Varaha Purana 149.53: Adhyaya 149, Shloka 53

The Sacred Geography and Merit of Dvārakā

Devanagari script

पुष्पाणि वै प्रकटयत्युदयस्थे दिवाकरे ॥ ये वा लभन्ते तत्पुष्पं मम मार्गानुसारिणः ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 149.53

Transliteration

puṣpāṇi vai prakaṭayaty udayasthe divākare || ye vā labhante tatpuṣpaṃ mama mārgānusāriṇaḥ ||

Translation

เมื่อดวงอาทิตย์ขึ้นแล้ว ย่อมทำให้ดอกไม้ทั้งหลายบานปรากฏโดยแท้ ผู้ใดได้ดอกนั้น—ผู้ดำเนินตามมรรคาของเรา—ย่อมเป็นผู้จำแนกได้ด้วยเหตุนี้

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Word by Word

• puṣpāṇi: flowers

• vai: indeed

• prakaṭayati: makes manifest/reveals

• udayasthe: when risen/at sunrise

• divākare: in the sun

• ye: those who

• vā: or/indeed

• labhante: obtain

• tat-puṣpam: that flower

• mama: my

• mārga-anusāriṇaḥ: followers of the path

Speaker

Varāha

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Vaishnavism
• Ancient Geography
• Ecological Ethics

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It reflects a Purāṇic pattern where natural phenomena (flowers opening at sunrise) are used to frame pilgrimage discipline and the idea of spiritual qualification.

Which geographic location is identified?

No specific location is named in this verse; it functions as a general preface to a tīrtha-related promise of results.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The emphasis is on disciplined adherence to an approved path (mārga), presented as a criterion for receiving the described benefit.