Varaha Purana 178.5 — Adhyaya 178, Shloka 5

Ritual Observance for Reciting the Deeds of Śatrughna

Remembrance of the Slaying of Lavaṇa

Devanagari script

महोत्सवं च कर्तुं स शत्रुघ्नस्य महात्मनः ॥ सीतामाग्रहणीं प्राप्य मथुरां लवणान्तकः ॥

Transliteration

mahotsavaṁ ca kartuṁ sa śatrughnasya mahātmanaḥ || sītāmāgrahaṇīṁ prāpya mathurāṁ lavaṇāntakaḥ ||

Translation

Và Ngài khởi hành để cử hành một đại lễ (mahotsava) cho Śatrughna, bậc đại tâm. Khi đến Sītāmāgrahaṇī, Đấng diệt Lavaṇa tiếp tục tiến về Mathurā.

Word by Word

• mahotsavam: a great festival
• mahotsavam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahā (प्रातिपदिक) + utsava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṁliṅga (m.), Dvitīyā vibhakti (2nd/द्वितीया), Ekavacana; karmadhāraya ‘great festival’

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

• kartum: to perform
• kartum: Prayojana (प्रयोजन/उद्देश्य)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (धातु)
• Form: Tumun infinitive (तुमुन्), ‘to do/to perform’

• saḥ: he
• saḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṁliṅga (m.), Prathamā vibhakti (1st/प्रथमा), Ekavacana; demonstrative pronoun

• śatrughnasya: of Śatrughna
• śatrughnasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śatrughna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṁliṅga (m.), Ṣaṣṭhī vibhakti (6th/षष्ठी), Ekavacana

• mahātmanaḥ: of the great-souled (one)
• mahātmanaḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mahā (प्रातिपदिक) + ātman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṁliṅga (m.), Ṣaṣṭhī vibhakti (6th/षष्ठī), Ekavacana; karmadhāraya ‘great-souled’; epithet of Śatrughna

• sītām: Sītā
• sītām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sītā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga (f.), Dvitīyā vibhakti (2nd/द्वितीया), Ekavacana; karma with prāpya (having reached)

• āgrahaṇīm: Āgrahaṇī (name/epithet)
• āgrahaṇīm: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: āgrahaṇī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga (f.), Dvitīyā vibhakti (2nd/द्वितīyā), Ekavacana; appositional to sītām (as a designation)

• prāpya: having reached
• prāpya: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-āp (धातु)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (ल्यप्), ‘having reached/after reaching’

• mathurām: Mathurā
• mathurām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mathurā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga (f.), Dvitīyā vibhakti (2nd/द्वितीया), Ekavacana; destination as karma with motion verb implied

• lavaṇa-antakaḥ: the slayer of Lavaṇa
• lavaṇa-antakaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: lavaṇa (प्रातिपदिक) + antaka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṁliṅga (m.), Prathamā vibhakti (1st/प्रथमा), Ekavacana; ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa ‘ender/slayer of Lavaṇa’; epithet (of Śatrughna)

Speaker

Varāha (default narrative frame)

Varaha Avatara Context

Varaha Avatara Context: {"is_varaha_focus":false,"aspect_highlighted":"None","boar_form_detail":"None","earth_interaction":"None"}

Bhu Devi Dialogue

Bhu Devi Dialogue: {"is_dialogue":false,"speaker_role":"observer","bhu_devi_state":"None","key_question":"None"}

Mathura Mandala

Mathura Mandala: {"is_mathura_related":true,"specific_site":"Sītāmāgrahaṇī; Mathurā","parikrama_context":"यात्रा-क्रमेण तीर्थ-नगर-प्रवेशः; परिक्रमा प्रत्यक्षं न, किन्तु ‘महोत्सव/यात्रा’ तीर्थाटन-संस्कृतिं सूचयति।","krishna_connection":"मथुराप्रवेशः कृष्णजन्मभूमि-क्षेत्रस्य पूर्वपीठिका; रामायण-चक्रेण मथुराक्षेत्रस्य प्राचीन-प्रसिद्धिः।"}

Dharma Shastra

Dharma Shastra: {"has_dharma_rule":false,"topic":"None","instruction_summary":"None","karmic_consequence":"None"}

Vrata Mahatmya

Vrata Mahatmya: {"has_vrata":false,"vrata_name":"None","tithi_month":"None","promised_fruit":"None"}

Cosmic Boar Symbolism

Cosmic Boar Symbolism: {"has_symbolism":false,"symbolic_interpretation":"None","yajna_varaha_imagery":"None","vedantic_connection":"None"}

Philosophical Teaching

Philosophical Teaching: {"has_teaching":true,"teaching_type":"तीर्थ-इतिहास","core_concept":"धर्मराज्ये उत्सवः/समारोहः सामाजिक-धर्मसंघटनस्य साधनम्; तीर्थ-नगराणां स्मरणं पुण्यकरम्।","practical_application":"तीर्थयात्रायां श्रद्धया गमनम्; कुल-समेतं धर्मोत्सव-आयोजनं, समुदाय-सम्बन्ध-स्थैर्यं।"}

Subject Matter

Subject Matter: ["Geography","Heritage Sites","Historical narrative"]

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: वीर

Secondary Rasa: अद्भुत

Geographic Context

Type: तीर्थ-स्थान/नगर

Cross References

Related Themes: Varaha Purana 178.6 (विश्रान्ति-तीर्थ-स्नान-एकादशी)

Visual Art Cues

Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"लवणान्तकः शत्रुघ्नः महोत्सवाय प्रस्थितः; ‘सीतामाग्रहणी’ नामक-स्थानं अतिक्रम्य मथुरां प्रति गमनम्—यात्रा-दृश्यं।","item_prompts":["शत्रुघ्नः (क्षत्रिय-वेष)","यात्रा-समूहः","ध्वज/वाद्य","मार्ग-चिह्न (स्थाननाम-सूचना)","दूरस्थे मथुरा-नगर-रेखा/यमुना-सूचना"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"यात्रा-उत्सव-भावः, वाद्य-ध्वज-समृद्धिः, नायकः केन्द्रे, पृष्ठभूमौ नगर-प्रासाद-रेखा।","tanjore_prompt":"नायक-प्रतिमा स्वर्ण-आभरणयुक्ता; ध्वजेषु स्वर्ण-उज्ज्वलता; नगर-प्रवेश-तोरणम्।","mysore_prompt":"सौम्य-वीर-रचना, सूक्ष्म-रेखाङ्कन, यात्रा-समूहस्य क्रमबद्धता।","pahari_prompt":"मार्ग-परिदृश्यं, लघु-समूह-यात्रा, दूरस्थ-नगर-आकृति, हल्का-रङ्ग-प्रयोगः।"}

Audio Atmosphere

Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"कथात्मक-उत्साही","suggested_raga":"Khamaj","pace":"मध्यम","voice_tone":"कथावाचक-शैली, स्पष्ट-उच्चारण"}

Tags

• Mathurā
• Processional/Festival Culture
• Purāṇic Toponymy
• Rāmāyaṇa-linked Cycles

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It preserves toponymic memory (Sītāmāgrahaṇī, Mathurā) within an epic-linked itinerary, useful for mapping Purāṇic narrative geography.

Which geographic location is identified?

Mathurā (modern Mathura, Uttar Pradesh) and Sītāmāgrahaṇī (a toponym requiring cross-textual comparison for confident modern identification).

What is the primary ethical instruction?

Public celebration (mahotsava) is framed as a social act honoring merit and leadership, reinforcing communal cohesion through commemorative ritual.