Varaha Purana 157.41: Adhyaya 157, Shloka 41

Praise of the Malayārjuna Sacred Ford and the Mathurā-Yamunā Pilgrimage Cycle

Devanagari script

तत्रैवं तु ततो दृष्टः पद्महस्तो दिवाकरः ॥ मासि भाद्रपदे देवी तिग्मतेजा विभावसुः

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 157.41

Transliteration

tatraivaṃ tu tato dṛṣṭaḥ padmahasto divākaraḥ || māsi bhādrapade devī tigmatejā vibhāvasuḥ

Translation

แล้วต่อมา ณ ที่นั้น พระทิวากร (สุริยะ) ปรากฏให้เห็นดังนั้น—ทรงถือดอกบัวไว้ในพระหัตถ์ โอ้เทวี ในเดือนภัทรปท พระวิภาวสุผู้มีรัศมีคมกล้าได้ปรากฏ

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Word by Word

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

• evam: thus
• evam: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: evam (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; manner adverb (प्रकारवाचक)

• tu: but/indeed
• tu: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; adversative/contrast particle (विरोध/अन्वय)

• tataḥ: then/thereafter
• tataḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tataḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; ablatival adverb (तस्मात्/अनन्तरम्)

• dṛṣṭaḥ: was seen
• dṛṣṭaḥ: Kriyā (क्रिया/predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dṛś (दृश् धातु)
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त); Puṃliṅga, Prathamā (nom), Eka-vacana; predicate

• padma-hastaḥ: lotus-handed / having lotus-like hands
• padma-hastaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: padma (पद्म प्रातिपदिक) + hasta (हस्त प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa-samāsa (padma-iva hastaḥ / padma-hastaḥ as descriptive); Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Eka-vacana; qualifies ‘divākaraḥ’

• divākaraḥ: the Sun
• divākaraḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: divākara (दिवाकर प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā (nom), Eka-vacana

• māsi: in the month
• māsi: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: māsa (मास प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Saptamī-vibhakti (loc, 7th), Eka-vacana (sg)

• bhādrapade: in Bhādrapada
• bhādrapade: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhādrapada (भाद्रपद प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Saptamī (loc), Eka-vacana; month-name

• devī: goddess / O देवी
• devī: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: devī (देवी प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga (fem), Prathamā (nom), Eka-vacana; vocative reading also possible by context

• tigma-tejāḥ: of sharp brilliance
• tigma-tejāḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tigma (तिग्म प्रातिपदिक) + tejas (तेजस् प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa-samāsa; Puṃliṅga, Prathamā (nom), Eka-vacana; ‘tejāḥ’ (nom sg of तेजस्) qualifies ‘vibhāvasuḥ/divākaraḥ’

• vibhāvasuḥ: the Sun (Vibhāvasu)
• vibhāvasuḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vibhāvasu (विभावसु प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā (nom), Eka-vacana

Speaker

Varāha (default dialogue frame)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Vaishnavism
• Indic Calendrics
• Solar Iconography

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It links sacred narrative to calendrical time (Bhādrapada) and iconographic description (lotus-handed Sun), useful for history of ritual calendars and visual culture.

Which geographic location is identified?

The epiphany is said to occur ‘there’—within the same tīrtha landscape previously described; the verse primarily adds a temporal (month) marker.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

It suggests attentive observance of time and place—an ethic of aligning practice with seasonal/cultural rhythms while respecting the sanctity of the site.