Varaha Purana 144.162: Adhyaya 144, Shloka 162

The Māhātmya of Someśvara and Related Liṅgas: The Liberation-Field of Triveṇī and the Śālagrāma Sacred Landscape

Devanagari script

ततो भक्तकृपावेशात्क्षिप्तवांस्तत्सुदर्शनम् ॥ प्रथमं पतितं यत्र तत्र तीर्थं ततोऽभवत् ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 144.162

Transliteration

tato bhaktakṛpāveśāt kṣiptavāṃs tat sudarśanam || prathamaṃ patitaṃ yatra tatra tīrthaṃ tato 'bhavat ||

Translation

แล้วด้วยความกรุณาต่อผู้ภักดี ท่านจึงขว้างสุทรรศนะจักรนั้น; ณ ที่ซึ่งมันตกลงเป็นครั้งแรก สถานที่นั้นก็กลายเป็นตีรถะ (สถานที่ศักดิ์สิทธิ์) นับแต่นั้น

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• ततः: then/thereupon
• ततः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: क्रम/हेतुवाचक-अव्यय (then/from that)

• भक्त-कृपा-आवेशात्: from the surge of devotees’ compassion
• भक्त-कृपा-आवेशात्: Hetu/Apadana (हेतु/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भक्त (प्रातिपदिक) + कृपा (प्रातिपदिक) + आवेश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समास: (भक्तानां कृपा) इति षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष + आवेशः; समस्तपद नपुंसक/पुंलिङ्ग ‘आवेश’ here पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (अपादान) एकवचन; ‘from the impulse/possession due to devotees’ compassion’

• क्षिप्तवान्: threw
• क्षिप्तवान्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: क्षिप् (धातु) + क्तवत् (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्तवत्-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (perfect participle active), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा एकवचन; ‘having thrown’

• तत्: that
• तत्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया एकवचन; विशेषण of ‘सुदर्शनम्’

• सुदर्शनम्: Sudarśana (discus)
• सुदर्शनम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुदर्शन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म) एकवचन

• प्रथमम्: first
• प्रथमम्: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्रथम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषणरूपेण (adverbial accusative) ‘first(ly)’

• पतितम्: fell
• पतितम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पत् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (PPP), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा एकवचन; agrees with implied ‘(सुदर्शनम्)’: ‘fell’

• यत्र: where
• यत्र: Desha-adhikarana (देशाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (relative locative adverb)

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Desha-adhikarana (देशाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (correlative adverb)

• तीर्थम्: a sacred ford/pilgrimage spot
• तीर्थम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा एकवचन

• ततः: then
• ततः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: क्रमवाचक-अव्यय ‘then’

• अभवत्: became
• अभवत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (अनद्यतनभूत/Imperfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

Speaker

Varāha (default dialogue frame)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Vaishnavism
• Ancient Geography
• Pilgrimage Traditions

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It demonstrates a Purāṇic mechanism of sacralization: an event in narrative time is used to explain how a place becomes recognized as a tīrtha.

Which geographic location is identified?

The verse defines a location relationally (‘where it first fell’), implying a specific spot within the described sacred region rather than naming a separate toponym.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

Compassion toward devotees is framed as a civilizational value that transforms and protects communal spaces.