Varaha Purana 75.45: Adhyaya 75, Shloka 45

Description of Jambūdvīpa: its regions, mountains, measurements, and cosmic structure

Devanagari script

तन्निमित्तं समुत्पन्नं लोके पद्मं सनातनम् । कल्पशेषस्य तस्यादौ कालस्य गतिरीदृशी ॥ ७५.४५ ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 75.45

Transliteration

tannimittaṃ samutpannaṃ loke padmaṃ sanātanam | kalpaśeṣasya tasyādau kālasya gatir īdṛśī || 75.45 ||

Translation

Aus jener Ursache entstand in der Welt der ewige Lotos. Zu Beginn der verbleibenden Phase des Kalpa war der Lauf der Zeit von solcher Art.

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Word by Word

• tat: that (as subject/topic)
• tat: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative/Accusative (प्रथमा/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); demonstrative pronoun

• nimittam: cause, reason
• nimittam: Hetu (हेतु/कारण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nimitta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative/Accusative (प्रथमा/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• samutpannam: arisen, produced
• samutpannam: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sam-ut-√pad (धातु) + kta (कृत् प्रत्यय)
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त-कृदन्त); Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative/Accusative (प्रथमा/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); agrees with padmam

• loke: in the world
• loke: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: loka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Locative (सप्तमी), Singular (एकवचन)

• padmam: lotus
• padmam: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: padma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative/Accusative (प्रथमा/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• sanātanam: eternal, primeval
• sanātanam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sanātana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative/Accusative (प्रथमा/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); agrees with padmam

• kalpa-śeṣasya: of the remainder/end of the kalpa
• kalpa-śeṣasya: Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha (षष्ठीसम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kalpa (प्रातिपदिक) + śeṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa compound; Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Genitive (षष्ठी), Singular (एकवचन)

• tasya: of that
• tasya: Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha (षष्ठीसम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive (षष्ठी), Singular (एकवचन)

• ādau: at the beginning
• ādau: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ādi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Locative (सप्तमी), Singular (एकवचन); adverbial use

• kālasya: of time
• kālasya: Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha (षष्ठीसम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kāla (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Genitive (षष्ठी), Singular (एकवचन)

• gatiḥ: course, movement
• gatiḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gati (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• īdṛśī: such, of this kind
• īdṛśī: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: īdṛś (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); agrees with gatiḥ

Speaker

Varāha

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Cosmology
• Vaiṣṇavism
• Sanskrit Philology

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It reflects a standard Purāṇic cosmological idiom: creation is narrated through recurring cycles (kalpas), and time (kāla) is treated as a structured cosmic principle. The lotus motif is a widely attested symbol of primordial emergence in early Sanskrit cosmology.

Which geographic location is identified?

No specific geographic location is named in this verse; the focus is cosmological (origins, kalpa-phases, and time).

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The verse does not present a direct ethical injunction; its philosophical instruction is descriptive—emphasizing cyclical temporality (kāla-gati) and primordial emergence as a framework for understanding cosmic order.