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Varaha Purana 175.10: Adhyaya 175, Shloka 10

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

प्रत्यक्षं कृष्णतीर्थे तु पाञ्चाल्यकुलतन्तुना। पाञ्चाल्योऽथ द्विजः कश्चिन्नाम्ना वसुरिति श्रुतः॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 175.10

pratyakṣaṃ kṛṣṇatīrthe tu pāñcālyakulatantunā | pāñcālyo 'tha dvijaḥ kaścin nāmnā vasur iti śrutaḥ

Tại Kṛṣṇa-tīrtha, trong mối liên hệ trực tiếp với một nhánh của dòng dõi Pāñcāla, có một vị Bà-la-môn (dvija) thuộc Pāñcāla, được nghe biết với danh xưng Vasu.

प्रत्यक्षम्directly/manifestly
प्रत्यक्षम्:
Kriya-visheṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootप्रत्यक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
Formक्रियाविशेषणरूपेण नपुंसकलिङ्ग-एकवचन-प्रथमा/द्वितीया प्रयोगः; अव्ययीभावेन ‘प्रत्यक्षतया’ (adverb: directly/manifestly)
कृष्ण-तीर्थेat Kṛṣṇa-tīrtha
कृष्ण-तीर्थे:
Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootकृष्ण + तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (कृष्णस्य तीर्थम्)
तुbut/indeed
तु:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतु (अव्यय)
Formविरोध/विशेषार्थक-अव्यय (particle: but/indeed)
पाञ्चाल्य-कुल-तन्तुनाby/through the Pāñcālya lineage
पाञ्चाल्य-कुल-तन्तुना:
Karaṇa (करण)
TypeNoun
Rootपाञ्चाल्य + कुल + तन्तु (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुल्लिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (पाञ्चाल्यस्य कुलस्य तन्तुः = lineage-thread); करण/हेतुवाचक प्रयोगः
पाञ्चाल्यःa Pāñcālya (man)
पाञ्चाल्यः:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootपाञ्चाल्य (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन
अथthen
अथ:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअथ (अव्यय)
Formअनन्तरार्थक-अव्यय (then/now)
द्विजःa brāhmaṇa (twice-born)
द्विजः:
Apposition (समानााधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootद्विज (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन
कश्चित्someone
कश्चित्:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootकिम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formसर्वनाम, पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; अनिश्चितवाचक (indefinite: someone)
नाम्नाby name
नाम्ना:
Karaṇa (करण)
TypeNoun
Rootनामन् (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन; ‘नाम्ना’ = by name
वसुःVasu
वसुः:
Apposition (समानााधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootवसु (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन
इतिthus
इति:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/quotative)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइति (अव्यय)
Formउद्धरण/इत्यर्थक-अव्यय (quotative particle)
श्रुतःwas known/heard (as)
श्रुतः:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeVerb
Rootश्रु (धातु) → श्रुत (कृदन्त)
Formभूतकृदन्त (क्त/PPP), पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; ‘heard/known as’

Varāha (default narrative voice) to Pṛthivī (inquirer framework)

C
Classical Literature
P
Purāṇic Narrative
A
Ancient Geography
G
Genealogical Memory

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It exemplifies Purāṇic narrative technique: anchoring moral or ritual stories in named tīrthas and identifiable regional identities (Pāñcāla), preserving cultural memory of place and lineage.

Kṛṣṇatīrtha is named; its precise modern identification varies by regional tradition and requires manuscript-context comparison.

The verse primarily establishes narrative provenance (person and place); its ethical instruction is implicit—locating exemplary conduct within recognized lineages and sacred geographies.

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