Varaha Purana 141.45: Adhyaya 141, Shloka 45

The Sacred Greatness of Badarikāśrama

Badrinath Region

Devanagari script

अथात्र म्रियते देवि कृत्वा कर्म सुदुष्करम्। सोमलोकमतिगम्य मम लोकं प्रपद्यते॥

Sanskrit recitationVaraha Purana 141.45

Transliteration

athātra mriyate devi kṛtvā karma suduṣkaram | somalokam atigamya mama lokaṁ prapadyate ||

Translation

บัดนี้ โอ้เทวี ผู้ใดสิ้นชีวิต ณ ที่นี้หลังได้กระทำกรรมอันยากยิ่ง ผู้นั้นย่อมก้าวพ้นโสมโลกและบรรลุถึงโลกของเรา

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Word by Word

• अथ: then/now
• अथ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connecting particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अनुक्रम/आरम्भसूचक (particle: then/now)

• अत्र: here
• अत्र: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (locative adverb: here)

• म्रियते: dies
• म्रियते: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: मृ (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), आत्मनेपद; प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन (sg)

• देवि: O goddess
• देवि: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; सम्बोधन (8th/vocative), एकवचन

• कृत्वा: having done
• कृत्वा: Kriya (क्रिया; पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय (gerund/absolutive); पूर्वक्रिया (having done)

• कर्म: deed/action
• कर्म: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd/accusative), एकवचन

• सुदुष्करम्: very difficult
• सुदुष्करम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु (उपसर्ग/अव्यय) + दुष्कर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifying कर्म)

• सोमलोकम्: the Moon-world
• सोमलोकम्: Karma (कर्म; गत्यर्थक क्रियायाः गन्तव्य)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सोम + लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: सोमस्य लोकः); पुल्लिङ्ग; द्वितीया, एकवचन

• अतिगम्य: having gone beyond
• अतिगम्य: Kriya (क्रिया; पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अति (उपसर्ग) + गम् (धातु)
• Form: ल्यप्/क्त्वान्त-समकक्ष अव्यय (absolutive: having passed beyond/after going beyond)

• मम: my
• मम: Shashthi-Sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/genitive), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• लोकम्: world/realm
• लोकम्: Karma (कर्म; गन्तव्य)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग; द्वितीया, एकवचन

• प्रपद्यते: attains/takes refuge (reaches)
• प्रपद्यते: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + पद् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), आत्मनेपद; प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

Speaker

Varāha

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Studies
• Sacred Geography
• Afterlife Imaginaries

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It exemplifies a common Purāṇic genre feature: mapping moral/ritual action onto post-mortem cosmography, which shaped pilgrimage ideologies and cultural travel networks.

Which geographic location is identified?

The verse refers to “here” (atra), continuing the previously described tīrtha landscape; it does not add a new toponym.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

It promotes disciplined action (suduṣkara-karma) and frames human life choices within a larger cosmological horizon.