Varaha Purana 176.44: Adhyaya 176, Shloka 44

The Māhātmya of Kṛṣṇagaṅgodbhava, Kāliñjara, and the Five Sacred Baths: The Tale of Pāñcāla and Tilottamā

Devanagari script

कालिञ्जरस्य भूषार्थमारामार्थं विशेषतः ॥ कृष्णगङ्गोद्भवे तीर्थे चितां कृत्वा विधानतः ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 176.44

Transliteration

kāliñjarasya bhūṣārtham ārāmārthaṃ viśeṣataḥ || kṛṣṇagaṅgodbhave tīrthe citāṃ kṛtvā vidhānataḥ ||

Translation

เพื่อประดับเกียรติแห่งกาลิญชระ และโดยเฉพาะเพื่อสถาปนาอาราม (สวนรื่นรมย์) ณ ตีรถะที่บังเกิดจากแม่น้ำกฤษณคงคา ได้จัดสร้างเชิงตะกอนตามพิธีบัญญัติ

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Word by Word

• kāliñjarasya: of Kāliñjara
• kāliñjarasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kāliñjara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine/Neuter (पुं/नपुं), Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular (एकवचन)

• bhūṣa-artham: for adornment/decoration
• bhūṣa-artham: Prayojana (प्रयोजन/हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhūṣā (प्रातिपदिक) + artha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); प्रयोजनार्थक (purpose) accusative: ‘for the adornment’

• ārāma-artham: for a garden/park (purpose)
• ārāma-artham: Prayojana (प्रयोजन/हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ārāma (प्रातिपदिक) + artha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); purpose accusative: ‘for (making) a garden/park’

• viśeṣataḥ: especially
• viśeṣataḥ: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: viśeṣatas (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb (क्रियाविशेषण अव्यय)

• kṛṣṇa-gaṅgā-udbhave: in (the place) originating from Kṛṣṇagaṅgā
• kṛṣṇa-gaṅgā-udbhave: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kṛṣṇa (प्रातिपदिक) + gaṅgā (प्रातिपदिक) + udbhava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular (एकवचन); locative agreeing with tīrthe: ‘in the tīrtha arising from Kṛṣṇagaṅgā’

• tīrthe: at the sacred ford/place
• tīrthe: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tīrtha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular (एकवचन)

• citām: funeral pyre
• citām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: citā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• kṛtvā: having made
• kṛtvā: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (कृ धातु)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (क्त्वान्त), ‘having made’

• vidhānataḥ: according to the prescribed procedure
• vidhānataḥ: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vidhāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Ablative used adverbially (पञ्चमी-अर्थे अव्ययीभाववत् प्रयोग): ‘according to rule/prescription’

Speaker

Varāha (default, speaker not explicit in excerpt)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Ancient Geography
• Purāṇic Tīrtha
• Cultural Heritage

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It links ritual action with place-making—beautification and the creation of landscaped spaces—informing studies of sacred geography and patronage in Purāṇic sources.

Which geographic location is identified?

Kāliñjara (often associated with the Kālinjar region/fort area in central India) and a tīrtha connected to the Kṛṣṇagaṅgā are explicitly named.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

Ritual acts are situated within a geography of merit and public benefaction (e.g., beautification and gardens), integrating personal aims with communal landscape value.