Varaha Purana 150.55: Adhyaya 150, Shloka 55

The Sacred Greatness of Sānandūra

Devanagari script

सौवर्णं दृश्यते पद्मं मध्याह्ने तु दिवाकरे ॥ यत्र रामगृहं नाम मम गुह्यं यशस्विनि ॥

Sanskrit recitationVaraha Purana 150.55

Transliteration

sauvarṇaṁ dṛśyate padmaṁ madhyāhne tu divākare || yatra rāmagṛhaṁ nāma mama guhyaṁ yaśasvini ||

Translation

Zur Mittagszeit, wenn die Sonne im Zenit steht, erblickt man einen goldenen Lotos. Dort liegt ein Ort namens Rāmagṛha, mein geheimes Heiligtum, o Ruhmreiche.

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Word by Word

• सौवर्णम्: golden
• सौवर्णम्: विशेषण (Adjectival modifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सौवर्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन (Neuter, Nom/Acc, Singular); विशेषण (adjectival)

• दृश्यते: is seen/appears
• दृश्यते: क्रिया (Verb/आख्यात)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; कर्मणि प्रयोग (Present Indicative, 3rd sg, Passive)

• पद्मम्: lotus
• पद्मम्: कर्ता (Karta/Subject in passive—प्रतीयमान कर्तृस्थानी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पद्म (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन (Neuter, Nominative, Singular)

• मध्याह्ने: at midday
• मध्याह्ने: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मध्याह्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी विभक्ति, एकवचन (Masculine, Locative, Singular)

• तु: but/indeed
• तु: सम्बन्ध/निपात (Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (particle)

• दिवाकरे: when the sun (day-maker) is (there)/in the sun
• दिवाकरे: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिवाकर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी विभक्ति, एकवचन (Masculine, Locative, Singular)

• यत्र: where
• यत्र: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa—place indicator)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक-सम्बन्धबोधक (relative adverb of place)

• रामगृहम्: Rāma’s house (place called so)
• रामगृहम्: अधिकरण/नामपद (Place/name-apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राम + गृह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन (Neuter, Nom/Acc, Singular); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (genitive tatpuruṣa: ‘Rāma’s house’)

• नाम: named/called
• नाम: सम्बन्ध/निपात (Naming particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नाम (अव्यय/निपात)
• Form: अव्यय; नामार्थक-निपात (particle indicating ‘called/named’)

• मम: my
• मम: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी विभक्ति, एकवचन (Genitive, Singular); सर्वनाम (pronoun)

• गुह्यम्: secret/hidden
• गुह्यम्: विशेषण (Adjectival modifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: गुह्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन (Neuter, Nom/Acc, Singular); विशेषण (adjectival)

• यशस्विनि: O illustrious one
• यशस्विनि: सम्बोधन (Address/Vocative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यशस्विनी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन विभक्ति, एकवचन (Feminine, Vocative, Singular)

Speaker

Varāha

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Studies
• Ancient Geography
• Vaiṣṇavism

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It exemplifies Purāṇic tīrtha-māhātmya style, where a landscape feature (a lotus) marks a culturally valued pilgrimage site and encodes place-memory through evocative imagery.

Which geographic location is identified?

A place called “Rāmagṛha” is named; the fragment does not provide enough internal markers for a secure modern identification without cross-text comparison and regional toponymy studies.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

Implicitly, the verse frames the site as ‘guhya’ (protected/valued), encouraging respectful engagement with culturally significant landscapes.