Varaha Purana 152.59: Adhyaya 152, Shloka 59

Praise of the Sacred Geography of Mathurā

Devanagari script

तत्र वै कोटितीर्थं हि देवानामपि दुर्लभम् ॥ तत्र स्नानेन दानेन मम लोके महीयते ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 152.59

Transliteration

tatra vai koṭitīrthaṃ hi devānām api durlabham || tatra snānena dānena mama loke mahīyate ||

Translation

ที่นั่นแลมีโกฏิ-ตีรถะ ซึ่งแม้เหล่าเทวดาก็ยากจะได้พบ ที่นั่นด้วยการอาบน้ำและการให้ทาน ผู้นั้นย่อมได้รับเกียรติในโลกของเรา

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Word by Word

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Locative adverb)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययम्; देशवाचक-अव्ययम्

• वै: indeed
• वै: सम्बन्ध (Emphasis particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययम्; निश्चयार्थक

• कोटितीर्थम्: Koti-tirtha (the ‘crore’ sacred ford)
• कोटितीर्थम्: कर्ता/कर्म (contextual: predicate nominative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कोटि + तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समासः (कोट्या/कोटिसंख्यया सम्बन्धितं तीर्थम्); नपुंसकलिङ्गे, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्

• हि: indeed, for
• हि: सम्बन्ध (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययम्; हेत्वर्थक/निश्चयार्थक (for/indeed)

• देवानाम्: of the gods
• देवानाम्: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, षष्ठी-विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्

• अपि: even, also
• अपि: सम्बन्ध (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययम्; समुच्चय/अपेक्षार्थक (also/even)

• दुर्लभम्: hard to obtain, rare
• दुर्लभम्: विशेषण (Adjectival)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दुर्लभ (प्रातिपदिक; दुर् + लभ)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; विशेषणम् (qualifying कोटितीर्थम्)

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Locative adverb)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययम्; देशवाचक-अव्ययम्

• स्नानेन: by bathing
• स्नानेन: करण (Karaṇa/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्नान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, तृतीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्

• दानेन: by giving (charity)
• दानेन: करण (Karaṇa/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, तृतीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्

• मम: my
• मम: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्

• लोके: in (my) world
• लोके: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, सप्तमी-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्

• महीयते: is honored
• महीयते: क्रिया (Kriyā/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √मह् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकारः, प्रथमपुरुषः, एकवचनम्; कर्मणि/भावे प्रयोगः (passive)

Speaker

Varāha

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Vaishnavism
• Sacred Geography
• Dāna Traditions

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It preserves the pairing of bathing (snāna) and charity (dāna) as a standard Purāṇic ritual economy, offering insight into how pilgrimage sites were ethically framed.

Which geographic location is identified?

Koṭi-tīrtha is named; the verse situates it within the same directional chain of tīrthas described in the surrounding verses.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

It highlights generosity (dāna) alongside purification (snāna) as complementary virtues within the cultural practice of pilgrimage.