Varaha Purana 86.24: Adhyaya 86, Shloka 24

Description of Śākadvīpa and Kuśadvīpa

Cosmographic Geography

Devanagari script

सप्तमस्तु ककुद्मान्नाम सैव मन्दरः कीर्त्यते॥

Sanskrit recitationVaraha Purana 86.24

Transliteration

saptamas tu kakudmān nāma saiva mandaraḥ kīrtyate

Translation

Doch der siebte heißt Kakudmān; eben derselbe Berg wird als Mandara gerühmt.

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Word by Word

• सप्तमः: the seventh
• सप्तमः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सप्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; ordinal adjective used substantively ‘the seventh’

• तु: but / and
• तु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: Adversative/contrast particle (तु-निपात)

• ककुद्मान्: Kakudmān (name)
• ककुद्मान्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ककुद्मत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular; possessive stem in -मत् (मतुप्) used as proper name

• नाम: named
• नाम: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नाम (अव्यय)
• Form: Name-indicator particle (नाम-निपात)

• सा: that (one)
• सा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• एव: indeed / just
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: Emphatic particle (अवधारण-निपात)

• मन्दरः: Mandara (mountain)
• मन्दरः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मन्दर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular; proper name

• कीर्त्यते: is famed / is called
• कीर्त्यते: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कीर्त् (धातु)
• Form: Present tense (लट्), Passive voice (कर्मणि), 3rd person, Singular

Speaker

Varāha

Varaha Avatara Context

Varaha Avatara Context: {"is_varaha_focus":false}

Bhu Devi Dialogue

Bhu Devi Dialogue: {"is_dialogue":true,"speaker_role":"instructor","bhu_devi_state":"curious, attentive (listener to cosmographic enumeration)"}

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 / nāma-bheda (name-identity)","core_concept":"One entity may be known by multiple authoritative names within Purāṇic tradition (Mandara = Kakudmān).","practical_application":"Read Purāṇic geography with sensitivity to synonymy and regional/recensional name-variants when correlating lists."}

Subject Matter

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

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: śānta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Geographic Context

Type: dvīpa / cosmographic continent

Cross References

Related Themes: Varāha Purāṇa 86 (Kūśadvīpa mountain-list context)

Visual Art Cues

Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"Varāha as narrator-teacher indicating a cosmographic map where a mountain is labeled with two names: Kakudmān and Mandara.","item_prompts":["seated Varāha teaching posture","Bhu-devī listening","cosmic map/scroll","mountain icon labeled 'Kakudmān/Mandara'","dvīpa ring diagram"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: Varāha in calm teaching stance, Bhu-devī beside, stylized concentric dvīpas, a highlighted mountain with dual-name inscription.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore style: central Varāha teacher with ornate halo and gold leaf, miniature cosmographic diagram at the base showing Mandara/Kakudmān.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore style: refined linework, subdued palette, Varāha pointing to a manuscript folio listing 'Kakudmān—Mandara'.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari style: lyrical landscape with a prominent peak, two name-cartouches for the same mountain, intimate teacher-disciple composition."}

Audio Atmosphere

Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"measured, didactic","suggested_raga":"Śrī (or a similarly grave, stable raga)","pace":"slow","voice_tone":"clear, enumerative, authoritative"}

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Cosmography
• Toponymy

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It links a well-known Purāṇic mountain name (Mandara) with a local designation (Kakudmān), showing how traditions reconcile multiple naming streams.

Which geographic location is identified?

The seventh mountain in the series for Kūśadvīpa, called Kakudmān/Mandara.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

None stated; the function is classificatory and geographic.