Varaha Purana 150.33: Adhyaya 150, Shloka 33

The Sacred Greatness of Sānandūra

Devanagari script

धाराः पतन्ति कल्याणि प्रसन्नसलिलास्तथा ॥ तत्र स्नानं प्रकुर्वीत चतुष्कालोषितो नरः ॥

Sanskrit recitationVaraha Purana 150.33

Transliteration

dhārāḥ patanti kalyāṇi prasanna-salilās tathā || tatra snānaṃ prakurvīta catuṣ-kāloṣito naraḥ ||

Translation

โอ้กัลยาณี ที่นั่นธารน้ำไหลตกลงมา และน้ำก็ใสสงบ ผู้ใดพำนักอยู่ที่นั่นตลอดสี่กาลเวลา พึงกระทำการอาบน้ำชำระ (สนาน) ณ ที่นั้น

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Word by Word

• dhārāḥ: streams/flows
• dhārāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dhārā (धारा) (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• patanti: fall/flow down
• patanti: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √pat (पत्) (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार, परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन

• kalyāṇi: O auspicious one
• kalyāṇi: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kalyāṇī (कल्याणी) (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति, एकवचन; vocative address

• prasanna-salilāḥ: with clear water
• prasanna-salilāḥ: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: prasanna (प्रसन्न) + salilā (सलिला) (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; कर्मधारय = 'clear (prasanna) waters' qualifying 'dhārāḥ'

• tathā: likewise
• tathā: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; adverb = likewise/so

• tatra: there
• tatra: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; adverb of place

• snānam: bathing
• snānam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: snāna (स्नान) (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• prakurvīta: should perform
• prakurvīta: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-√kṛ (कृ) (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; injunctive advice

• catuṣ-kāla-uṣitaḥ: having stayed for four times/periods
• catuṣ-kāla-uṣitaḥ: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: catuṣ (चतुष्) + kāla (काल) + uṣita (उषित) (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √vas/√uṣ 'to dwell')
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष compound = 'one who has stayed for four periods (kāla)' qualifying 'naraḥ'

• naraḥ: a man/person
• naraḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nara (नर) (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

Speaker

Varāha

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Ancient Geography
• Ecological Ethics

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It links hydrological description with prescribed practice (snāna), a characteristic feature of tīrtha-māhātmya literature.

Which geographic location is identified?

The vicinity of the previously named Śakra-saras/kuṇḍa, characterized by falling streams and clear water.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

Emphasizes disciplined, time-structured conduct at heritage waterscapes, indirectly encouraging care for water purity.