Varaha Purana 174.89: Adhyaya 174, Shloka 89

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

Devanagari script

पिशाचसंज्ञकं नाम तीर्थं त्रैलोक्यविश्रुतम् ॥ यस्य श्रवणमात्रेण न प्रेतो जायते नरः

Sanskrit recitationVaraha Purana 174.89

Transliteration

piśācasaṃjñakaṃ nāma tīrthaṃ trailokyaviśrutam || yasya śravaṇamātreṇa na preto jāyate naraḥ

Translation

มีตีรถะชื่อ ‘ปิศาจ-สัญญกะ’ เลื่องลือในสามโลก; เพียงได้ยินนามและเรื่องราวของมันเท่านั้น บุคคลย่อมไม่เกิดเป็น ‘เปรต’

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Word by Word

• पिशाच-संज्ञकम्: named ‘Piśāca’
• पिशाच-संज्ञकम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पिशाच (प्रातिपदिक) + संज्ञक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (पिशाच इति संज्ञा यस्य)

• नाम: by name
• नाम: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नाम (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; नाम-शब्दः (quotative/‘by name’)

• तीर्थम्: sacred ford/pilgrimage place
• तीर्थम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• त्रैलोक्य-विश्रुतम्: renowned in the three worlds
• त्रैलोक्य-विश्रुतम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: त्रैलोक्य (प्रातिपदिक) + विश्रुत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (त्रैलोक्ये विश्रुतम्)

• यस्य: of which/whose
• यस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (सम्बन्ध/genitive), एकवचन

• श्रवण-मात्रेण: by mere hearing
• श्रवण-मात्रेण: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्रवण (प्रातिपदिक) + मात्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण/instrumental), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (श्रवणस्य मात्रम् = mere hearing)

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निषेध (negation particle)

• प्रेतः: a preta
• प्रेतः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रेत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• जायते: is born/becomes
• जायते: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जन् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (present indicative), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• नरः: a man
• नरः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

Speaker

Varāha (default, not explicitly marked)

Tags

• Purāṇic Literature
• Tīrtha-Māhātmya
• Ancient Geography
• Cultural Memory

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It preserves a named tīrtha within Purāṇic sacred geography and demonstrates how reputational ‘renown’ (viśruti) functions as a mechanism of cultural transmission.

Which geographic location is identified?

A tīrtha called Piśāca-saṃjñaka; without additional corroborating sources, its precise modern location remains uncertain.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The verse promotes engagement with dharmic narratives and recognized heritage sites as a means to avoid harmful post-mortem states.