Varaha Purana 155.44: Adhyaya 155, Shloka 44

The Efficacy and Sacred Merit of Akrūra Tīrtha

Devanagari script

दृष्ट्वा मां दिव्यरूपं तु गतोऽसौ मथुरां पुरीम् ॥ दृष्टश्चाग्रे त्वहं तेन पुरुषो दिव्यरूपवान् ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 155.44

Transliteration

dṛṣṭvā māṃ divyarūpaṃ tu gato’sau mathurāṃ purīm || dṛṣṭaś cāgre tv ahaṃ tena puruṣo divyarūpavān ||

Translation

ครั้นได้เห็นข้าพเจ้าในรูปทิพย์ เขาก็ไปยังนครมถุรา และที่นั่น ต่อหน้าเขา ข้าพเจ้าปรากฏให้เห็นเป็นบุรุษผู้มีรูปทิพย์

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Word by Word

• dṛṣṭvā: having seen
• dṛṣṭvā: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: √dṛś (दृश् धातु) + ktvā (क्त्वा)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (क्त्वा-कृदन्त), ‘having seen’

• mām: me
• mām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Dvitīyā (2nd/द्वितीया), Ekavacana

• divya-rūpam: divine form
• divya-rūpam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: divya (प्रातिपदिक) + rūpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Karmadhāraya (कर्मधारय) compound; Napuṃsaka, Dvitīyā, Ekavacana; apposition to mām (‘me, of divine form’)

• tu: but/indeed
• tu: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya, adversative/emphatic particle (तु)

• gataḥ: went/has gone
• gataḥ: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √gam (गम् धातु) + kta (क्त)
• Form: Kta-participle used predicatively; Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana; ‘has gone’

• asau: that man/he
• asau: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: adas (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana

• mathurām: Mathurā
• mathurām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mathurā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Dvitīyā, Ekavacana

• purīm: city
• purīm: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: purī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Dvitīyā, Ekavacana; in apposition to mathurām

• dṛṣṭaḥ: was seen/appeared
• dṛṣṭaḥ: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √dṛś (दृश् धातु) + kta (क्त)
• Form: Kta-participle used predicatively; Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana; ‘was seen/appeared’

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

• agre: in front
• agre: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: agra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napuṃsaka, Saptamī, Ekavacana; adverbial locative

• tu: indeed
• tu: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya, particle

• aham: I
• aham: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Prathamā, Ekavacana

• tena: by him
• tena: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga/Napuṃsaka, Tṛtīyā (3rd/तृतीया), Ekavacana

• puruṣaḥ: a man/person
• puruṣaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: puruṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana; in apposition to aham

• divya-rūpa-vān: possessing a divine form
• divya-rūpa-vān: Karta-viśeṣaṇa (कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: divya (प्रातिपदिक) + rūpa (प्रातिपदिक) + -vant (वत् प्रत्यय)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa base divya-rūpa + possessive suffix -vant; Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana; agrees with puruṣaḥ/aham

Speaker

Varāha (narrative voice; first-person self-reference)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Vaiṣṇavism
• Ancient Geography
• Cultural Heritage

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It provides a Purāṇic witness to Mathurā’s status as a significant sacred city and preserves a narrative pattern of divine encounter during pilgrimage.

Which geographic location is identified?

Mathurā, an ancient city in the Yamunā region, widely identified with modern Mathura in Uttar Pradesh, India.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The verse suggests that disciplined devotion and movement through sacred space culminate in transformative encounters, framed as a moral-spiritual reward within the narrative.