaha Purana 141.41: Adhyaya 141, Shloka 41

The Sacred Greatness of Badarikāśrama

Badrinath Region

Devanagari script

तत्राहं तोषितस्तेन अत्रिपुत्रेण माधवि। नवपञ्चककोट्यस्तु कृत्वा कर्म सुदुष्करम्॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 141.41

Transliteration

tatrāhaṁ toṣitas tena atriputreṇa mādhavi | navapañcakakoṭyas tu kṛtvā karma suduṣkaram ||

Translation

ณที่นั้น เราพอพระทัยด้วยบุตรแห่งอัตริ โอ้ มาธวี หลังจากเขาได้กระทำกรรมอันยากยิ่ง ซึ่งมีค่าประหนึ่งเก้าและห้าโกฏิ

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Word by Word

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

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा (Nominative), एकवचन

• तोषितः: was pleased/satisfied
• तोषितः: Kriyā (क्रिया/स्थितिवर्णन)
• Type: Verb
• Root: तुष् (धातु)
• Form: क्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘अहम्’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• तेन: by him / by that
• तेन: Karaṇa/Hetu (करण/हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (Instrumental), एकवचन

• अत्रि-पुत्रेण: by Atri’s son
• अत्रि-पुत्रेण: Karaṇa/Hetu (करण/हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अत्रि (प्रातिपदिक) + पुत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (genitive determinative: ‘Atri’s son’); पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन

• माधवि: O Mādhavī
• माधवि: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: माधवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (feminine), सम्बोधन (Vocative/सम्बोधन), एकवचन

• नव-पञ्चक-कोट्यः: nine groups of five crores (i.e., 45 crores)
• नव-पञ्चक-कोट्यः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नव (प्रातिपदिक) + पञ्चक (प्रातिपदिक) + कोटि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्विगु-समास (numerical compound); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nominative), बहुवचन; संख्या-विशिष्टाः कोटयः

• तु: and/indeed
• तु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (particle)

• कृत्वा: having done
• कृत्वा: Kriyā (क्रिया—पूर्वकर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्यय (absolutive/त्वान्त), अव्ययभाव; पूर्वक्रिया (having done)

• कर्म: a deed/ritual act
• कर्म: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Accusative), एकवचन

• सु-दुष्करम्: very difficult
• सु-दुष्करम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु (उपसर्ग/अव्यय) + दुष्कर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय (intensifying: ‘very difficult’); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘कर्म’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

Speaker

Varāha

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Studies
• Vaiṣṇavism
• Cultural Heritage

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It embeds genealogical memory (Atri’s lineage) into a tīrtha account, reflecting how Purāṇic texts link place, ritual achievement, and revered lineages.

Which geographic location is identified?

The location is referenced only as “there” (tatra), continuing the Somābhiṣeka-tīrtha context; no additional identifying markers appear in this verse.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The verse highlights disciplined effort (undertaking difficult actions/rites) as a valued ideal within the text’s merit-and-place framework.