Varaha Purana 174.80: Adhyaya 174, Shloka 80

The Sanctifying Power of River Confluences: Release from the Preta-State and the Rite of Śravaṇa Dvādaśī with Vāmana Worship

Uttara Bhāga · Tīrtha-sevā and Kṣetra-saṃnyāsa (devotional discipline)

Devanagari script

मयापि श्रद्धया चैतत्कालं तीर्थस्य सेवनम् ॥ क्षेत्रसंन्यासरूपेण कृतभक्तिसमन्वितम् ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 174.80

Transliteration

mayāpi śraddhayā caitat-kālaṁ tīrthasya sevanam || kṣetra-saṁnyāsa-rūpeṇa kṛta-bhakti-samanvitam ||

ITRANS transliteration

Translation

ข้าพเจ้าเองก็ด้วยศรัทธา ได้บำเพ็ญการรับใช้ตีรถะตลอดกาลเวลานี้ โดยกระทำในรูปแห่ง “เกษตรสันยาส” คือการสละตนภายในเขตศักดิ์สิทธิ์ พร้อมด้วยภักติ

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Word by Word

• मया: by me
• Type: Noun
• Form: तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; सर्वनाम
• Role: कर्ता (Karta/Agent in passive sense)
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• अपि: also
• Type: Indeclinable
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय/अपेक्षार्थक-निपात (particle: also/even)
• Role: सम्बन्ध (Discourse particle)
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)

• श्रद्धया: with faith
• Type: Noun
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन
• Role: करण (Karaṇa/Means)
• Root: श्रद्धा (प्रातिपदिक)

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय-सम्बन्धक (conjunction)
• Role: सम्बन्ध (Connector)
• Root: च (अव्यय)

• एतत्-कालम्: this time/period
• Type: Noun
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; समासः—कर्मधारय (एतत् एव कालः)
• Role: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Root: एतत् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + काल (प्रातिपदिक)

• तीर्थस्य: of the pilgrimage place
• Type: Noun
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (6th/Genitive), एकवचन
• Role: सम्बन्ध (Sambandha/Genitive)
• Root: तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)

• सेवनम्: service/attendance (visiting)
• Type: Noun
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (1st/2nd), एकवचन
• Role: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Root: सेवन (प्रातिपदिक)

• क्षेत्र-संन्यास-रूपेण: in the form of (a) renunciation of the place/field
• Type: Noun
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (क्षेत्रसंन्यासस्य रूपेण = in the form of renunciation of the field/place)
• Role: करण (Karaṇa/Mode)
• Root: क्षेत्र (प्रातिपदिक) + संन्यास (प्रातिपदिक) + रूप (प्रातिपदिक)

• कृत-भक्ति-समन्वितम्: endowed with performed devotion
• Type: Adjective
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (1st/2nd), एकवचन; सेवनम् इति विशेषण; समासः—तत्पुरुष (कृतया भक्त्या समन्वितम् / कृतभक्त्या समन्वितम्)
• Role: विशेषण (Viśeṣaṇa)
• Root: कृत (कृ धातु; कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक) + भक्ति (प्रातिपदिक) + समन्वित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)

Sandhi Notes

• मयापि → मया अपि
• चैतत्कालं → च एतत्-कालम्
• क्षेत्रसंन्यासरूपेण → क्षेत्र-संन्यास-रूपेण
• कृतभक्तिसमन्वितम् → कृत-भक्ति-समन्वितम्

Speaker and setting

Shanta and Bhakti rasa

Speaker

Brāhmaṇa (contextual continuation from 87)

The teaching

Kind of teaching

Bhakti with niyama (disciplined devotion)

Subjects

EthicsHeritage SitesAscetic Practice

Core idea

True renunciation is functional detachment and regulated conduct, not merely physical abandonment; devotion animates austerity.

In practice

Undertake time-bound tīrtha stays with vows (simplicity, restraint, service), treating the kṣetra as a training-ground for detachment.

Dharma

Vrata

Mathura and Krishna

Cross references

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Pilgrimage Studies
• Ascetic Traditions
• Vaiṣṇavism

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It indicates a spectrum of practice where pilgrimage is paired with ascetic self-fashioning (saṁnyāsa-like discipline), showing overlap between lay and renunciant ideals.

Which geographic location is identified?

The verse refers generally to “the tīrtha” without naming it here; contextually it likely continues the Sarasvatī/Yamunā discussion.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

Sustained service and disciplined conduct at heritage sites are presented as ethically valuable when grounded in śraddhā and bhakti.