Varaha Purana 152.8: Adhyaya 152, Shloka 8

Praise of the Sacred Geography of Mathurā

Devanagari script

श्रीवराह उवाच ॥ न विद्यते च पाताले नान्तरिक्षे न मानुषे ॥ समानं मथुराया हि प्रियं मम वसुन्धरे ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 152.8

Transliteration

śrīvarāha uvāca || na vidyate ca pātāle nāntarikṣe na mānuṣe || samānaṃ mathurāyā hi priyaṃ mama vasundhare ||

Translation

ศรีวราหะตรัสว่า: ในปาตาลก็ไม่มี ในอากาศระหว่างโลกก็ไม่มี และในแดนมนุษย์ก็ไม่มีสิ่งใดเสมอเหมือนมถุรา; เพราะมถุราเป็นที่รักยิ่งของเรา โอ แผ่นดินเอ๋ย

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Word by Word

• śrī-varāhaḥ: Śrī Varāha
• śrī-varāhaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śrī + varāha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); Karmadhāraya: śrī-varāha (श्री-वराह) ‘the venerable Varāha’

• uvāca: said
• uvāca: Kriyā (क्रिया/predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vac (धातु)
• Form: Perfect (लिट्), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन)

• na: not
• na: Sambandha (सम्बन्धः/negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), negation particle (निषेध)

• vidyate: is found, exists
• vidyate: Kriyā (क्रिया/predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vid (धातु)
• Form: Present tense (लट्), Ātmanepada (आत्मनेपद), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन); in sense ‘exists’

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्धः)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), conjunction (समुच्चय)

• pātāle: in the netherworld
• pātāle: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरणम्/location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pātāla (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular (एकवचन)

• na: nor
• na: Sambandha (सम्बन्धः/negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), negation particle (निषेध)

• antarikṣe: in the sky/atmosphere
• antarikṣe: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरणम्/location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: antarikṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular (एकवचन)

• na: nor
• na: Sambandha (सम्बन्धः/negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), negation particle (निषेध)

• mānuṣe: in the human realm
• mānuṣe: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरणम्/location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mānuṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular (एकवचन)

• samānam: equal, comparable
• samānam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषणम्/predicate)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: samāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); predicate adjective

• mathurāyāḥ: of Mathurā
• mathurāyāḥ: Sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्धः/of)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mathurā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular (एकवचन)

• hi: indeed
• hi: Sambandha (सम्बन्धः)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), emphatic particle (निश्चय/हेतु-भाव)

• priyam: dear, beloved
• priyam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषणम्/predicate)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: priya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); predicate adjective

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

• vasundhare: O Earth
• vasundhare: Sambodhana (सम्बोधनम्)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vasundharā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Vocative (8th/सम्बोधन), Singular (एकवचन)

Speaker

Varāha

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Studies
• Vaiṣṇavism
• Ancient Geography

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It is a canonical-style endorsement of Mathurā’s prominence, useful for studying how Purāṇic texts elevate specific cities within a cosmographic framework.

Which geographic location is identified?

Mathurā is explicitly identified; in modern terms it corresponds to Mathura in Uttar Pradesh, India, a major historical urban and pilgrimage center.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The verse implicitly promotes cultural heritage valuation: certain places are framed as uniquely significant, encouraging preservation-minded attention to sacred landscapes.