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Varaha Purana 155.2: Adhyaya 155, Shloka 2

The Efficacy and Sacred Merit of Akrūra Tīrtha

तत्र नित्यं स्थितो देवि लोकानां हितकाम्यया ॥ मां दृष्ट्वा मनुजा देवि मुक्तिभाजो भवन्ति ते ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 155.2

tatra nityaṃ sthito devi lokānāṃ hitakāmyayā || māṃ dṛṣṭvā manujā devi muktibhājo bhavanti te ||

وہاں میں ہمیشہ قائم رہتا ہوں، اے دیوی، عوالم کی بھلائی کی خواہش سے۔ وہاں مجھے دیکھ کر، اے دیوی، وہ انسان نجات (موکش) کے حصہ دار بن جاتے ہیں۔

तत्रthere
तत्र:
अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Location)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतत्र (अव्यय)
Formस्थानवाचक-अव्यय (locative adverb)
नित्यम्always
नित्यम्:
क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial modifier)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootनित्य (प्रातिपदिक)
Formकालवाचक-अव्यय (adverbial accusative used as avyaya)
स्थितःsituated / staying
स्थितः:
कर्तृसम्बन्ध (Predicative to subject)
TypeVerb
Rootस्था (धातु) + क्त (प्रत्यय)
Formकृदन्त-भूतकृत् (past passive participle, क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; ‘स्थित’ = having stayed/being situated
देविO goddess
देवि:
सम्बोधन (Address)
TypeNoun
Rootदेवी (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/vocative), एकवचन
लोकानाम्of the worlds / of people
लोकानाम्:
सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation)
TypeNoun
Rootलोक (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/genitive), बहुवचन
हितकाम्ययाwith the desire for (their) welfare
हितकाम्यया:
हेतु/साधन (Instrument/Cause)
TypeNoun
Rootहित + काम्य (प्रातिपदिक)
Formतत्पुरुष-समास (हितस्य काम्या = desire for welfare); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/instrumental), एकवचन
माम्me
माम्:
कर्म (Karma/Object)
TypeNoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formसर्वनाम, द्वितीया (2nd/accusative), एकवचन
दृष्ट्वाhaving seen
दृष्ट्वा:
पूर्वकाल (Prior action)
TypeVerb
Rootदृश् (धातु) + त्वा (प्रत्यय)
Formक्त्वान्त-अव्यय (gerund/absolutive), ‘having seen’
मनुजाःhumans
मनुजाः:
कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
TypeNoun
Rootमनुज (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/nominative), बहुवचन
देविO goddess
देवि:
सम्बोधन (Address)
TypeNoun
Rootदेवी (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/vocative), एकवचन
मुक्तिभाजःpartakers of liberation
मुक्तिभाजः:
कर्तृसम्बन्ध (Predicate nominative)
TypeNoun
Rootमुक्ति + भाज् (प्रातिपदिक)
Formतत्पुरुष-समास (मुक्तेः भाजः = partakers of liberation); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन
भवन्तिbecome / are
भवन्ति:
क्रिया (Verb)
TypeVerb
Rootभू (धातु)
Formलट्-लकार (present), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), बहुवचन
तेthey
ते:
कर्ता (Karta/Subject, apposition)
TypeNoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formसर्वनाम, प्रथमा (1st/nominative), बहुवचन

Varāha

C
Classical Literature
V
Vaishnavism

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It exemplifies the Purāṇic rhetoric that ties place-based devotion (darśana at a site) to soteriological language (mukti), shaping pilgrimage as an ethical-cultural practice.

The referent is Ākrūra-tīrtha introduced immediately prior.

The verse emphasizes welfare-oriented presence and encourages a reflective, purposeful visit to heritage sites rather than casual tourism.

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