Varaha Purana 75.47 — Adhyaya 75, Shloka 47

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

Devanagari script

तस्य बीजनिसर्गं हि पुष्करस्य यथार्थवत् । कृत्स्नं प्रजानिसर्गेण विस्तरेणैव वर्ण्यते ॥ ७५.४७ ॥

Transliteration

tasya bījanisargaṃ hi puṣkarasya yathārthavat | kṛtsnaṃ prajānīsargeṇa vistareṇaiva varṇyate || 75.47 ||

Translation

Wahrlich, der Bericht über seinen Ursprung aus dem Samen — den des Puṣkara — wird seinem wahren Sinn gemäß, vollständig und ausführlich, durch die Erzählung von der Hervorbringung der Geschöpfe (prajā-sarga) dargelegt werden.

Word by Word

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

• bīja-nisargam: the origin/creation of the seed
• bīja-nisargam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bīja (प्रातिपदिक) + nisarga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa (determinative: seed-creation/origin); Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• hi: indeed, for
• hi: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi (अव्यय)
• Form: Particle (निपात), emphatic/causal

• puṣkarasya: of the lotus (Puṣkara)
• puṣkarasya: Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha (षष्ठीसम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: puṣkara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग) or Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग) usage; Genitive (षष्ठी), Singular (एकवचन)

• yathā-arthavat: truly, as it really is
• yathā-arthavat: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: yathā (अव्यय) + arthavat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Avyayībhāva (adverbial compound: 'according to the meaning/truth'); Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); used adverbially qualifying varṇyate

• kṛtsnam: entire, whole
• kṛtsnam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kṛtsna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); agrees with (implicit) 'it/this account'

• prajā-nisargeṇa: by (describing) the creation of beings
• prajā-nisargeṇa: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prajā (प्रातिपदिक) + nisarga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa (creation of creatures); Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Instrumental (तृतीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• vistareṇa: in detail, expansively
• vistareṇa: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vistara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Instrumental (तृतीया), Singular (एकवचन); adverbial instrumental

• eva: indeed, just
• eva: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: Particle (निपात), emphasis

• varṇyate: is described
• varṇyate: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √varṇ (धातु)
• Form: Present tense (लट्), Passive voice (कर्मणि प्रयोग), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन)

Speaker

Varāha (default dialogue framework; explicit speaker not stated in excerpt)

Varaha Avatara Context

Varaha Avatara Context: {"is_varaha_focus":false}

Bhu Devi Dialogue

Bhu Devi Dialogue: {"is_dialogue":false,"speaker_role":"instructor"}

Mathura Mandala

Mathura Mandala: {"is_mathura_related":false,"specific_site":"Puṣkara (tīrtha)"}

Dharma Shastra

Dharma Shastra: {"has_dharma_rule":false}

Vrata Mahatmya

Vrata Mahatmya: {"has_vrata":false}

Cosmic Boar Symbolism

Cosmic Boar Symbolism: {"has_symbolism":true,"symbolic_interpretation":"The promise to narrate ‘seed-origin’ (bīja-nisarga) through prajā-sarga emphasizes causal continuity: sacred places and beings arise through intelligible generative principles within Viṣṇu’s ordered cosmos.","yajna_varaha_imagery":"Bīja (seed) as the subtle cause; sarga as the ritual-like unfolding from subtle to gross—an implicit yajña of manifestation governed by ṛta/dharma.","vedantic_connection":"Causality language (bīja → sarga) parallels the teaching that the manifest world proceeds from subtle potential; ‘yathārthavat’ stresses alignment with tattva (truth/purport)."}

Philosophical Teaching

Philosophical Teaching: {"has_teaching":true,"teaching_type":"hermeneutics/cosmology","core_concept":"True narration (yathārtha) requires tracing effects back to causes (bīja) within the larger emanation of beings.","practical_application":"Approach sacred history and geography with causal discernment—seek the underlying principle, not only the surface story."}

Subject Matter

Subject Matter: ["Cosmology","Genealogy","Sacred Geography"]

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: śānta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Geographic Context

Type: tīrtha/region (referential)

Cross References

Related Themes: 75.75.46 (Brahmā’s birth); 75.75.48-50 (earth/world-lotus and divisions)

Visual Art Cues

Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"Varāha as narrator indicating a forthcoming detailed account—cosmic genealogy unfurling like a scroll, with Puṣkara hinted as a sacred lotus-lake/region emblem.","item_prompts":["narrator-deity presence (implied Varāha)","scroll or palm-leaf manuscript","seed motif (bīja)","genealogical flow lines","Puṣkara emblem (lotus lake)"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: seated divine instructor gesturing to a stylized manuscript, with a lotus-lake icon for Puṣkara in the background, bold outlines and saturated colors.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore style: instructor figure with gold-leaf arch, manuscript and lotus-lake medallion, ornate borders emphasizing ‘śāstra-like’ narration.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore style: refined teacher-gesture, manuscript detail, subtle Puṣkara lotus-lake vignette, elegant composition.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari style: intimate teaching scene with a flowing narrative scroll, small lotus-lake in landscape corner, delicate lines and soft hues."}

Audio Atmosphere

Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"didactic and calm","suggested_raga":"Kalyani","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"clear, explanatory, measured"}

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Narrative
• Vaiṣṇavism
• Sanskrit Philology

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It functions as a transitional marker, indicating that a specific origin account (bīja-nisarga) will be treated within a broader Purāṇic framework of prajā-sarga (emanation/genealogy of beings), reflecting common compositional methods in Purāṇic literature.

Which geographic location is identified?

Puṣkara is named; in historical geography it is commonly associated with the Puṣkara region near present-day Ajmer (Rajasthan), though this verse itself does not provide further locational detail.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

No direct ethical injunction is stated; the verse emphasizes accurate and detailed narration (yathārthavat, vistareṇa), reflecting an archival ideal of faithful transmission of cosmological and genealogical accounts.