Varaha Purana 166.27: Adhyaya 166, Shloka 27

The Greatness of the Sacred Pond Called Asikuṇḍa

Devanagari script

गतानि तत्र तीर्थानि कल्पग्रामं वसुन्धरे ॥ तत्र वाराहरूपेण स्थितोऽहं च यदृच्छया ॥

Sanskrit recitationVaraha Purana 166.27

Transliteration

gatāni tatra tīrthāni kalpagrāmaṃ vasundhare || tatra vārāharūpeṇa sthito 'haṃ ca yadṛcchayā

Translation

اے وسندھرا! وہاں کے تیرتھ کلپگرام کو چلے گئے، اور وہیں اتفاقاً میں بھی ورَاہ کے روپ میں مقیم رہا۔

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Word by Word

• gatāni: gone / have gone
• gatāni: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: gata (कृदन्त; √गम् धातु)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; भूतकृदन्त (क्त), past passive participle; agrees with ‘तीर्थानि’

• tatra: there
• tatra: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; स्थानवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (locative adverb)

• tīrthāni: holy places / tīrthas
• tīrthāni: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tīrtha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन

• kalpagrāmam: Kalpa-village (place named Kalpagrāma)
• kalpagrāmam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kalpa + grāma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (कल्पस्य ग्रामः)

• vasundhare: O Vasundharā (Earth)
• vasundhare: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vasundharā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th), एकवचन

• tatra: there
• tatra: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; स्थानवाचक क्रियाविशेषण

• vārāharūpeṇa: in the form of a boar (Varāha-form)
• vārāharūpeṇa: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vārāha + rūpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (वाराहस्य रूपम्)

• sthitaḥ: stood / remained
• sthitaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sthita (कृदन्त; √स्था धातु)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; भूतकृदन्त (क्त), past participle; agrees with ‘aham’

• aham: I
• aham: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम; प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक निपात (conjunction)

• yadṛcchayā: by chance / spontaneously
• yadṛcchayā: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yadṛcchā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन; हेतौ/उपायार्थे (instrumental of manner)

Speaker

Varāha

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Vaiṣṇavism
• Ancient Geography

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It reflects a common Purāṇic motif where tīrthas are imagined as transferable presences, which can inform studies of how communities re-anchor sacred authority to particular locales.

Which geographic location is identified?

Kalpagrāma is explicitly named; its precise modern identification is uncertain without additional contextual markers from the broader text tradition.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

It frames sacred places as living cultural landscapes, implying stewardship through remembrance and respectful engagement with site traditions.