Varaha Purana 76.11: Adhyaya 76, Shloka 11

Description of Svarga: Amarāvatī, the Sudharmā Assembly Hall, and the Directional Cities

Devanagari script

तथा चतुर्थे दिग्भागे नैर्ऋताधिपतेः शुभा । नाम्ना कृष्णावती नाम विरूपाक्षस्य धीमतः ॥ ७६.११ ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 76.11

Transliteration

tathā caturthe digbhāge nairṛtādhipateḥ śubhā | nāmnā kṛṣṇāvatī nāma virūpākṣasya dhīmataḥ || 76.11 ||

Translation

Ebenso befindet sich im vierten Himmelsviertel — unter der glückverheißenden Herrschaft des Gebietsherrn von Naiṛta (Südwesten) — ein Ort namens Kṛṣṇāvatī, verbunden mit dem weisen Virūpākṣa.

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Word by Word

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: likewise)

• चतुर्थे: in the fourth
• चतुर्थे: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चतुर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th/Locative), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifying दिग्भागे)

• दिग्भागे: in the quarter of a direction
• दिग्भागे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिक्-भाग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th/Locative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (दिशः भागः)

• नैर्ऋताधिपतेः: of the lord of the Nairṛta (south-west) direction
• नैर्ऋताधिपतेः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नैर्ऋत-अधिपति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (नैर्ऋतस्य अधिपतिः)

• शुभा: auspicious
• शुभा: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifying implied पुरी)

• नाम्ना: by the name
• नाम्ना: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नामन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• कृष्णावती: Kṛṣṇāvatī (name of the city)
• कृष्णावती: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृष्णा-वतī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; नाम (proper name)

• नाम: called
• नाम: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/apposition marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नाम (अव्यय)
• Form: नामार्थक-अव्यय (indeclinable: ‘called’)

• विरूपाक्षस्य: of Virūpākṣa
• विरूपाक्षस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विरूपाक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; बहुव्रीहि-समासः (विरूपे अक्षिणी यस्य)

• धीमतः: of the wise
• धीमतः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: धीमत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifying विरूपाक्षस्य)

Speaker

Varāha (default, speaker not explicit in excerpt)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Geography
• Indic Toponymy
• Vaishnavism

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It documents a Purāṇic toponym (Kṛṣṇāvatī) within a directional mapping scheme, reflecting how sacred geography was organized through cosmological quarters and their presiding powers.

Which geographic location is identified?

The verse names a place called Kṛṣṇāvatī. The excerpt alone does not provide sufficient markers for a secure modern identification; it is best treated as a Purāṇic toponym pending corroboration from parallel passages and regional gazetteer scholarship.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

Rather than a direct moral injunction, the verse contributes to a cultural-heritage framework: it preserves a structured understanding of landscape (directional quarters and named sites), supporting memory, mapping, and stewardship of recognized locales.