Varaha Purana 157.8: Adhyaya 157, Shloka 8

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

Devanagari script

धन्योऽसौ पिण्डनिर्वापं यमुनायां करिष्यति ॥ तत्रैव तु महातीर्थे वने बहुलसंज्ञके ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 157.8

Transliteration

dhanyo 'sau piṇḍanirvāpaṃ yamunāyāṃ kariṣyati || tatraiva tu mahātīrthe vane bahulasaṃjñake ||

Translation

ผู้ใดจะกระทำปิณฑนิรวาปะ (ถวายก้อนข้าวแก่บรรพชน) ในแม่น้ำยมุนา ผู้นั้นเป็นผู้มีบุญ—ณ ที่นั้นเอง ณ มหาตีรถะ ในป่าที่มีนามว่า พหุลา

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Word by Word

• धन्यः: fortunate/blessed
• धन्यः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: धन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; 'असौ' इति विशेषणम्

• असौ: that person/he
• असौ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: असद्/अदस् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; सर्वनाम (pronoun)

• पिण्ड-निर्वापम्: piṇḍa-offering (funeral oblation)
• पिण्ड-निर्वापम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पिण्ड (प्रातिपदिक) + निर्वाप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः—'पिण्डस्य निर्वापः' (offering of piṇḍa)

• यमुनायाम्: in the Yamunā
• यमुनायाम्: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/देशाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यमुना (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; देशाधिकरण

• करिष्यति: will do/perform
• करिष्यति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (adverb of place)

• एव: indeed/just
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारण (emphatic particle)

• तु: and/but
• तु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (particle)

• महा-तीर्थे: at the great sacred place
• महा-तीर्थे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/देशाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा (प्रातिपदिक) + तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; कर्मधारयः—'महत् तीर्थम्' (in the great sacred ford/place)

• वने: in the forest
• वने: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/देशाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन

• बहुल-संज्ञके: called ‘Bahula’
• बहुल-संज्ञके: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बहुल (प्रातिपदिक) + संज्ञक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः/कर्मधारयार्थः—'बहुल इति संज्ञा यस्य तत्' (named 'Bahula'); 'वने/तीर्थे' इति विशेषणम्

Speaker

Varāha (default dialogue framework)

Tags

• Purāṇic Literature
• Cultural Heritage
• River and Forest Landscapes
• Ritual Studies

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It connects ancestral rites (piṇḍa offerings) with riverine and forest tīrthas, indicating how memorial practices were mapped onto specific ecological and geographic settings.

Which geographic location is identified?

Yamunā River and a forest/tīrtha named Bahulā-vana; the latter is a toponym within the Mathurā-region sacred geography preserved by Purāṇic tradition.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The verse highlights remembrance and responsibility toward ancestors, embedded within respectful engagement with a designated sacred landscape.