Varaha Purana 147.61: Adhyaya 147, Shloka 61

The Sacred Merit of Goniṣkramaṇa

the Tīrtha of the Cows’ Emergence/Release

Devanagari script

मम क्षेत्रं महाभागे यत्त्वया परिपृच्छितम्॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 147.61

Transliteration

mama kṣetraṃ mahābhāge yat tvayā paripṛcchitam ||

Translation

โอ้สตรีผู้ประเสริฐ เขตศักดิ์สิทธิ์ของเรานั้นเอง ที่ท่านได้ไต่ถามไว้

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Word by Word

• mama: my
• mama: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun; Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular

• kṣetram: field/holy place
• kṣetram: Karta (कर्ता) / Viṣaya
• Type: Noun
• Root: kṣetra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular

• mahābhāge: O greatly fortunate one
• mahābhāge: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahā-bhāga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Bahuvrīhi: ‘one who has great fortune’; Vocative (8th/सम्बोधन), Singular; feminine address

• yat: which
• yat: Karta (कर्ता) / Viṣaya
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun; Neuter, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; relative pronoun referring to kṣetram

• tvayā: by you
• tvayā: Karta (कर्ता) (agent in passive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun; Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular

• paripṛcchitam: asked/inquired about
• paripṛcchitam: Kriyā (क्रिया) (participial predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pari-prach (धातु)
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त/कृत्); Neuter, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; agrees with yat/kṣetram

Speaker

Varāha

Tags

• Ancient Geography
• Purāṇic Studies
• Dialogue Literature

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It signals the dialogic organization of Purāṇic chapters—an inquirer prompts a focused exposition—helpful for outlining chapter structure in digital editions.

Which geographic location is identified?

The verse references a ‘kṣetra’ (sacred region) but does not provide its proper name within this excerpt.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

Implicitly, it models inquiry as a legitimate method for receiving instruction within a teacher–inquirer framework.