Varaha Purana 81.18: Adhyaya 81, Shloka 18

Description of the Divine Mountain Abodes: Meru, Devakūṭa, and Kailāsa

Devanagari script

उलूकरोमशमहावेत्रादयश्च राजानो विद्याधराणाम्

Sanskrit recitationVaraha Purana 81.18

Transliteration

ulūkaromaśamahāvetrādayaś ca rājāno vidyādharāṇām

Translation

Ulūkaromaśa, Mahāvetra und andere sind Könige unter den Vidyādharas.

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Word by Word

• ulūka: owl (as a name-element)
• ulūka: Viśeṣaṇa (समासाङ्ग)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ulūka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine; first member in name-compound

• romaśa: hairy (name-element)
• romaśa: Viśeṣaṇa (समासाङ्ग)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: romaśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine; 'hairy' as name-element

• mahā: great
• mahā: Viśeṣaṇa (समासाङ्ग)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mahā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Prefixal adjective 'great' as compound member

• vetra: cane/rod (name-element)
• vetra: Viśeṣaṇa (समासाङ्ग)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vetra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter; 'cane/rod' as name-element (महावेत्र)

• ādayaḥ: and others
• ādayaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ādi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural; 'and others'

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction (समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय)

• rājānaḥ: kings
• rājānaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rājan (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural; subject complement/apposition to ādayaḥ

• vidyādharāṇām: of the Vidyādharas
• vidyādharāṇām: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vidyādhara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Plural; 'of the Vidyādharas'

Speaker

Varāha

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}

Dharma Shastra

Dharma Shastra: {"has_dharma_rule":false}

Vrata Mahatmya

Vrata Mahatmya: {"has_vrata":false}

Cosmic Boar Symbolism

Cosmic Boar Symbolism: {"has_symbolism":false}

Philosophical Teaching

Philosophical Teaching: {"has_teaching":true,"teaching_type":"cosmological taxonomy","core_concept":"The universe is ordered through named lineages and jurisdictions; sacred space is also a network of beings and sovereignties.","practical_application":"Read purāṇic catalogues as mnemonic maps: names encode affiliations (deva/vidyādhara), functions, and loci for contemplation of cosmic order."}

Subject Matter

Subject Matter: ["Cosmology","Geography","Heritage Sites"]

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Geographic Context

Type: mythic polity / celestial region

Cross References

Related Themes: Varāha Purāṇa 81.19-22 (continuation of topographic catalogue)

Visual Art Cues

Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A celestial register of Vidyādhara kings—Ulūkaromaśa, Mahāvetra, and others—presented as a courtly tableau in the sky-realm.","item_prompts":["Vidyādhara kings with jeweled crowns","aerial city / cloud-palace","scroll or palm-leaf register indicating genealogy","attendant gandharvas/apsarases in the background"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: frontal, jewel-toned Vidyādhara kings in a celestial court, ornate crowns, stylized clouds, palm-leaf manuscript motif.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore style: central enthroned Vidyādhara king with gold-leaf halo and embossed ornaments; attendants and a genealogy scroll.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore style: delicate linework, soft shading; a scribe-like Varāha narrator off to the side indicating names; airy palace setting.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari style: lyrical hill-sky landscape with floating palace; slender figures, emphasis on narrative captioning of names."}

Audio Atmosphere

Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"measured-catalogue","suggested_raga":"Shuddha Saveri","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"clear, enumerative, steady"}

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Mythic Genealogy
• Ancient Polities

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

Named rulers in Purāṇic lists support onomastic research and show how non-human polities are integrated into cosmological historiography.

Which geographic location is identified?

No explicit location is given in this fragment; it identifies rulers associated with the Vidyādhara community.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

No explicit ethical instruction; the verse contributes to a descriptive taxonomy of beings and governance.