Varaha Purana 147.12: Adhyaya 147, Shloka 12

The Sacred Merit of Goniṣkramaṇa

the Tīrtha of the Cows’ Emergence/Release

Devanagari script

तच्च वै भस्मसाद्भूतं महारुद्रस्य तेजसा॥ दग्ध्वा तं चाश्रमं पुण्यमौरवस्य सुमहत्प्रियम्॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 147.12

Transliteration

tac ca vai bhasmasādbhūtaṃ mahārudrasya tejasā || dagdhvā taṃ cāśramaṃ puṇyam auravasya sumahatpriyam ||

Translation

สถานนั้นถูกฤทธิ์เดชแห่งมหารุทราเผาผลาญจนกลายเป็นเถ้าถ่าน ครั้นได้เผาอาศรมอันศักดิ์สิทธิ์ซึ่งเป็นที่รักยิ่งของอุรวะ

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Word by Word

• tat: that (it)
• tat: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा) / Accusative (द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); demonstrative pronoun

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction/particle (समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय)

• vai: indeed
• vai: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vai (अव्यय)
• Form: Emphatic particle (निश्चयार्थक/खल्वर्थक अव्यय)

• bhasma-sāt-bhūtam: become reduced to ashes
• bhasma-sāt-bhūtam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: bhasman (प्रातिपदिक) + sāt (अव्यय/उपपद) + bhū (धातु)
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त, PPP) of √bhū (भू) with upapada; Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative/Accusative (प्रथमा/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); qualifies 'tat'

• mahā-rudrasya: of Mahārudra
• mahā-rudrasya: Sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahā (उपसर्ग/पूर्वपद) + rudra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Genitive (षष्ठी), Singular (एकवचन)

• tejasā: by (his) radiance/power
• tejasā: Karana (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tejas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Instrumental (तृतीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• dagdhvā: having burned
• dagdhvā: Kriya (क्रिया; पूर्वकर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dah (धातु)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (क्त्वान्त, ल्यप्-भाव), from √dah (दह्) ‘to burn’; expresses prior action

• tam: him
• tam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction (समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय)

• āśramam: hermitage
• āśramam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: āśrama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• puṇyam: holy, meritorious
• puṇyam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: puṇya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); qualifies 'āśramam'

• auravasya: of Aurava
• auravasya: Sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: aurava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Genitive (षष्ठी), Singular (एकवचन)

• su-mahat-priyam: very dear and great (highly cherished)
• su-mahat-priyam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: su (उपसर्ग/पूर्वपद) + mahat (प्रातिपदिक) + priya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); qualifies 'āśramam'

Speaker

Varāha (default dialogue framework)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Narrative
• Sanskrit Philology
• Cultural Heritage

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It reflects a common Purāṇic narrative device: extraordinary power (tejas) causing irreversible damage to ascetic settlements, highlighting the cultural importance attributed to hermitages as heritage institutions.

Which geographic location is identified?

No specific toponym is given here; the verse focuses on the hermitage associated with the sage Aurva rather than a named pilgrimage site.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The passage foregrounds the gravity of harm to protected spaces (āśramas), implying that violent disruption of ascetic life produces serious social and moral consequences.