Varaha Purana 160.6: Adhyaya 160, Shloka 6

The Prescribed Emergence and Procedure of the Mathurā Circumambulation

Parikramā

Devanagari script

यथानुक्रमणं तैश्च ध्रुवाद्यैऋषिभिः कृतम् ॥ एवं परम्परायातं क्रमणीयं नरोत्तमैः।

Sanskrit recitationVaraha Purana 160.6

Transliteration

yathānukramaṇaṁ taiś ca dhruvādyair ṛṣibhiḥ kṛtam || evaṁ paramparāyātaṁ kramaṇīyaṁ narottamaiḥ

Translation

ดังที่เหล่าฤษีทั้งหลายเริ่มแต่ธรุวะได้ประกอบตามลำดับไว้แล้ว ฉันนั้นแล ลำดับที่สืบทอดมาโดยประเพณีนี้ พึงเป็นสิ่งที่นรชนผู้ประเสริฐต้องปฏิบัติตาม

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Word by Word

• yathā-anukramaṇam: the procedure in due order
• yathā-anukramaṇam: Karma (कर्म/object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yathā (अव्यय) + anukramaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; यथानुक्रमणम् इति अव्ययीभावः (according to order)

• taiḥ: by them
• taiḥ: Karana (करण/by)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन; सर्वनाम

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक-निपात

• dhruva-ādyaiḥ: by the sages beginning with Dhruva
• dhruva-ādyaiḥ: Karana (करण/by-qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dhruva (प्रातिपदिक) + ādi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन; ध्रुवः आदिः येषां ते इति बहुव्रीह्यर्थे तद्धित-समासवत् (ध्रुवादि-); विशेषणम् (ऋषिभिः इति विशेष्य)

• ṛṣibhiḥ: by sages
• ṛṣibhiḥ: Karana (करण/by)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ṛṣi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन

• kṛtam: done/established
• kṛtam: Karma (कर्म/predicate complement)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; कर्मणि-भावः (done)

• evam: thus
• evam: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: evam (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारार्थक-क्रियाविशेषण

• paramparā-yātam: handed down through tradition
• paramparā-yātam: Karma (कर्म/predicate qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: paramparā (प्रातिपदिक) + yāta (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; परम्परया यातम् इति तृतीया-तत्पुरुषः; विशेषणम् (क्रमणीयम् इति)

• kramaṇīyam: to be performed (as circumambulation/stepping)
• kramaṇīyam: Vidhi (विधि/obligation)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kram (धातु)
• Form: अनीयर्-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (gerundive); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विधेय-विशेषणम् (to be performed)

• nara-uttamaiḥ: by the best of men
• nara-uttamaiḥ: Karana (करण/by)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nara (प्रातिपदिक) + uttama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन; नराणां उत्तमाः इति कर्मधारयः

Speaker

Varāha (continued instruction)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Vaiṣṇavism
• Dharma Literature

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It foregrounds paramparā as a legitimizing principle, indicating how pilgrimage routes and rites were stabilized through claims of ancient exemplars.

Which geographic location is identified?

The location remains the Mathurā circumambulatory domain; the verse emphasizes procedure rather than a new toponym.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

Respect for inherited order and careful adherence to established sequences—an ethic of continuity and disciplined practice.