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Varaha Purana 175.2: Adhyaya 175, Shloka 2

The Sanctity of the Kṛṣṇagaṅgā Pilgrimage-Ford and the Account of the Brahmin Vasu’s Daughter

ध्यात्वा मनसि गङ्गां तां कालिन्दीं पापहारिणीम् ॥ नित्यं च कर्म कुरुते तत्र तीर्थजलाप्लुतिम् ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 175.2

dhyātvā manasi gaṅgāṁ tāṁ kālindīṁ pāpahāriṇīm || nityaṁ ca karma kurute tatra tīrthajalāplutim ||

“Sa pagninilay sa kanyang isipan sa Gaṅgā na iyon—ang Kālindī, tagapag-alis ng kasalanan—palagi niyang isinasagawa roon ang mga ritwal, kabilang ang paglulubog sa mga tubig ng tīrtha.”

ध्यात्वाhaving meditated
ध्यात्वा:
Kriyā (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√ध्यै (धातु) + त्वा (क्त्वा)
Formकृदन्त अव्यय (gerund/क्त्वान्त), पूर्वकाल (having meditated)
मनसिin the mind
मनसि:
Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootमनस् (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (Locative/अधिकरण), एकवचन
गङ्गाम्Gaṅgā
गङ्गाम्:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootगङ्गा (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन
ताम्that
ताम्:
Visheshana (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण of गङ्गाम्
कालिन्दीम्Kālindī (Yamunā)
कालिन्दीम्:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootकालिन्दी (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; गङ्गाम् इत्यस्य समानाधिकरण (apposition)
पापहारिणीम्sin-removing
पापहारिणीम्:
Visheshana (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootपाप + हारिणी (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष: पापं हरति इति; विशेषण of गङ्गाम्/कालिन्दीम्
नित्यम्always
नित्यम्:
Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootनित्य (प्रातिपदिक/अव्ययीभाववत्)
Formअव्यय; कालवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (adverb of time)
चand
च:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; समुच्चय (conjunction)
कर्मrite/action
कर्म:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootकर्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन
कुरुतेdoes/performs
कुरुते:
Kriyā (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√कृ (धातु)
Formलट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद
तत्रthere
तत्र:
Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतत्र (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; देशवाचक (adverb of place)
तीर्थजलाप्लुतिम्immersion in the sacred water
तीर्थजलाप्लुतिम्:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootतीर्थ + जल + आप्लुति (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष: तीर्थस्य जलस्य आप्लुतिः (immersion in the water of the tīrtha)

Varāha (continued narration)

C
Classical Literature
P
Purāṇic Studies
A
Ancient Geography
C
Cultural Heritage

FAQs

It records a standard Purāṇic pattern: mental recollection (dhyāna) paired with embodied practice (snāna/āpluti), reflecting how ritual and landscape were integrated.

Kālindī (a well-known name of the Yamunā) is referenced; the verse situates practice at a tīrtha associated with that river.

Regularity and intentionality in practice: daily discipline is paired with mindful recollection rather than mere external performance.

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