Varaha Purana 148.64: Adhyaya 148, Shloka 64

The Greatness of Stutasvāmi: Varāha’s Disclosure of the Bhūtagiri Sacred Landscape and Its Ethical Discipline

Devanagari script

एकचित्तेन गन्तव्यं धृतिं कृत्वा सुपुष्कलाम् ॥ यत्तत्र लभते भद्रे फलमामलकं शुभम्

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 148.64

Transliteration

ekacittena gantavyaṃ dhṛtiṃ kṛtvā supuṣkalām || yat tatra labhate bhadre phalam āmalakaṃ śubham

Translation

พึงไปด้วยจิตเป็นหนึ่งเดียว และตั้งความมั่นคงอันยิ่งให้เต็มเปี่ยม. โอผู้เป็นมงคล ผลอันเป็นสิริมงคล—อานิสงส์แห่งอามลกะ—ที่ได้ ณ ที่นั้น ย่อมยิ่งใหญ่.

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Word by Word

• eka-cittena: with one-pointed mind
• eka-cittena: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: eka (प्रातिपदिक) + citta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular (एकवचन); तत्पुरुष: ‘एकं चित्तं येन’ = with single-mindedness

• gantavyam: should be gone / one should go
• gantavyam: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: gantavya (कृदन्त, √gam गम् धातु)
• Form: Gerundive/तव्यत्, Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); impersonal obligation ‘it should be gone’

• dhṛtim: steadfastness/resolve
• dhṛtim: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dhṛti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• kṛtvā: having made/assuming
• kṛtvā: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √kṛ (कृ धातु)
• Form: Absolutive/क्त्वान्त (क्त्वा) ‘having done/made’

• su-puṣkalām: very abundant/great
• su-puṣkalām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: su (उपसर्ग/अव्यय) + puṣkalā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); कर्मधारय: ‘अत्यन्तं पुष्कला’

• yat: which/that (which)
• yat: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); relative pronoun

• tatra: there
• tatra: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb (स्थान-अव्यय) ‘there’

• labhate: obtains
• labhate: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √labh (लभ् धातु)
• Form: Present tense/लट्, 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन), Ātmanepada (आत्मनेपद)

• bhadre: O auspicious lady
• bhadre: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhadrā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Vocative (8th/सम्बोधन), Singular (एकवचन)

• phalam: fruit/result
• phalam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: phala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• āmalakam: āmalaka-related (āmalaka fruit)
• āmalakam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: āmalaka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); used adjectivally with ‘phalam’

• śubham: auspicious
• śubham: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śubha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); agrees with ‘phalam’

Speaker

Varāha

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Vaishnavism
• Pilgrimage Literature
• Moral Philosophy

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It encapsulates a pilgrimage ethic—focused attention and fortitude—typical of Purāṇic guidance literature that combines interior discipline with sacred travel.

Which geographic location is identified?

The verse refers back to the āmalaka-associated kṣetra previously described; it does not add a new toponym.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

Single-mindedness (ekacitta) and steadiness (dhṛti) are presented as core virtues for undertaking sacred journeys and receiving their intended benefit.