Varaha Purana 53.6: Adhyaya 53, Shloka 6

The Origin Account of Saptamūrti Svara and the Emergence of Saṃbhūti through Vibhūti

Devanagari script

चतुर्णां प्रथमो यस्तु चतुःशृङ्गसमास्थितः । वृषद्वितीयस्तत्प्रोक्तमार्गेणैव तृतीयकः । चतुर्थस्तत्प्रणीतस्तां पूज्य भक्त्या सुतं व्रजेत् ॥ ५३.६ ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 53.6

Transliteration

caturṇāṃ prathamo yastu catuḥśṛṅgasamāsthitaḥ | vṛṣadvitīyastatproktamārgeṇaiva tṛtīyakaḥ | caturthastatpraṇītastāṃ pūjya bhaktyā sutaṃ vrajet || 53.6 ||

Translation

ในบรรดาทั้งสี่ คนแรกตั้งมั่น ณ จตุห์ศฤงคะ; คนที่สองถูกกล่าวว่าเป็น ‘วฤษภะ’; คนที่สามบรรลุได้โดยทางที่ได้ประกาศไว้เท่านั้น; คนที่สี่ถูกนำโดยคำสอนนั้น ครั้นบูชานางด้วยภักติแล้ว พึงไปสู่พระบุตรผู้เป็นทิพย์

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Word by Word

• caturṇām: of the four

• prathamaḥ: the first

• yaḥ: who/which

• tu: indeed

• catuḥśṛṅga-samāsthitaḥ: situated at/established on Catuḥśṛṅga

• vṛṣa-dvitīyaḥ: Vṛṣa as the second

• tat-prokta: stated/declared by that

• mārgeṇa: by the path/route

• eva: indeed/only

• tṛtīyakaḥ: the third

• caturthaḥ: the fourth

• tat-praṇītaḥ: led/guided by that

• tām: her/that (feminine object)

• pūjya: having worshiped

• bhaktyā: with devotion

• sutam: the son

• vrajet: should go/proceed

Speaker

Varāha (default dialogue framework; explicit speaker not stated in excerpt)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Studies
• Vaiṣṇavism
• Ancient Geography

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It preserves an internal fourfold classification (caturṇām) of places or ritual stations, reflecting how Purāṇic texts systematize pilgrimage practice through named toponyms and prescribed routes.

Which geographic location is identified?

Catuḥśṛṅga and Vṛṣa are identified as named sacred locales; the excerpt does not provide enough contextual markers to securely map them to a single modern site without the surrounding verses.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The verse emphasizes orderly observance—following the stated route (mārga) and approaching with devotion (bhakti) through worship (pūjā)—as the recommended discipline for engaging with culturally significant sacred landscapes.