Varaha Purana 166.16: Adhyaya 166, Shloka 16

The Greatness of the Sacred Pond Called Asikuṇḍa

Devanagari script

श्रीवराह उवाच ॥ हिताय सर्वतीर्थानां हनिष्यामि महारिपुम् ॥ तत्र तीर्थनियोगेन आगतो मथुरां पुरीम् ।

Sanskrit recitationVaraha Purana 166.16

Transliteration

śrīvarāha uvāca || hitāya sarvatīrthānāṁ haniṣyāmi mahāripum || tatra tīrthaniyogena āgato mathurāṁ purīm |

Translation

ศรีวราหะตรัสว่า: “เพื่อประโยชน์แก่ตีรถะทั้งปวง เราจักสังหารศัตรูผู้ยิ่งใหญ่นั้น ที่นั่นโดยคำสั่งของเหล่าตีรถะ เราได้มายังนครมถุรา”

Ask anything about this verse...Ask

Word by Word

• śrīvarāhaḥ: Śrī Varāha
• śrīvarāhaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śrī + varāha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Karmadhāraya: śrīmān varāhaḥ; Masculine, Prathamā, Eka-vacana

• uvāca: said
• uvāca: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vac (धातु)
• Form: Liṭ (Perfect), Prathama-puruṣa, Eka-vacana; parasmaipada

• hitāya: for the welfare
• hitāya: Sampradāna/Prayojana (सम्प्रदान/प्रयोजन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hita (कृदन्त; √dhā + क्त with hi- prefix in usage)
• Form: Neuter (or Masculine in sense), Caturthī (4th/चतुर्थी), Eka-vacana; purpose/dative = 'for the benefit'

• sarva-tīrthānām: of all tīrthas
• sarva-tīrthānām: Sambandha (सम्बन्धः)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva + tīrtha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Karmadhāraya: sarvāṇi tīrthāni; Neuter, Ṣaṣṭhī (genitive), Bahu-vacana

• haniṣyāmi: I will slay
• haniṣyāmi: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: han (धातु)
• Form: Luṭ (लुट्, Periphrastic Future), Uttama-puruṣa, Eka-vacana; parasmaipada

• mahā-ripum: the great enemy
• mahā-ripum: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahā + ripu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Karmadhāraya: mahān ripuḥ; Masculine, Dvitīyā, Eka-vacana

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

• tīrtha-niyogena: by the commission/command of the tīrtha(s)
• tīrtha-niyogena: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tīrtha + niyoga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa (षष्ठी): tīrthasya niyogaḥ; Masculine, Tṛtīyā, Eka-vacana

• āgataḥ: (having) come
• āgataḥ: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ā + gam (धातु)
• Form: Kṛdanta (क्त, past participle) with उपसर्ग ā-; Masculine, Prathamā, Eka-vacana

• mathurām: Mathurā
• mathurām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mathurā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Dvitīyā, Eka-vacana

• purīm: the city
• purīm: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: purī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Dvitīyā, Eka-vacana; in apposition to mathurām

Speaker

Varāha

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Vaiṣṇavism
• Ancient Geography
• Cultural Heritage

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It situates Varāha’s intervention within a tīrtha-centered mandate, reflecting how Purāṇas narrativize the protection and legitimation of pilgrimage geographies.

Which geographic location is identified?

Mathurā (Mathurā purī), generally identified with modern Mathura in Uttar Pradesh, India.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

Collective welfare and protection of shared sacred resources are prioritized; harmful threats to public religious-cultural spaces are to be removed.