Varaha Purana 7.19: Adhyaya 7, Shloka 19

The Sanctity of Gayā: Raibhya’s Encounter and Hymn to Viṣṇu

Gadādhara

Devanagari script

त्वया पुनर्मन्त्रविदा गयायां पिण्डप्रदानेन बलादिमौ च । मेलापितौ तीर्थपिण्डप्रदान-प्रभावतो मे नरकाश्रितावपि ॥ ७.१९ ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 7.19

Transliteration

tvayā punarmantravidā gayāyāṃ piṇḍapradānena balādimau ca | melāpitau tīrthapiṇḍapradāna-prabhāvato me narakāśritāv api || 7.19 ||

Translation

และอีกครั้งหนึ่ง ท่านผู้ชำนาญมนตร์ ได้ถวายปิณฑะที่คยา ทำให้คนทั้งสองนั้น (เริ่มด้วยพละ) ได้กลับมาพบกัน ด้วยอานุภาพแห่งตถาคตสถานศักดิ์สิทธิ์และการถวายปิณฑะ แม้ผู้ที่พำนักในนรกก็ยังได้รับการบรรเทา/พ้นทุกข์

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Word by Word

• tvayā: by you
• tvayā: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tṛtīyā, Ekavacana; instrumental ‘by you’

• punar: again
• punar: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: punar (अव्यय)
• Form: Kāla/krama-avyaya; ‘again’

• mantra-vidā: (as) a mantra-knower
• mantra-vidā: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mantra + vid (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Tṛtīyā, Ekavacana; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः ‘knower of mantras’

• gayāyām: in Gayā
• gayāyām: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gayā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Saptamī, Ekavacana; locative ‘in Gayā’

• piṇḍa-pradānena: by offering piṇḍas
• piṇḍa-pradānena: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: piṇḍa + pradāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napumsaka, Tṛtīyā, Ekavacana; instrumental ‘by piṇḍa-offering’

• balāt: by force
• balāt: Hetu (हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napumsaka, Pañcamī, Ekavacana; ablative used adverbially ‘forcibly/by force’

• imau: these two
• imau: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā/Dvitīyā, Dvivacana; ‘these two’

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Samuccaya-nipāta

• melāpitau: were reunited
• melāpitau: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: melāp (धातु/denom.) → melāpita (कृदन्त)
• Form: ṇic (causative) + Kta participle; Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Dvivacana; passive sense ‘were brought together/united’

• tīrtha-piṇḍa-pradāna-prabhāvataḥ: because of the efficacy of sacred piṇḍa-offering
• tīrtha-piṇḍa-pradāna-prabhāvataḥ: Hetu/Apādāna (हेतु/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tīrtha + piṇḍa + pradāna + prabhāva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Pañcamī, Ekavacana; ablative ‘due to the power/effect of tīrtha-piṇḍa-offering’; बहुपद-तत्पुरुषः

• me: my
• me: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Ṣaṣṭhī, Ekavacana; ‘my’

• naraka-āśritau: dwelling in hell
• naraka-āśritau: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: naraka + āśrita (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Kta participle used adjectivally; Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Dvivacana; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः ‘dwelling in hell’

• api: even though
• api: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: Nipāta; concessive ‘even/though’

Speaker

Pṛthivī (default dialogue attribution for this fragment)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Studies
• Vaiṣṇavism
• Ancient Geography
• Ritual Studies

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It reflects the Purāṇic portrayal of Gayā as a major tīrtha associated with ancestral rites (piṇḍa-pradāna), illustrating how pilgrimage geographies were integrated into ritual and memorial culture.

Which geographic location is identified?

Gayā (गया), traditionally identified with the Gayā region in present-day Bihar, India, long noted in Sanskrit sources for śrāddha-related pilgrimage.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The verse foregrounds the cultural ethic of filial responsibility and remembrance of ancestors, presenting ritual giving at a tīrtha as a socially valued means of support and reconciliation across generations.